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[Bob Harvey]

The bottom edges of my speakers (KW153) seem to take quite the abuse.

The trapezoidal design of these speakers, along with a shallow rubber foot, encourages pivoting during transit and placement.

This leads to the corners getting gouged.

Last year, I used a truck bed liner spray on the bottom in hopes of providing a durable protective coating.

Unfortunately, while effective for a while, it hasn't lasted very long.

Any suggestions as to what to try next ?

Thanks

[Craig Hauber]

The bottom edges of my speakers (KW153) seem to take quite the abuse.

The trapezoidal design of these speakers, along with a shallow rubber foot, encourages pivoting during transit and placement.

This leads to the corners getting gouged.

Last year, I used a truck bed liner spray on the bottom in hopes of providing a durable protective coating.

Unfortunately, while effective for a while, it hasn't lasted very long.

Any suggestions as to what to try next ?

Thanks

Full padded velco bag cover?
The double layer thickness of the velco flap closed on the bottom of the main cover really protects well.

Otherwise a foam lined wheel dolly-base custom fit to the bottom 4" of your cabinets?  -even without the wheels could still provide useful protection in the pack

[Bob Stone]

Put thicker feet on? Add some of those steel corner protectors?

[Sam Saponaro Jr]

A freind of mine did his whole system(18 tops 18 bottoms)in a two part bedliner epoxy.....Literally if you try to "cop knock" on them you will bloody your knuckles. Stuff is like a rock.
Another solution may be to use automotive chip guard,they spray rocker panels in it to keep from getting stone chips and ultimately rust.
If they are rocking in transport...try just setting them on a moving blanket and packing things tighter around them so they cant move.

[Bob Harvey]

Good feedback ... thanks.

The epoxy may just be the toughest.

[Paul Miller]

I just stumbled across a product called Kydex that might be good for this. I saw it being suggested for frame protection in a mountain bike tips and tricks video.

https://youtu.be/drBghc6GSWQ?t=322

[Taylor Hall]

Taller feet and a dedicated dolly for transport/storage. For repairing damage, epoxy/bondo to fill holes and then duracoat it. Bedliner works ok, but is designed to be more more malleable than other coatings so that it doesn't chip up off the truck bed when stuff is dumped in.

We had some old bass bins that had the same corner issue and that method kept them in way better condition after we repaired them. Of the 4 we refinished only one had to be touched up when we sold them and that was from literally being drug several feet over concrete instead of lifted onto a dolly like a sane person...

[Ed Hall]

I just stumbled across a product called Kydex that might be good for this. I saw it being suggested for frame protection in a mountain bike tips and tricks video.

https://youtu.be/drBghc6GSWQ?t=322

I have several holsters made from Kydex for my day job. It's very durable. It may get some minor surface scratches if used along the bottom edge of a speaker. Nothing noticeable unless looking for them. I don't know how to work it into custom shapes. Not sure if a heat gun will be enough or if a few minutes in an oven might work better.
I found some here that's cheap enough to give it a try.

[Taylor Hall]

I have several holsters made from Kydex for my day job. It's very durable. It may get some minor surface scratches if used along the bottom edge of a speaker. Nothing noticeable unless looking for them. I don't know how to work it into custom shapes. Not sure if a heat gun will be enough or if a few minutes in an oven might work better.
I found some here that's cheap enough to give it a try.

All you need is a small oven to heat it up uniformly in order to mold it around something complex (like a knife or firearm), but a heat gun would be plenty to get it soft enough to make a bottom tray or corner protector for a cabinet. It does get a bit brittle, though, so it will definitely crack if it gets too much of a shock.

[Bob Faulkner]

What may also work is this:

https://plastidip.com/our-products/plasti-dip/

I find it easier to use than other rubberized undercoatings, and it seems to be "fit" well on a some of the speakers I've used it on.  It comes in different colors... which may help with color-matching of "aged painted" cabinets.

I use this on the front of my van to "divert" gravel/rock hits. 

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