Replacing or restoring Sharp GF-777 speakers?

[Rando11]

I decided to buy a GF-777, when one was up for sale locally. Other cassette deck is quite dirty and belts need to be replaced.

Regarding outlooks, something has been spilled on the left speakers and I am wondering what to do.

Can the cardboard-type material in speakers be cleaned/restored and if so, how?

Or if I wanted to replace the speakers with some other speakers, what is the consensus on the best alternative speakers?

I would rather have original speakers, so if someone has really nice original speakers available for GF-777, I would be interested in buying them.

Thank you for any advice!

 

[Hisrudeness]

Mask it up,get a rattler can and spray them up.

 

[Rando11]

Mask it up,get a rattler can and spray them up.

Thanks! But wouldn't the paint mess up the sound?

I have to say that I am not much of a painter, so the other alternatives (replacement speakers - original or some new speakers of other brands) might be better for me, but its good to know about this alternative! I guess cleaning is not doable?

 

[goodman]

The cheapest and easiest way is to remove them from the housing,
mask the dust caps on the midrange speakers and spray them with black spray paint.
If you are not sure, try spraying something else. Spray from about 30-40 cm without running the paint.

 

[Eddy]

A 777 should be kept original. Good tips from Goodman , testspraying something else first

 

[Rando11]

I am not a painter at all, I have made some tries with rattle cans and always managed to botch any paint job. Safest bet would be for me to get replacement original speakers in great condition (or if I find someone local to do the paint job) I think... I guess the speakers could be painted in a color close to original coloring too...

 

[Tinman]

If you have an arts and crafts store nearby, see if they sell ink.
I've restored speakers on several boxes using both black and white ink.
It's watery so it doesn't build up like spray paint.
You can thin it out with water if it's too thick and use a small brush to apply it.
Usually two coats is enough.
I didn't like the thought of painting so I came up with this idea and it worked well.

 

[Rando11]

Thank you very much for the great suggestions, as I am no good at any arts however, I think I will post on the wanted-forum and try to see if anyone has great condition original speakers for GF-777 available. It would be the simplest solution for me.

 

[caution]

If all you want is to blacken them, a sharpie is one solution. Done it to a lot of speakers and works well

 

[Rando11]

If all you want is to blacken them, a sharpie is one solution. Done it to a lot of speakers and works well

I would like to keep them in original color... I put up a parts wanted -ad in case I would get lucky.

 

[goodman]

I doubt that in 40 years, you will find someone who has a broken boombox with good speakers and will sell them to you.
On new boomboxes, the speakers are black, so you will not go wrong if you try to paint them yourself.
If you are not confident, find someone who would paint them for you. For example, a master who paints cars.

 

[Tinman]

If you can't find a matching ink color, you could probably buy brown and white and mix them to get that cream color.
Seriously, you don't have to be an artist, I'm not.
Painting with a small brush makes it easy to control.
Don't overthink it.

 

[caution]

I would like to keep them in original color... I put up a parts wanted -ad in case I would get lucky.

But that would restore them to factory, the original dye has just faded. Your 777 shipped with black cones, as did the 767. JDMs like the 909, 919 and 1000 had white. You can definitely paint them! Take your time with some pieces of cardboard to dial in the confidence first. Hold the nozzle a foot away and off to the side. Steadily sweep across one time at about a foot per second, and don't stop until you're past the the other side. You just want a light mist that speckles it and doesn't cover the entire surface. Wait 15-20 minutes before making another pass. Once you can paint cardboard in three passes or less then you're ready to go.

 

[AE_Stereo]

I have painted speaker cones with water based Acrylic paint.
Open the box and see the color of the backside of the speaker cone to get the closest color match.
If you buy a 12 color acrylic paint tube set, you can mix the colors (say white with a little brown or orange) and match with the original color. And try to paint with minimum thickness by diluting.

 

[BoomboxLover48]

Masking the dust cap is not easy at all. Only Santa's helpers can do it well!

Use the correct size plastic bottle caps and gently place on the dust caps to cover it well. Then place a small weight like 10 grams on top of it so it won't move away when you spray over it.
I prefer water-based acrylic paint (aerosol spray cans) and apply very light coats. Applying with brush will give coating thickness variations.

You can carefully mask the black surround area with masking tape. No masking on the white surrounds of the other speakers. Use aerosol spray cans when the weather is higher than 65F.