Revel I30 - Manual (Page 20)

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REVEL I20/I30 In-wall
Owner’s Manual
Painting the Grille
(continued)
Caution
The grille must be painted before it is
attached to the frame.
To paint the grille:
1. Remove the grille from the grille filler.
2. Remove the scrim cloth on the inside
surface of the grille. If necesssary,
slightly peel up the lower inside edges
of the black felt strips to remove the
scrim.
3. Inspect the inside surface of the grille
to ensure that there are no remnants of
the scrim cloth. If necessary, remove
any remnants by rubbing with a cloth
dampened with paint thinner.
4. Clean the front grille surface with a
cloth dampened with rubbing alcohol.
5. Apply masking tape over the black felt
strips around the grille perimeter to
shield them from paint. Be sure to
mask only the felt and not the outer
metal edges of the grille so that they
will be painted.
6. Apply one coat of the primer and let
dry.
7. Thin the paint before application.
8. Apply one to two coats of spray paint.
Use a varied spraying angle when
spraying to ensure paint is applied to
the inside edges of the grille perfora-
tions.
After the paint is dried, install the replace-
ment scrim cloth if desired. To attach the
replacement scrim cloth:
1. Place the grille face down on a soft
surface.
2. If paint thinner was used to remove
scrim remnants, apply a light coating
of a spray adhesive to the inside grille
surface. Avoid spraying adhesive onto
the felt strips. If too much adhesive is
used, it could wick into the cloth and
degrade the sound.
3. Place the replacement scrim cloth in
the grille with the cardboard side
facing upward (so that the cardboard is
not visible through the front of the
grille).
4. Tuck the outer edges of the scrim cloth
cardboard frame under the black felt
strips and gently smooth the scrim
cloth over the grille surface to remove
any wrinkles.
Attaching the Grille to the Frame
To attach the grille:
1. Line the grille up to the frame and
press the grille in only partially at first.
2. Push gently at multiple points around
the outer edges to slowly ease it into
position.
Note
Configure the four front panel controls
and experiment until optimum results are
achieved before installing the grille.