Speaker help

Lonnie
Lonnie Posts: 9
edited December 2008 in Speakers
Hi

I recently got polk monitor 40 bookshelf speakers, while unpacking them i noticed the plastic was taped to the speakers and some of the sticky residue wont come off the wood, my problem is when i dust the speaker off the dust sticks to the sticky residue and looks like a streak of dust on it. any thoughts how to correct this and what can i use to clean the wood with without hurting the finish? also what is the black finish on the wood? paint, stain? thanks alot
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  • Eric W
    Eric W Posts: 556
    edited December 2008
    The finish is vinyl on a Monitor 40. You should be able to use a citrus based cleaner such as Goo-Gone. Avoid the more powerful stuff like Goof-Off. PLEASE TEST a small area (perhaps on the bottom) first before attempting to clean off the residue.
    -Eric
    -Polk Audio
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited December 2008
    lonnie wrote: »
    hi

    i recently got polk monitor 40 bookshelf speakers, while unpacking them i noticed the plastic was taped to the speakers and some of the sticky residue wont come off the wood, my problem is when i dust the speaker off the dust sticks to the sticky residue and looks like a streak of dust on it. Any thoughts how to correct this and what can i use to clean the wood with without hurting the finish? Also what is the black finish on the wood? Paint, stain? Thanks alot

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