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Painter strikes again
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Post 1 made on Thursday May 19, 2016 at 17:36
Chris L
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Client had the basement painted. Painter used a brush to apply the paint to the grills.

Any idea what make this speakers. If replacement grills are not available, time to break out the spray paint remover...
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Post 2 made on Thursday May 19, 2016 at 17:58
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That sure looks like a Proficient speak. An older one though. They have moved to a standard magnetic/frameless design. Replacing the speak is cheaper than poking holes.
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Post 3 made on Thursday May 19, 2016 at 18:08
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It's a 2005ish vintage Proficient, me thinks. Maybe they still have replacement grills...
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Post 4 made on Thursday May 19, 2016 at 18:14
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Soak one overnight and see what happens.
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Post 5 made on Thursday May 19, 2016 at 18:43
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On May 19, 2016 at 18:14, Mac Burks (39) said...
Soak one overnight and see what happens.

Doesn't she usually end up pregnant after that?
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OP | Post 6 made on Thursday May 19, 2016 at 19:01
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Thanks!
Post 7 made on Thursday May 19, 2016 at 19:13
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That is at least fixable. We had a painter who came in and SPRAYED a room with B&W in-walls installed. Rather than do anything at all, he just sprayed right over them. Needless to say, they were fudged. Seriously? He masked off the can lights. He masked off the chandelier. He removed wall plates, etc. But the speakers? Nah....they'll be fine painted. WTF?
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Post 8 made on Thursday May 19, 2016 at 20:41
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It's proficient. You would want to replace it whether the grill was messed up or not. I think they are the worst sounding speaker I ever heard.
Post 9 made on Thursday May 19, 2016 at 22:18
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How long has the paint been setting? An amonia based solvent will attack partially cured latex paint, usually without damaging the factory paint.

Poking the holes is tedious and probably will not look quite right unless the walls of the holes are uniformly covered (not likely).

Ultimately, this is the painter's fault, even if the customer or the designer demanded that the grills be the same color as the room, the painter should have known how hard this is to pull off -- and if the holes fill, it's not hard to guess that things are going south and the best plan would be to act before the paint dries.

I wonder if the 1812 Overture, played at full volume while the paint is wet, would help.

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Post 10 made on Friday May 20, 2016 at 10:15
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Ever heard the phrase "Smart, like a painter"?
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Post 11 made on Friday May 20, 2016 at 23:54
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In suspense....how did this turn out?
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Post 12 made on Saturday May 21, 2016 at 00:06
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when I was growing up, the best painters were also the biggest alcoholics. Somewhere along the lines, painters quit drinking (at least as much). I blame latex paint and the lack of fumes in enclosed spaces. Those old timers were artists and could do anything you wanted. That is as long as you didn't want them to cut in a room before their first shot had time to calm the shakes.
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OP | Post 13 made on Saturday May 21, 2016 at 08:38
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Project on hold till I finish up other jobs. Will post back results.

Thanks for all of the input!
Post 14 made on Saturday May 21, 2016 at 15:06
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On May 21, 2016 at 00:06, Fins said...
when I was growing up, the best painters were also the biggest alcoholics. Somewhere along the lines, painters quit drinking (at least as much). I blame latex paint and the lack of fumes in enclosed spaces. Those old timers were artists and could do anything you wanted. That is as long as you didn't want them to cut in a room before their first shot had time to calm the shakes.

That's the background on the comment. Booze, solvents- a perfect combo for brain damage.

My dad had an upholstery shop until '69 and as a kid, I would go with him on Saturday mornings, to clean and do small jobs. One time, he had a Rolls Royce limo for a complete interior and it was from pretty early in the 1900s, judging by the wooden spoke wheels. They had been refinished before it came in, but they needed pin stripes. After the painter came in and they had discussed what was needed, he pulled a half pint out of his pants pocket, slammed it and hung out mixing his paint and getting his brush out until he was "ready". Once he sat down, he spun the wheel and painted the stripes on the fly. When he was done with the stripes on thee right edge, he stopped the wheel and spun it the other way, using his left hand to paint the stripes.

Amazing to watch.
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