cleaning speaker drivers

Airplay355
Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
edited April 2004 in Speakers
my room is pretty dusty and im noticin that theres dust goin through the grill and onto the drivers and bein the neat freak i am, i wanna clean them. now i know theres been some pretty heated discussions about this on here but im just wondering, should i just use windex? or can the chemicals in that break down the surround? should i just use water? i dont want to use anything that could cause the drivers to deteriorate
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  • Drewsmith
    Drewsmith Posts: 160
    edited April 2004
    Armor ALL lol J/K hope that doesnt open a can of worms lol.

    Just a slightly damp rag is all I use and does a perfectly fine job.

    I would avoid chemicals.

    pick up a duster once in a while too :D
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited April 2004
    Agree with DREW. Just a well wrung-out rag, and very gentle touch.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited April 2004
    Yeah, what they said.

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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited April 2004
    thanks guys, i knew it was dumb but i was unsure so i had to ask lol
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited April 2004
    Far from dumb to ask, sounds pretty smart to me.

    Better than just glopping *cough* some off the shelf cleaner on them, and risk doing damage or shortening the life of your speaks.

    If you want to be a stickler about it, pick up some lint-free cotton pads in the beauty section, and a bottle of purified water at your local grocer. Like I said, to be a stickler, even your common house towels / rags will be contaminated to a small degree with soap / dye / fabric softener etc residue.

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  • kingkip
    kingkip Posts: 401
    edited April 2004
    But if you can't get puified H2O and lint free cloth, then an oily rag and Armor All right?:D
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited April 2004
    as long as u armour all them twice a day they should be fine :rolleyes:
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited April 2004
    Swiffer is great. Sometimes I like to use a can of compressed air and spray the drivers.

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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited April 2004
    swiffers huh? never thought of that ill have to try it
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited April 2004
    Swiffer is great at cleaning speaker drivers, not to mention other components.

    Somehow, I would avoid the compressed air.
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited April 2004
    what about some old foam surrounds with dust kinda caked on?
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2004
    i'd use compressed air too. that way..nothing is touching the surface. rags can leave lint particles behind. and that would look bad too.

    My RT7's have dust on em.. who knows how long it's been there. things are about 20 yrs old.. and the drivers appear to be sticky to me. but i'm not about to put anything corrosive on em either.
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited April 2004
    You could use compressed air, just be sure to use a diffuser and just enough pressure to do the job.

    I'm fond of a neat little vacuum dusting attachment with VERY soft bristles and a VERY gentle touch does well, too.
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited April 2004
    that seems like it could work, my aunt has some old sony's that she loves and they are caked with dust...i wouldnt even want to use anything wet because it would just make mud and probably go deeper into the foam surround. ill tell her to try vacuuming them
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