Appendix B: Painting The Speaker; Painting Process (3.2, 4.2, 6.2); Painting The Grille; Painting Process (12.1 Subwoofer) - Electro-Voice EViD 3.2 Owner's Manual

Appendix
The 12.1 subwoofer is a painted wood
enclosure which can easily be repainted.
Painting Process
(3.2, 4.2, 6.2)
The EVID™ 3.2, 4.2 and 6.2 are made of
high-impact ABS, which accepts a wide
variety of paints.
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Remove the grille and mask the baffle.
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Clean the cabinet and grille by rubbing
the speaker with a lightly dampened
cloth. Do not, however, use abrasives
such as sandpaper or steel wool. Never
use gasoline, kerosene, acetone, MEK,
paint thinner, harsh detergents, or other
chemicals, as these agents may cause
permanent damage to the enclosure.
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After cleaning, apply latex or enamel
paint. Spraying is recommended

Painting the Grille

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Painting the grille requires spray
painting. If the grille is rolled or brush
painted, the mesh may become clogged
with paint and poor sound quality may
result.
Painting Process
(12.1 Subwoofer)
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Remove the four screws securing the
front hatch and lift off the hatch panel.
Carefully twist and lift off the EV
and set it aside.
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The foam grille blocks are held in place
by sharp pins protruding through the
baffle board. Note the relative position
of the foam and carefully lift the blocks
off the pins. Mask around the input
panel with tape and tape a piece of
heavy paper over the woofer. It is not
necessary to remove any components.
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Clean the cabinet, bracket and clips by
rubbing with a lightly dampened cloth.
Do not use abrasives such as sandpaper
or steel wool. Never use gasoline,
kerosene, acetone, MEK, paint thinner,
harsh detergents, or other chemicals, as
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these agents may cause permanent
damage to the enclosure.
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After cleaning, apply two or more two
thin coats of either latex or oil-based
paint. Spraying is recommended, but a
brush and small roller work very well.
It is not necessary to paint all the way
up to the woofer. Only the visible sur-
faces need to be painted: the hatch front
and side edges, the exposed enclosure
surfaces down to the hatch gaskets and
about halfway under where the foam
blocks sit. Likewise, the back sides of
the bracket and clips need not be paint-
ed. The hatch screw heads may be
painted, if desired.
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When the paint is thoroughly dry, care-
fully unmask everything. Replace the
foam blocks, pressing them gently down
onto the sharp pins. Replace the hatch
cover and tighten the four screws.
Locate the small center hole, properly
orient the EV
into place at its center to reseat it in
the mounting hole.
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