I apologize in advance if this isn't the place to post this. I tried finding that giant Grado Mods thread but I was worried my issue would be lost to a sea of similar unanswered questions there.
So Skippy's bit with the Grado's plastic screen being easy to remove clearly does not apply to the i's. Although the spoon trick to separate the cans from the driver casings worked like a charm.
My first blowdryer quit on me (too hot) and the second didn't fare much better. It got to the point where the plastic screen became malleable, and I was able to push on it and have it flex, but the glue remained solid. Eventually I realized I was getting nowhere trying to coax it out with heat, and I got worried I may warp the cups given the soft state of the screens, so I took a pair of needlenoses to it.
It's a hack-job, and the bulk of the screens are out, but the bit around the insides of the cups where the screens were glued in remains; making for a rough, un-flush surface for the replacement screens that I'd like to put in.
I'm considering dremel'ing out the rest of that inner plastic ring, but I'm terrified at this point that I'll just do more damage than good. It's a cramped area with thin plastic. Plus grinding drum bits can't even get in at that angle!
Any suggestions on how to get out this remaining plastic/glue?
The glue holding the SR80 buttons to the original screens wouldn't even give, and after I had torn the screens out and just left the hairdryer on them it remained strong.
Ideas? :/
So Skippy's bit with the Grado's plastic screen being easy to remove clearly does not apply to the i's. Although the spoon trick to separate the cans from the driver casings worked like a charm.
My first blowdryer quit on me (too hot) and the second didn't fare much better. It got to the point where the plastic screen became malleable, and I was able to push on it and have it flex, but the glue remained solid. Eventually I realized I was getting nowhere trying to coax it out with heat, and I got worried I may warp the cups given the soft state of the screens, so I took a pair of needlenoses to it.
It's a hack-job, and the bulk of the screens are out, but the bit around the insides of the cups where the screens were glued in remains; making for a rough, un-flush surface for the replacement screens that I'd like to put in.
I'm considering dremel'ing out the rest of that inner plastic ring, but I'm terrified at this point that I'll just do more damage than good. It's a cramped area with thin plastic. Plus grinding drum bits can't even get in at that angle!
Any suggestions on how to get out this remaining plastic/glue?
The glue holding the SR80 buttons to the original screens wouldn't even give, and after I had torn the screens out and just left the hairdryer on them it remained strong.
Ideas? :/
