How to Restore Speakers with Wood Veneer

I have some old floor standing speakers that were in pretty bad shape. The vinyl was bubbling and peeling and the speaker grill cloth was in terrible shape, but they still sounded good! They have been in my family since I was a kid and mean a lot to me so I decided to restore them using walnut veneer. Watch along to see how I did it and to learn how you can restore your speakers!

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Resources:
Speaker Grill Cloth Install Video: How to Replace Speaker Grill Cloth and Grille Fabric

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Materials I Used:
(most products will be available at your local home improvement store)
Walnut Veneer: https://amzn.to/3uJ3rBi
Wood Glue: https://amzn.to/3sxfQW8
Tack Cloth: https://amzn.to/3gCrPw4
Wipe-On Polyurethane (Satin): https://amzn.to/3HMtH19
Speaker Grill Cloth (Black): https://amzn.to/3Bf3WEd
Speaker Cloth Adhesive: https://amzn.to/3Jmy2Zu
Hammered Machine Finish Paint (Silver): https://www.lowes.com/pd/Rust-Oleum-Stops-Rust-Gloss-Gray-Hammered-Spray-Paint-Actual-Net-Contents-12-oz/50425942
Superglue: https://amzn.to/3oCOk8D
Felt Furniture Feet: https://amzn.to/3JgBiW0
Speaker Wire: https://amzn.to/3gLM6iF

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(in order of appearance in the video)
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Clothes Iron (any iron will do, but don’t ever use on clothes after!)
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro and History of the Speakers
0:44 Taking the Speaker Apart
2:28 Prepping the Speaker for Veneer
3:37 Gluing on the Veneer
8:22 Finishing the Wood Veneer
8:52 Replacing the Speaker Grill Cloth
10:56 Making New Speaker Grill Logos
12:27 Putting the Speaker Back Together
14:11 Doing My Best Mime Impression - Goodbye!

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