Cat damaged speaker, Help

Sorry, I just looked at this thread. I have repaired hundreds of speakers, here is a quick fix. Remove the woofer. Cut a piece of thin fabric to fit in the surround area and cover the slit from the rear of the woofer. Now find some old paint. Carefully open it without shaking it at all. Spoon off of the top a tablespoon or so of latex. Mix the latex with an equal amount of elmers glue all. Soak the fabric in this mix, then place on the rear of the surround. Turn your woofer over(top up) with one hand on the rear, position your cloth, while watching the front to pinch close your gash to cosmetically show the least damage. Once you get it set, let it it dry 24 hour before playing. It should hold up fine.
Good luck, Tim

Bob, I started to send you a private email but decided to go ahead and post this here for everyone. The best repair is one that will be permanent without adding mass to your cone. Much mass will change your qms. Although I doubt this minimal mass would be audible. Next, your repair needs to stay flexible so that the repair doesn't break during use.
I saw 4 repair idea's sorry if I missed one.
Silicone, tube repair, Cyanoacrylate adhesive and my mixture with a fabric patch.
Honestly they will all probably work. I don't know how Super glue type glues (Cyanoacrylate) will hold the tear in a moving surround, but his is the least mass. If it will work for sure, it is a good solution. The next lowest in mass is my fix. The idea is create a strong flexible glue. When you open paint that isn't mixed a clear fluid rises to the top, this is pure latex, Mixing this with Elmers Glue all gives you a fairly strong, but very plyable glue material. Fabric, gives the strength and backing to allow you to move the surround from the front and make the tear look as seemless as possible.
The silicone is heavier, but if it will hold without pealing off, it will work also. I would recommend you put it on from the rear as thin as possible.
The last is the innertube patch, It will be very strong, stick well and work, but will add the most mass to the cone. To do the best job, you will need to pull the woofer. If you are tying not to pull the woofer. I'd try the Super glue idea, by adding it to the torn edge only with a tooth pick, trying not to get any on the surround(you will see it)... and it won't come off.
Good luck, I hope this helps.
Tim

Hi Rodmann 99999, Glue and fabric won't add a half gram of mass and it is not on the cone. Final qts won't change by .01. This mass will not be noticeable. I agree with your last post, but Bob doesn't need an "o"ring. 25 or 30 years ago, I did recones, I built and repaired speakers. To make it clear, I do not want Bob to use paint at all, only clear latex skimmed off the top of un shaken or mixed latex paint. Hopefully Bob will have some old paint in the garage or basement. Bob would be making a very pliable glue. It would work great in this instance. I've patched several surrounds, if the tear isn't large, it will almost not be noticeable. Bob, in the end, you can only do what you are comfortable with. This is my best advice,
good luck, Tim

And Hello Rodman,
I have listed my experience in several other threads, not need to bore everyone here. I'm sure you were trying to substantiate your point by having the experience that you posted, then you know that I was speaking truth. I not trying to discount your experience. The only thing that truly bothers me about this forum is, you try to help someone, you give solid advice and someone else comes along and challenges your post when you have done it many times yourself. This is not directed specifically at you, it has happened in the past. I have experimented adding mas to several drivers, dozens, not two or three. Back in my SpeakerCraft/Marcof electronic days, we were designing drivers, I can give you a good idea of how much qms/qts changes on just about any size driver once I know the original cone mass and motor structure and how much mass is applied. I have found there are a whole bunch of people on this forum that have tons of experience and even though I'm an old timer, I continue to learn. Tim

(My point on Super Glue and rubber, in the O-ring kits, should have been obvious to even the meanest of intellects)
These comments don't need to be said.

Hi Rodmann9999, I should have expected this response after seeing your last response, you got it, Let me know if you'd ever like to have a conversation. I have no time for this.