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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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,205
    edited December 2008
    Eric Wong wrote: »
    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, could he not just use alcohol for this, or is that too strong? I'm thinking of the alcohol usually sold in pharmacies.
    Alea jacta est!
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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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