Members StratoSlacker Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 Howdy, I have a Celestion Vintage 30 and the dust cap has partially come loose from the cone. Can anyone recommend a glue/adhesive that I should use to repair this? It seems there are some online shops that sell speaker repair adhesives. Is this the best option or is there something I can get at a local hardware store that will do the same job? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 I just use plain old wood glue for something like that. Just use a little paint brush and apply it lightly. Wood glue wookd any place the paper doesnt flex. Ig you had a crack in the surround for example then You'd want to use silicone so it would flex. The dust cap doesnt flex, it just moves in and out with the cone so its no biggie. You could use rubber cement or duco but you really dont want to soak through the paper with that stuff or it can invite the paper to crack later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratoSlacker Posted August 6, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 Thanks WRGKMC. What are your thoughts on Gorilla Glue? Is that appropriate? I ask because I have some already, lol. http://www.gorillatough.com/index.php?page=gorilla-glue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted August 7, 2012 Members Share Posted August 7, 2012 Its a vinyl glue that may crack from vibration or separate from the paper. The speaker cone is made of paper, a wood product and wood glue is for wood. Wood glue will last 50 years. I dont know how long the vinyl glue will last so I cant advise youhow long it will last but it dries rock hard and is susceptable to cracking. Wood glue or siliconeremains flexable to some extent so it can take the constant impacys of the speakers piston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bryan316 Posted August 7, 2012 Members Share Posted August 7, 2012 Gorilla Glue expands. It foams up and expands as it cures, and should only be used in applications where you can clamp the two pieces together. Use rubber cement or good ol fashioned wood glue. Wood glue is designed to absorb and wick into the fibers of the wood. It will do the same to the paper. If there is still remnants of glue on the cone or dust cap, you may try scraping off that glue. But that will be a tricky task to attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted September 20, 2012 Members Share Posted September 20, 2012 There are special rubberized PVA adhesives formulated specifically for dust caps. Regular wood glue will tend to crack under the flexing of the paper cone on a V-30. I also happen to have a couple of NOS British V-30 recone kits out there if anybody is looking for one. Not a DIY project but the original UK parts are pretty much unobtanium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members XenoWarrior Posted January 26, 2020 Members Share Posted January 26, 2020 Hi, I have two bass drivers from a tannoy 633, two small wires have detached from the cone near the centre of the cone. It looks like they were attached by some kind of glue. Please help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted January 26, 2020 Moderators Share Posted January 26, 2020 5 hours ago, XenoWarrior said: Hi, I have two bass drivers from a tannoy 633, two small wires have detached from the cone near the centre of the cone. It looks like they were attached by some kind of glue. Please help. That sounds like a problem. The wires connect to the drivers' voice coils. It's not just a matter of gluing the wires to the cone. There must be an electrical connection to the voice coil. I have no idea how it could be fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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