cleaning speakers

meg
meg Posts: 19
edited November 2010 in Vintage Speakers
Hi all, I have a pair od SDA SRS withe damaged grill covers, so they are left off. The cones are collecting dust and the rubber like rims around the cones are getting a brown like type of film/dirt. Any recomondations for cleaning these speakers and or conditioning them to look and last better?
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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited November 2010
    Use windex and a high quality paper towel that won't leave, paper towel white "dust".

    Spray the windex on the towel then wipe away.
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    edited November 2010
    Vette C6.r wrote: »
    Use windex and a high quality paper towel that won't leave, paper towel white "dust".

    Spray the windex on the towel then wipe away.

    Agreed, I use lintless cotton cloths.
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  • meg
    meg Posts: 19
    edited November 2010
    Thank you so much. I will try that. Is there anything I can do to the rubber like material around the speakers, they are dry and dirty. I tried water and towel, that didnt do anything. I'm afraid to use anything like armor all or some other type of luberication liquid. Could any of that damage?
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  • phocion
    phocion Posts: 157
    edited November 2010
    Windex should work on those as well with some light rubbing, but I would steer clear of armor all, which would probably just attract more dust in the long run.
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  • jimmydep
    jimmydep Posts: 1,305
    edited November 2010
    You could move them to your back yard, borrow your neighbors 3500psi power washer and with a stiff wire brush give them a good cleaning,..............................or just use a little windex and a lint-free cloth.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,569
    edited November 2010
    Windex will clean the cones and surrounds perfectly. Do NOT use Armor All.
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