Speaker Cabinet care

Drumingman
Drumingman Posts: 348
edited February 2006 in Speakers
For those of you that have real wood cabinets, what do you use on them to maintain them when cleaning?
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  • wirebill
    wirebill Posts: 63
    edited February 2006
    Drumingman,
    Any good furniture polish will do. I have been using "Old English" lately.
    Bill
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,779
    edited February 2006
    When you say "Real Wood" do you mean veneer?

    Water.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Drumingman
    Drumingman Posts: 348
    edited February 2006
    Yeah, veneer, real wood.
    I want to keep them looking good and not let the wood dry out while at the same time not getting a "dull wax build up".
    No water for me on the cherry veneer.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,779
    edited February 2006
    Well dont use pledge.

    I still say water is your best bet.

    We've had this discussion so many times before, its not even funny.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • MattN03
    MattN03 Posts: 558
    edited February 2006
    What does Polk recommend?
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,781
    edited February 2006
    I would agree with Sid, NEVER use Pledge, Old English, etc, on real wood veneer.

    But I wouldn't use water either, as that will just dry the wood out more.

    The instructions that came with my SDA's say to use a light coating of lemon oil to keep the wood from drying out. I've never bothered on my 17 year old SDA's, I just dust them occasionally, vacuum off the grills, and they still look new.

    If they really need cleaning, you may want to try something like Murphy's oil soap. We use it on the real wood panels of our summer cottage with great results, but I have never used it on speakers.
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  • wirebill
    wirebill Posts: 63
    edited February 2006
    I have a custom made, solid cherry wood audio cabinet and I will never use water to clean it. I use "Old English" a couple of times a year to keep it from drying out. I use a vacuum with a very soft brush and dust it off with an old soft tee shirt every week and polish it a couple of times a year. I do the same thing with my Ohm speakers and they still look great after 27 years.
    Bill
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited February 2006
    Just dont use water... it will destroy the wood veneer and make it peel. I did this with one of my speakers before, good thing there was still some of the 30day return/exchange period left over.
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2006
    I use the blood leftover from my animal sacrifices to the audio Gods, while dancing around covered in excrement.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,058
    edited February 2006
    dorokusai wrote:
    I use the blood leftover from my animal sacrifices to the audio Gods, while dancing around covered in excrement.

    Looks like I'm not the only one ! and you know something I think I'm starting to see a difference ! ;)


    But as Sid mentioned, I use a damp cloth followed right after by a dry one. We are not talk ing about putting a hose to it, but a damp paper towel or cloth. Once in a while. Besides dust there shouldn't be much dirt except you left over greasy KFC finger prints.
    I use a swiffer duster 2x a week. Clean as can be.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,746
    edited February 2006
    The Wood Jedi here.....

    You want the wood DRY. You do not want moisture or oil in the wood. That's one of the reasons clear coat finishes are used, to keep that stuff out of the wood. All finishes have a life span and none of the cleaners/polishes will extend that life span.

    The best way to dust/clean your speakers/furniture is with a well rung out (water) cotton cloth followed by wiping with a dry cotton cloth. Endust is ok, but always spray it on the cloth, never on the furniture. Another ok product is Guardsman Polish, it's water based, no build up.

    Old English, Lemon oil (really just mineral oil with a lemon scent), Pledge (silicone...nasty stuff), etc. are a waste of money and Murphy's oil soap is veggie oil based, think rancid, nasty build up.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,779
    edited February 2006
    Yep...

    WATER rules.

    My speakers have 6 coats of clear on em though, I could blow on mine and itll all come off. Slick stuff buddy.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited February 2006
    I guess what I meant was not too much water.... I think I almost drenched mine.
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • Drumingman
    Drumingman Posts: 348
    edited February 2006
    How do you know 6, did you put on any extra?

    Hey Mr. Polk, You ought to let your customers know!

    Mr. Polk is probally a nice guy.

    It was Mr. Bose who put the Cuss in customers.
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  • Drumingman
    Drumingman Posts: 348
    edited February 2006
    Oh! Clearcoat! I got it, I can use Maguires!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,779
    edited February 2006
    I *built* my speakers...

    I put 6 gloss poly clear coats on em...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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