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Post by vneal on Aug 8, 2017 13:59:40 GMT -5
My black wood piano finish B&W speakers and JL Audio I use a product called PLEXUS. A little goes a long way.
My ELAC which are black vinyl -- just dust off
If I had regular wood I would use ENDUST
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Post by alucard on Aug 8, 2017 14:03:23 GMT -5
dry wipe with swiffer or microfiber towel. they just get dusty so that is all they need.
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Post by DavidR on Aug 8, 2017 14:05:41 GMT -5
Olde English oil as they are all walnut veneer.
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Post by novisnick on Aug 8, 2017 14:25:33 GMT -5
dry wipe with swiffer or microfiber towel. the just get dusty so that is all they need. When I e-mailed tech support at Paradigm, they responded with this exact advice. Dust them, Do NOT apply anything to the speaker. |
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Post by brubacca on Aug 8, 2017 14:40:06 GMT -5
I don't clean my speakers. I buy new ones when the old ones get dirty. ( boomzilla) Seriously my Sonus Fabers came with a cleaning cloth and I use that for them. For wood speakers I use a lint free cloth and some furniture polish. |
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Post by Loop 7 on Aug 8, 2017 14:41:31 GMT -5
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Post by boomzilla on Aug 8, 2017 15:12:25 GMT -5
Depends on whether the finish is vinyl or wood. I've actually used "Future" floor polish on a pair of vinyl speakers - Looked pretty good - I wiped it on with a disposable rag & then hand-buffed.
Wood speakers are much more difficult - Oil finish? Polyurethane? Hand-rubbed shellac? It makes a diff.
Normally, the first thing I do with marred speakers is use a "wood tone" marks-a-lot to touch up the scuffs. In order to do this properly, a dry paper towel is needed. Dab on the marks-a-lot over the scuffs, and then immediately (before it dries) wipe off the excess with the paper towel. Normally, this totally erases the scuffs and scratches. Lots of speakers show tons of paint spots (usually white) where the previous owner painted their walls without covering the speaker. In those situations, a light buffing with steel-wool gets the paint off.
Then, I try to rub on some tung oil (again, rubbing off the excess with the paper towel). Does it blend in with the existing finish? Yes - I'm done. No - time to try some polyurethane.
And finally, I'll normally shoot the box with some spray-on furniture polish. Looks like new!
Occasionally, I'll get a speaker where some of the wood has turned significantly lighter or darker than the rest. If the smaller spot is darker, a wipe with Clorox can remove the dark area. If lighter, then that wood-tone marks a lot gets used again (wider area - more wiping away with the towel).
These techniques work on furniture too. I find very few wood products that I can't return to "like new" looks.
Boom
PS: The local fabric shop and a hot-glue gun allow a wide variety of stretchable, acoustically-transparent double-knits that work fine for grill replacement.
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Post by DavidR on Aug 8, 2017 15:40:12 GMT -5
BEWARE of furniture polish on wood speakers. They all tend to have silicone polymers. The problem comes when someone who doesn't know about the silicone and they go to properly oil them with B.L.O. (boiled linseed oil) they will NOT be happy. You get something called fisheye appear.
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Post by 405x5 on Aug 8, 2017 16:17:20 GMT -5
Olde English oil as they are all walnut veneer. Me too, but years in between. I dust with the same cloth (interim) that has the English residue. Bill |
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Post by 405x5 on Aug 8, 2017 16:20:38 GMT -5
My black wood piano finish B&W speakers and JL Audio I use a product called PLEXUS. A little goes a long way. My ELAC which are black vinyl -- just dust off If I had regular wood I would use ENDUST Clorox Hey don't knock it.....like PLEXUS it's also got an "X" in the name.[😝br] Bill |
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Post by bluemeanies on Aug 8, 2017 17:31:28 GMT -5
My 803's are CHERRYWOOD...I use PLEDGE sprayed on a microfiber cloth.
PLEDGE has no oil residual marks left on the 803's!
No FISHEYE!
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Post by creimes on Aug 8, 2017 18:46:19 GMT -5
The volume knob   |
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Post by Axis on Aug 8, 2017 18:56:55 GMT -5
Mild soap and water.
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Post by hemster on Aug 8, 2017 19:08:13 GMT -5
dry wipe with swiffer or microfiber towel. the just get dusty so that is all they need. When I e-mailed tech support at Paradigm, they responded with this exact advice. Dust them, Do NOT apply anything to the speaker. +1. That's what I've been doing all these years. Just remember to Swiffer or wipe in one direction! You don't wan't to shuttle the dust back and forth!  |
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Post by Loop 7 on Aug 8, 2017 19:25:35 GMT -5
My amazing sounding ELAC speakers have a super cheap vinyl covering so I just dust them. My Vandersteen speakers have almost no wood so they are a non-issue as well.
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Post by Jim on Aug 8, 2017 19:35:20 GMT -5
Acetone and muriatic acid
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Post by novisnick on Aug 8, 2017 20:17:16 GMT -5
When I e-mailed tech support at Paradigm, they responded with this exact advice. Dust them, Do NOT apply anything to the speaker. +1. That's what I've been doing all these years. Just remember to Swiffer or wipe in one direction! You don't wan't to shuttle the dust back and forth! Or two or frow! 😋 |
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Post by jlafrenz on Aug 8, 2017 20:25:11 GMT -5
Typically I just use a Swiffer, but if I want to put a little shine on them I use Scott's Liquid Gold with a microfiber cloth.
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Post by mountain on Aug 8, 2017 21:00:52 GMT -5
Acetone and muriatic acid Open baffle? |
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Post by Axis on Aug 8, 2017 21:09:44 GMT -5
While were at it, you could call Harvey Keitel to clean your speakers.
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