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Zenith  Block Pattern 
As woven in the 1930s
with 
 Rayon and Cotton
 
 A  True 1930s Pattern Design Duplication

This auction  is for one 
18" X 24" piece of grille cloth

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Grill Cloth Installation Instructions 

First,...mist the cloth lightly with a water mist, spraying lightly , not heavy.  Then set your clean  iron on low to medium heat. In doing so for speaker cloth,..
never hotter than you can touch without burning your hand.   Smooth the cloth if necessary,.. but do not  iron it completely dry. 
You want the cloth to be damp during the application process. This allows the cloth to shrink as it dries stretching any wrinkles that may be left..  
Next make sure your pattern is aligned straight with the edge of your board  across the top and down the side before applying the spray adhesive.
   
   Then,  using 3M Super 27 or 77 spray adhesive, apply it to the edge of the board and  all around the outer edge about a one inch wide band  on the face side.
You do not want to spray glue all over the board.   Leave the inner field area of the board clean, free of any adhesive.
This leaves the cloth free to stretch as it dries.     (You can also spray the glue on a piece of paper and use a brush for applying in tight places.)
Let the glue dry for about 15 minutes. Do not spray adhesive anywhere on the cloth.   
      
    On a clean area of your work space, roll the cloth from the bottom up to the top, rolling your face side inward. 
 Start the application in one corner at the top checking your design to be straight across.  Then  roll it out top to bottom.  Make sure your first edge at the top is straight and secure. Then as you stretch the cloth gently, watch your pattern design , keeping it straight , so not to over stretch the design.   Tightening  slightly , top to bottom,... then side to side.  Once you have achieved the desired  position, fold the outer excess cloth down over the glued edge of your board.   
  
  Let the project sit about one hour, then after the cloth  has completely dried  you may finish the trimming the back edge.  Make sure to leave enough of the back edge of cloth to work with, in the event you may have to stretch an area a bit more.  

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Richmond Designs Inc

Here are some important things you need to know

 before selecting your vintage radio grille cloth

REMEMBER !

   When purchasing cloth,  first you should inquire about the weight of  yarn and how tightly the cloth is woven.

   When holding your  cloth to a light source, you should be able to see light through your speaker cloth fabric , which assures a good measure of  sound quality.  Also if a fabric is too tight,  it could restrict decibel pressure and possibly  cause damage to the speaker,  creating tears in the cone or damage to the voice coil.

A few of our generic patterns measure about 50%  percent light visual,  however, most all are duplicated to be about 70 to 75 % light showing through the cloth. We have actually dropped a couple of  the generics because I felt they were woven too tight.

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   This site is the only place to buy authentic vintage radio grille cloth duplications, created with the precise weave ,  correct yarn selections and a finish product as true to the real thing,..as any could be. 

During the first two of the five years, ....Richmond Designs Inc  was  literally scanning the globe searching for a weaver to  help us create a true quality duplication of the original 30s cloth.    After  many months of  hard work and persistence, we finally found a weaver to work with us right here in the USA.   From the first run off the looms to this date, we have managed to offer several authentic patterns.   I state this because it is important that you know, we don't just run down to the local  fabric store and pick up a couple of yards of something you might like.  

Our patterns  were set up  years ago and they are here to stay.  The beautiful cloth we offer you now , will always be available to you on our site, or on Ebay. 

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Our  1930s duplications are sold all over the world.

 

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Richmond Designs Inc