fwardell
AK Member
So, I've been looking around for some time for grill cloth for my AR3as. Finally found the right cloth - a linen with vertical "slubs". Got it from Vintage AR on eBay (and yes, it was expensive, like $69 for two speakers' worth!). Trouble was, it was pure white. The wife says to dye it a little. After much experimentation, here's the formula: buy tan Rit dye. Gently wash the cloth in the sink and rinse well - leave wet. Add one teaspoon of dye to six pints of hot water on the stove. Add cloth and gently stir for 10-15 minutes. Remove cloth, rinse well and hang to dry. When dry, iron smooth and mount on speaker grills. Viola - looks like the original! Check out the picture. Makes the ARs sound that much sweeter, too. Warning: do not try this at home . . . unless you experiment some first.