Removing speaker cloth from plastic - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

bosco70 · 26th May 2013, 12:26 pm

Hello to all,
I'm just new here & hope I'm in the right forum. My jukebox speaker cloth is glued to a perforated plastic former. What solvent can I use to remove the hardened glue as I want to re-use the formed plastic perforated sheet. I don't mind if the cloth is destroyed as long as it doesn't melt the plastic backing sheet. I need to glue my new cloth to the old plastic. Anyone done this sort of thing before? Regards, Dennis.

Audio1950 · 27th May 2013, 11:24 pm

I'd be inclined to remove the old cloth first, as it doesn't matter if it's destroyed, and then deal with the residual cloth and adhesive. Lots of the old adhesives were based on animal hide, and therefore water soluble. How about water as hot as possible and one of those green kitchen scourers (the ones with the foam back)? If that fails, I'd go for medium grade sandpaper round a square wooden block, making sure it was always kept flat with the surface of the plastic. Any chance the former could be turned over, so you could use the other side? Just a few thoughts.....

Barry

26th May 2013, 12:26 pm	#1
bosco70 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Cleveland Posts: 2	Removing speaker cloth from plastic Hello to all, I'm just new here & hope I'm in the right forum. My jukebox speaker cloth is glued to a perforated plastic former. What solvent can I use to remove the hardened glue as I want to re-use the formed plastic perforated sheet. I don't mind if the cloth is destroyed as long as it doesn't melt the plastic backing sheet. I need to glue my new cloth to the old plastic. Anyone done this sort of thing before? Regards, Dennis.

27th May 2013, 11:24 pm	#2
Audio1950 Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Whittlesey, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK. Posts: 3,763	Re: Removing speaker cloth from plastic I'd be inclined to remove the old cloth first, as it doesn't matter if it's destroyed, and then deal with the residual cloth and adhesive. Lots of the old adhesives were based on animal hide, and therefore water soluble. How about water as hot as possible and one of those green kitchen scourers (the ones with the foam back)? If that fails, I'd go for medium grade sandpaper round a square wooden block, making sure it was always kept flat with the surface of the plastic. Any chance the former could be turned over, so you could use the other side? Just a few thoughts..... Barry