Woofer dust cap repair advice, HELP

I have had very good luck pulling out dented dust caps using a pin or a needle. Just poke it through the dust cap next to the dent and manipulate it so as to press out the dent from the inside. When you withdraw the pin there will be a tiny hole where the pin was. If this bothers you, plug it with a speck of glue.

Use a pin! Unless you are performing the work in full view of a customer, in which case the 1/16 drill and carefully bent paper clip will make it look like rocket science.

Earnestmoney...I guess I must be highly skilled or damn lucky, because the pin always works well for me.

My primary speakers being Maggies,I have no dust caps to dent! However, in recent memory I found a dented cap on a dynaudio box that I was using for rear channels, and I did the pin thing with perfect results. In the past 50 years I have probably fixed half a dozen drivers for my own and kids speakers.

A suggestion...find an old (perhaps blown out) driver, dent the cap, and try fixing it. This would give you confidence to tackle your good speaker.

Earnestmoney....I should mention that "soft dome tweeters" are the drivers that I have had the best luck with. (essentially a perfect repair). Drivers with hard caps are more difficult, and may show a crease, although the dent will be gone.