Rainproof screening.
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Rainproof screening.
I have a client who has asked for rainproof screening to sit in behind the expanded metal grilles of his cabs.
He has several old JBL cabs that already have perf metal grilles with a fine mesh screen behind it which is supposedly rainproof but my guess is it will keep out misty type rain, but not the hard driving stuff. He wants to repeat that on his new BFM DR280 cabs.
So, does anyone know what this stuff is, what brand name it goes by and more importantly, where I can buy it?
He has several old JBL cabs that already have perf metal grilles with a fine mesh screen behind it which is supposedly rainproof but my guess is it will keep out misty type rain, but not the hard driving stuff. He wants to repeat that on his new BFM DR280 cabs.
So, does anyone know what this stuff is, what brand name it goes by and more importantly, where I can buy it?
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Re: Rainproof screening.
Not familiar with it, but anything truly rainproof would have a serious impact on the sound.
Re: Rainproof screening.
Make a proof with a cloth familiar in use to you, but impregned with 3m stain repeler this make fabrics waterproof.
Or at least water repeler.
Or at least water repeler.
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Re: Rainproof screening.
Probably just screenwire. It would pretty seriously affect cab performance. You could probably line the grille with pet screen and get at least resistance anything but straight in rain.
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Re: Rainproof screening.
That's what the JBL stuff looked like but it was touted as "rain-proofing"LelandCrooks wrote:Probably just screenwire.... You could probably line the grille with pet screen and get at least resistance anything but straight in rain.
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Re: Rainproof screening.
And the Titanic was 'unsinkable'.Harley wrote: That's what the JBL stiff looked like but it was touted as "rain-proofing"
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Re: Rainproof screening.
Indeed - but it's JBL so it has to be trueBill Fitzmaurice wrote:And the Titanic was 'unsinkable'.Harley wrote: That's what the JBL stuff looked like but it was touted as "rain-proofing"
Re: Rainproof screening.
No no, I believe you might be thinking about BehringerHarley wrote:Indeed - but it's JBL so it has to be trueBill Fitzmaurice wrote:And the Titanic was 'unsinkable'.Harley wrote: That's what the JBL stuff looked like but it was touted as "rain-proofing"
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Re: Rainproof screening.
From JBLHarley wrote:Indeed - but it's JBL so it has to be trueBill Fitzmaurice wrote:And the Titanic was 'unsinkable'.Harley wrote: That's what the JBL stuff looked like but it was touted as "rain-proofing"
"waterproof glues and special grille backing that breaks up driving rain"
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Re: Rainproof screening.
Many thanks - I'll convey that to my client.Ron K wrote:From JBL
"waterproof glues and special grille backing that breaks up driving rain"
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Re: Rainproof screening.
Pet screen would do that job nicely.Ron K wrote:...special grille backing that breaks up driving rain
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Re: Rainproof screening.
Maybe just fiberglass screening, as used for window screens for a house? It isn't metal, so it can't rust.
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Re: Rainproof screening.
It has to be blackMikey wrote:Maybe just fiberglass screening, as used for window screens for a house? It isn't metal, so it can't rust.
Re: Rainproof screening.
It's commonly sold in black.
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