Cleaning Glossy black top of LSi speakers

SGuy1966
SGuy1966 Posts: 1
edited May 2006 in Speakers
I tried cleaning the glossy top of my LSis with a spray I though was distilled water, but apparently there was some kind of chemical in it. The gloss looks kind of hazy now. Is there anything I can clean it with to bring back the glossy look?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,753
    edited May 2006
    It depends if the chemical etched the plastic. There are polishes made for plastic, do a google for them.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited May 2006
    Some folks here use Armour All. If that doesn't work, try a 60/40 mixture of Clorox and comet.

    Seriously, the glossy looks nice, but it is a pain in the **** to clean. Whatever you put on them makes it worse. To be honest, I never used anything at all to clean them except a dry cotton cloth (usually whatever shirt I was wearing at the time.)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,753
    edited May 2006
    Early, I have to strongly disagree with all three products you suggested. None of them will restore a high gloss on plastic and will most likely cause further harm.
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  • cbl117
    cbl117 Posts: 285
    edited May 2006
    I use a guitar polish to clean my Lsi15s and have great results. Its dunlop formula No. 65.

    http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Dunlop-Formula-65-Polish--Cleaner?sku=425260
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited May 2006
    I use a large soft camera cloth. Works great and no build-up.
    Michael ;)
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  • gregvet
    gregvet Posts: 9
    edited May 2006
    I use Martin Guitar Polish with a guitar polishing cloth. Easy to find and works well.
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  • marly421
    marly421 Posts: 73
    edited May 2006
    F1nut wrote:
    Early, I have to strongly disagree with all three products you suggested. None of them will restore a high gloss on plastic and will most likely cause further harm.


    My oh my, is it early for F1nut? Do you REALLY think Clorox and Comet might etch the plastic?

    Maybe two teaspoons of Armour All in the morning will keep you more regular.

    Marly


    PS Are you as humorless as you sound F1nut?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,753
    edited May 2006
    If you see humor in somebody mistakenly taking that advice as the truth then you're a bigger putz than you come across.

    Oh, one other thing....go FU(K yourself. :D
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited May 2006
    ouch..!






    I agree Marly...don`t be a putz
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited May 2006
    Ouch,,That may leave a mark :)
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  • marly421
    marly421 Posts: 73
    edited May 2006
    F1nut wrote:
    If you see humor in somebody mistakenly taking that advice as the truth then you're a bigger putz than you come across.

    Oh, one other thing....go **** yourself. :D
    My god you’re insufferable pig and stupid as a stump. Your 6th grade education really fails you.

    I would suspect your IQ and **** length is around 2; unless you wear an ultra thin maxi pad (with wings of course).

    What a pitiful life and person you are. You‘re so destitute in personality and character you spend every moment you have in places like this (look at the number of posts you have right here!) and then spend that time being an ugly ****

    Get out of here you boorish, lifeless fool?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,753
    edited May 2006
    All of that and you still haven't come close in impact to those three little words I directed your way. Wanna try again because I'm having a blast yanking your chain.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,753
    edited May 2006
    I find it amazing how short some folks memories are. Not long after you joined I answered many questions you had and you thanked me. http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?p=222825#post222825

    Now, you take my comments out of context and for no damn good reason decide to try and be a wise-**** too. Pfffft.......

    Oh yeah, 37 posts in 2 years.....you're a huge asset around here. :rolleyes:

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    In that case, a big double FU(K YOU to you, the horse you rode in on and the colonel that sent you. Sue me, you schmuck.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited May 2006
    I have used this product and it caused no problems. It seemed to really clean them as well.

    http://www.shoplet.com/office/db/END097000.html

    madmax
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,782
    edited May 2006
    I like getting flamed for my cleaning methods.

    Early - I hope you dont put armor-all on a gloss finish, that will literally destroy it...

    I WAXED my 80 dollar high gloss TV stand with my drill buffer... best move I ever made, COMPLETELY cleaned it up and removed the hair line scratches - but now my TV slides very easilly.

    PS: I use McGuires wax and my soft foam (big) drill buffer... (about speed 3)
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited May 2006
    That sounds like not too bad of a idea Sid.
    Michael ;)
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,782
    edited May 2006
    It worked GREAT for me..

    But only because of that drill buffer ball (20 bucks at Advance)...

    Thing is freaking awesome... made my 15 year old alloy wheels look brand spanking new... - great little tool.
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited May 2006
    is that the ball chip foose talks about on his wheel commercial ?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,782
    edited May 2006
    Similar...

    This one is red and sold at Advance...

    I can honestly say it works. It is so much better than a regular buffer for waxing, its very even and well, its just better... lol

    That goes for your TV stands (like mine) and your cars. I waxed my truck with it, right after I had used a regular buffer and my truck became about 3 or 4 shades darker...

    As for chrome, etc - like I said above, my alloy wheels look brand new, not a speck of dirt anywhere. It also cleaned my 15 year old diamond plate bed caps right up. Look brand new. Its basically doing 4 hours of scrubbing by a 400 pound man of muscle in the click of a button. If you can only imagine attaching a polish cloth to a high speed drill with some fine polishing liquid (must be a liquid, not a compound - YMMV) - it does a ton of work in next to no time...

    PS: If you plan to use this on your vehicle for polishing the chrome - just get prepared to do alot of touch up/waxing on the paint - because this thing "slings" stuff every effing where. But its results are well worth the trouble of cleaning up its after math.
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