Kevin's Tip of the Week March 12

[Kevin Nichols]

Need to touch up the grills on your speakers? Take them off and lightly spray them with SATIN black spray paint. I've found Satin works better than flat or glossy.

At a gig and want to touch up a small scratch on the grill? Just take a black Sharpie and color it in.

I hope somebody is getting something from these tips. I'm not the most knowledgeable, but I like to share what I know. We can never stop learning in life.

Later!

 

[Travis B]

I've been doing the sharpie trick on everything. Do you spray paint the entire grill or just a selected portion, does it make it sticky to touch? Just some worries of mine.

 

[DougF]

Kevin... that's something that I've done myself for a quick touch up Sharpie or Magic Marker it works!

 

[Kevin Nichols]

Bounce, you paint the entire grill. As long as it dries, it won't be sticky. Make sure you take it OFF the speaker! LOL

Just use very light coats....I do just enough to cover the blemish.

NOTE: I don't think I would try this on a BOSE system! LOL

 

[DJ Cam]

I used to use Black Nail Polish on my JBL Eon's. I rarely use them anymore but I did remove the grill, tape off the jbl symbol, and paint them.

 

[Kevin Nichols]

Good call, Cam! I forgot about taping off the emblem! Blue painters tape, a razor blade and a steady hand are your friends.

 

[cbarronx23]

of course you could've just popped out the emblem from the back and put it back in after spraying.

 

[Kevin Nichols]

True, I just wouldn't want to bend it and then it looks like dookie...

 

[DJ Gray]

I used to use Black Nail Polish on my JBL Eon's. I rarely use them anymore but I did remove the grill, tape off the jbl symbol, and paint them.

Do the grills on the EON's come off fairly easy?

 

[DJ SVO]

Sharpies can do wonders when needed ASAP.

 

[DJ Cam]

Do the grills on the EON's come off fairly easy?

4 screws. Takes less than a min.

My screws contually come out I had to add hot glue to the holes before re-inserting the screw.

 

[DJ JohnThe1]

My sharpie ran out of ink. So I bought speaker covers instead.

Actually! I use to do the sharpie touch up on my dual cab jbl's. No matter how careful you are they will get scratched or scuffed.

Keep the tips coming Kev..

 

[cbarronx23]

True, I just wouldn't want to bend it and then it looks like dookie...

It says Mackie. It already looks like a dookie......


jk. well, not really.

 

[Kevin Nichols]

I'm not sure about the JBL's but Mackies use 4 Phillips head screws.