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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?

Not familiar with it, but anything truly rainproof would have a serious impact on the sound.

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.

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.

LelandCrooks wrote:Probably just screenwire.... You could probably line the grille with pet screen and get at least resistance anything but straight in rain.

That's what the JBL stuff looked like but it was touted as "rain-proofing"

Harley wrote: That's what the JBL stiff looked like but it was touted as "rain-proofing"

And the Titanic was 'unsinkable'.

Bill Fitzmaurice wrote:

Harley wrote: That's what the JBL stuff looked like but it was touted as "rain-proofing"

And the Titanic was 'unsinkable'.

Indeed - but it's JBL so it has to be true

Harley wrote:

Bill Fitzmaurice wrote:

Harley wrote: That's what the JBL stuff looked like but it was touted as "rain-proofing"

And the Titanic was 'unsinkable'.

Indeed - but it's JBL so it has to be true

No no, I believe you might be thinking about Behringer

All companies should learn something from them, from their quality of products to the design/business ethics they employ......

Harley wrote:

Bill Fitzmaurice wrote:

Harley wrote: That's what the JBL stuff looked like but it was touted as "rain-proofing"

And the Titanic was 'unsinkable'.

Indeed - but it's JBL so it has to be true

From JBL

"waterproof glues and special grille backing that breaks up driving rain"

Ron K wrote:From JBL

"waterproof glues and special grille backing that breaks up driving rain"

Many thanks - I'll convey that to my client.

Ron K wrote:...special grille backing that breaks up driving rain

Pet screen would do that job nicely.

Maybe just fiberglass screening, as used for window screens for a house? It isn't metal, so it can't rust.

Mikey wrote:Maybe just fiberglass screening, as used for window screens for a house? It isn't metal, so it can't rust.

It has to be black

It's commonly sold in black.