How to care for piano black finish on NHT speakers?I

Timothy Smith
Timothy Smith Posts: 764
in Vintage Speakers
I just bought a used set of NHT VT-1.4 speakers with piano black finish.

Kinda cool, and really sound nice.

I am not sure how to clean /polish the surfaces. Never owned anything with that type of finish before.

Tried Windex, Pledge, OK, but "smeary" in some places.

Any advice?

Thanks!
Norh ACA-2B tube pre, Sumo Andromeda SS amp. Magneplanar MMG speakers, M&K MX1250 Subwoofer, Pro-Ject RM1.3 Genie TT with Sumiko Pearl MM cart., Keces DAC, Cambridge Audio Azur 640c CD player
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,441
    edited December 2015
    The pledge did you in that stuff is banned from speakers......how about Johnsons paste wax and a cloth baby diaper. Most will say microfiber but I hate them, they tend to cling to grit really well. I have never had a good cloth baby diaper scratch anything wished I could say the same about microfiber....
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    Gibson Guitar polish... Made for lacquer

    http://www.amazon.com/Gibson-Gear-AIGG-910-stringed-instrument/dp/B0002GLCKE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1451341546&sr=8-4&keywords=gibson+polish

    Microfiber cloths...

    You will thank me 10 years from now when it still looks great.




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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    The pledge did you in that stuff is banned from speakers......how about Johnsons paste wax and a cloth baby diaper. Most will say microfiber but I hate them, they tend to cling to grit really well. I have never had a good cloth baby diaper scratch anything wished I could say the same about microfiber....

    Yep, you are right about the "Pledge" thing.
    Total FUBAR.
    From now on, I'm just using it in ice tea.
    Norh ACA-2B tube pre, Sumo Andromeda SS amp. Magneplanar MMG speakers, M&K MX1250 Subwoofer, Pro-Ject RM1.3 Genie TT with Sumiko Pearl MM cart., Keces DAC, Cambridge Audio Azur 640c CD player
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