Sample veneers? (1 Viewer)

[Alex-F-V]

I would like to know if any of the sites that sell veneers give actual samples of the products they sell?
I would also like some advice on some good places to get veneers.
I'm thinking I might build a sub (maybe a tempest?) and would like it to match the finish of my maple energy take5.2's. (At least as close as possible.) And I don't really trust how true the color is on my monitor compared to the real thing. :frowning:

I've also heard a lot about these "flexi rack?" All searches for them have led me to believe that they are not really a "brand" but more of a design idea. Any good places to get more info. on the process of building and design one.
BTW I would also like to get this covered in a matching venner.

Thx in advance!

 

[BenSC]

There is also the option of the vynle covering from Parts Express. I was a little leary of this stuff until today when I used the "cherry" for the first time. Works great. Looks just like veneer when stretched and layed properly. Took all of 15 minutes to do 2 speakers.

 

[Alex-F-V]

I'm open to vinyl..... But does anyone mail samples out?

 

[Dean-P]

"vinyl covering from Parts Express"
Does it stick pretty good or should a guy just buy the real wood veneer?
Did you have rounded corners or square? I thought of this stuff but don't want it to peel off or look cheap. Does it look like a boughten speaker?
If a person used wood veneer, what do you use to glue it with?

 

[Bob Kavanaugh]

Ah, the good ol' flexy rack. You can check mine out at the link below, I'd be more than happy to answer any questions about them (materials , construction, etc.).

If you search this forum using the spelling " Flexy " you might pull up some helpful info.

good luck.

 

[Hank Frankenberg]

Alex, if you're on a budget, use the P.E. vinyl. I just did seven speakers for a customer and used the P.E. black stained ash vinyl and it looks better than I thought it would.
My current main source for veneer is Tape-Ease:
http://www.tapeease.com/venershts.htm
Veneer sellers will mail you a sample. You might want to buy a selection of veneers for future reference. As for what glue to use, I recommend solvent-based contact cement for one-time use.

 

[BenSC]

The PE stuff sticks great to MDF, and over pre-existing veneer. I did a test on the MDF to see what it would look like b/c I liked it so well I might use it on the sub I just built.

I went over pre-existing veneer on some old Pioneers my father has so they would match his cherry furniture. When I gave them back he told me:

"Wow, they look like you bought them that way."

They were square edges. I used the side of a pen to flatten it out on the edges.

 

[Dan Wesnor]

There are some folks selling veneer sample kits on eBay, but you will have a hard time finding somebody who will send you a sample that's the same was what you would buy. Veneer can vary a lot from flitch to flitch, so any sample you get will almost certainly be different from what you get when you buy enough for your speakers.