vinyl wrap for speakers?

[mkarikom]

Background:
I'm looking into vinyl wrapping some old speakers (axiom m80ti with a vp150 in the center).
I made a mock up of the concept below.

Questions:
Should I use some kind of car vinyl wrap for this, or maybe removable wall paper?
Has anyone tried this and found success with specific brands?

 

[Power Pop 23]

I can't find the post but @amirm said a customer of Madrona Digital had purchased a pair of Revel floor-standing loudspeakers on sale in white or silver and paid a vendor to wrap them in car vinyl to change the color.

 

[DVDdoug]

I assume car wrap would work but I don't know how to handle the corners.

I used wood-look Con-Tact paper once on a speaker when I was a kid... If you don't know what it is, it's self-adhesive vinyl, not paper. I remember some speaker/stereo manufacturers used something similar but thicker. Regular Con-Tact paper is thin and easily damaged. With a solid color it would probably be more difficult to hide corner-joints or minor imperfections.

Now, I use leather-look vinyl upholstery fabric ("Naugahyde") like they use on guitar speakers/cabinets. I've used black, brown, and white.

 

[Trdat]

I've tirelessly attempted vinyl wrap on many occasions.

I use car wrap that sticks pretty good and has an awesome range of colours. However, handling the corners is near impossible. Every tool I have used to cut the wrap doesn't cut as smooth as you would think it should. In turn not making a straight cut which wont meet the adjacent wrap from the other side. You also have to strategically think how many faces of the cabinet you can wrap without actually having to cut it, you can get it over and under in one but then the other side will need to meet with another wrap. Also, don't forget to match the pattern of the wrap to the second wrap that needs to meet.

On the off chance you cut smoothly, the 8 edge corners have a tendency to lose its adhesiveness so I would recommend some extra glue so the it does not peel off.

If you get it right, vinyl is awesome but its a tough job and it requires patience.

 

[Audio Science Pal]

Should I use some kind of car vinyl wrap for this, or maybe removable wall paper?
Has anyone tried this and found success with specific brands?

Yes and yes. There are so many different choices that you need to buy some small sample sheets and try out the colors, patterns and vinyl quality that you might want to use.

 

[Timcognito]