Painting The Grille - Definitive Technology AW5500 Owner's Manual

screw inserts on the end panels and the metal screws on the bracket knobs.
Carefully mask both baffles to protect the drivers, tweeters, low-bass
radiators, and baffles [figure C]. Make sure the tape forms a tight seal around
the edges so that no paint can get on the baffle or speaker parts. If paint gets
on the speaker parts (driver, tweeter, Low Bass Radiator), it will affect the
sound and is not covered by the warranty. The grille features an engraved
logo badge. You can remove it before painting the grille or paint right over it.
Painting the Cabinet, Bracket
Knobs and Bracket
1. Apply two thin coats of primer to the
cabinets and locking knobs. The brackets
do not require primer.
2. When the primer is completely dry,
apply the finish color [figure D].
3. When the paint is completely dry,
remove the masking materials.
4. Do not re-attach the speaker to the
bracket until the bracket is mounted.
Try to keep all handling of freshly
painted parts to a minimum.

Painting the Grille

1. The grille features an even, protective
powder coating. This powder coating is
an ideal primer. The grille features an
engraved logo badge. You can remove it
before painting the grille or paint right over
it. Rotate the logo badge to its horizontal
or vertical orientation prior to painting
the grille.
2. Using spray paint, spray two thin coats
of finish color with no primer [figure E].
If you're using a compressor and spray
gun, use the finest, most diffuse setting.
Be careful not to fill the holes in the grille
with paint.
3. When the paint is completely dry, carefully fit the grille into its recess
so that it is just resting on the cabinet. Starting with one corner, go around
the speaker and push the grille into the grille notch a little bit at a time.
Be gentle; the grille may be easily bent out of shape by rough handling.
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