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Glue to attach speaker cloth to plastic?

I have a couple of pairs of bookshelf speakers (Energy and Image) that have the stretchy speaker cloth. The frames are plastic. In both cases the cloth has slipped off the plastic in the centre top and bottom. I want to reattach it. Wondered what people were using to do this. Wondered about contact cement, model builder's glue, superglue etc. Needs to either dry fast without sticking my fingers too or be left to get tacky (hence contact cement). Both seem potentially messy. Any advice?

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magfan
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I don't know the right thing to do, but as a Magnepan owner, I have come to HATE the 3M 77 spray adhesive apparently referred to in the above post!

I wish I had a better idea!
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jgiacalo
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Excellent instructons, Neil.
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nsgarch
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Magfan, you're quite right, 3M 77 can get away from you if you're not careful ;-) However, here are a couple of tips that should help; actually they apply to all aerosol preparations:

1. Shake, shake shake! For a full two minutes before use and for at least twenty seconds between each shot.
2. When all finished spraying, or even stopping for a few minutes, ALWAYS tip the can upside down and spray the excess out of the nozzle and then wipe it off with some kind of solvent like paint thinner or naphtha.
3. While you're working, whatever the medium, be it paint or adhesive, keep a solvent-dampened rag nearby and keep your hands clean and dry (to avoid the fly-paper syndrome ;-)

Most people forget to do these things, especially the last two. But a few extra minutes of patience and planning can make all the difference
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