Minor rubber repair

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On one of my KEF Q5 speakers, due to one of my evil pets, there's now a small hole in the rubber around the bass (bottom) driver. I have no idea if it punctures all the way through (probably not) and it's not affecting the sound noticably, but it still bothers me.

I'm pretty sure there are rubber "filler" solutions that would solve my problem, but I'd rather not experiment. Are there any that you have used and/or would recommend? If it's not obvious, I'd rather it not affect the rubber performance by "hardening" that section of the rubber or anything (it is a tiny hole, so I'm not too worried about that happening). I'm mostly afraid of it tearing (however unlikely that is) or letting air be forced through the hole.

I've contacted KEF, but just as a back up to no response or no officially recommended solution, I thought I'd pester the forums for some help .

 

[Francious70]

It's shouldn't matter even if it does go all the way thru. It's a small hole. If it's an expensive set of speakers, see if you can get a new woofer under warrenty, buy a new woofer on eBay, take it to a recone shop, repair it with a small dab of superglue (and when I say small, I mean SMMMMMAAAAALLLL.

Paul

 

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It's shouldn't matter even if it does go all the way thru. It's a small hole.

Probably true and nice to hear it reaffirmed by someone else .

If it's an expensive set of speakers, see if you can get a new woofer under warrenty, buy a new woofer on eBay, take it to a recone shop, repair it with a small dab of superglue (and when I say small, I mean SMMMMMAAAAALLLL.

It's not that expensive, I'm sure most of the people here have nicer and more expensive speakers. They're just a big investment on my modest income . I'm too, well, "nice" to make KEF give me anything (it's hardly their fault) and it doesn't bother me enough to actually buy a whole new driver. I'll give the superglue a shot later.

I think it's mostly a problem with me (i.e., mostly cosmetic) rather than the driver, heh. Now, off to find where I put my superglue; thanks .

 

[Leprkon]

a little more drastic solution can be found at www.wooferrepair.com.

 

[saurabh]

I would suggest using a rubber solution/glue to cover up that small hole and yes in small quantities only. Reason::::::::: Superglue in not elastic in nature and hardens up after dry and any extra force that the speakers will put on this flexible area during high volume usage might tear more rubber out of the speaker along the boundaries, whereever supergule has spread.....contrary to rubber solution which remains elastic in nature even after drying.

 

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I would suggest using a rubber solution/glue to cover up that small hole and yes in small quantities only.

Something like a rubber cement or did you have something else in mind?

As far as "small amount" goes: I was thinking dipping a toothpick into the glue/whatever lightly and touching the inside of the hole, then lightly holding the little currently exposed flap of rubber to form until the adhesive sets. After all, it is a tiny hole.

 

[SCompRacer]

An alternative might be "liquid electrical tape." You can find it at Home Depot, Menards. If you know anyone in the tire repair business, Butyl Liner Repair Sealer would be great too.

 

[saurabh]

ah! region problems in using the terminology i guess....the rubber glue/adhesive would be something like the shoe makers/repairers use, I guess you call it rubber cement, using the butyl adhesive (used for tyre tube repair) is also a good idea.

Anything which acts as an adhesive and is elastic enough after it dries should work.

 

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Thanks much .