Cleaning speaker grill cloth

jimbo1421
jimbo1421 Posts: 772
edited October 2009 in Speakers
Hello,

I have a titanium SurroundBar 42 and PSW10 that I will be putting up for sale. The grills have some small spots on them that I want to remove. The SB 42 had a small dark spot that I tried to sponge off with clean water. Doing this actually left a larger water mark and didn't remove the small mark. I should have left it alone. The sub also has a small (1/2") stain of unknown origin. How can I clean these? Should they be sent to the dry cleaners? Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Regards,
Jim
5.1 System:
TCL R613 55" 4K
Front: SRS-3.1TL
Center: CS400i
Surround: Monitor 10B
PSW10 subwoofer
Onkyo PR-SC886P Pre/Pro
NAD T955 5 channel power amplifier
Technics SL-1710 MK2 turntable
Audio-Technica AT14Sa cartridge
Parasound P3 pre-amp
Oppo BDP-103 Blu-Ray
2014 MacBook Pro 2.8 GHz

2.0 Office System:
Monitor 10A (Peerless)
Outlaw 1050 receiver
Parasound HCA-1000A power amp
MacPro
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,701
    edited October 2009
    I like Resolve Fabric/Carpet cleaner. It's one of those products that just works.
    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."

    President of Club Polk

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  • jimbo1421
    jimbo1421 Posts: 772
    edited October 2009
    Thanks F1nut, I will give it a try.

    Jim
    5.1 System:
    TCL R613 55" 4K
    Front: SRS-3.1TL
    Center: CS400i
    Surround: Monitor 10B
    PSW10 subwoofer
    Onkyo PR-SC886P Pre/Pro
    NAD T955 5 channel power amplifier
    Technics SL-1710 MK2 turntable
    Audio-Technica AT14Sa cartridge
    Parasound P3 pre-amp
    Oppo BDP-103 Blu-Ray
    2014 MacBook Pro 2.8 GHz

    2.0 Office System:
    Monitor 10A (Peerless)
    Outlaw 1050 receiver
    Parasound HCA-1000A power amp
    MacPro
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  • jimbo1421
    jimbo1421 Posts: 772
    edited October 2009
    Well, the Resolve didn't work. Polk CS recommended a thorough washing with mild soap. I filled the bathtub with warm water and Ivory dish soap and immersed the grills, gently scrubbing with a new sponge. Patted them partly dry and put them out in the sun to finish drying. The small spots are still slightly visible, but the watermarks from previous cleaning attempts are gone. I also tried some fabric spot remover before washing with no luck. Since the watermarks are gone I am just going to consider myself lucky that they aren't spoiled altogether.

    NB: These grills have plastic frames. Don't try this on grills with particle board frames.

    Jim
    5.1 System:
    TCL R613 55" 4K
    Front: SRS-3.1TL
    Center: CS400i
    Surround: Monitor 10B
    PSW10 subwoofer
    Onkyo PR-SC886P Pre/Pro
    NAD T955 5 channel power amplifier
    Technics SL-1710 MK2 turntable
    Audio-Technica AT14Sa cartridge
    Parasound P3 pre-amp
    Oppo BDP-103 Blu-Ray
    2014 MacBook Pro 2.8 GHz

    2.0 Office System:
    Monitor 10A (Peerless)
    Outlaw 1050 receiver
    Parasound HCA-1000A power amp
    MacPro
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,701
    edited October 2009
    Hey Jim, sorry the Resolve didn't work for you. I've has great success with it. I wonder if they are some sort of synthetic?
    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."

    President of Club Polk

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  • jimbo1421
    jimbo1421 Posts: 772
    edited October 2009
    F1nut wrote: »
    Hey Jim, sorry the Resolve didn't work for you. I've has great success with it. I wonder if they are some sort of synthetic?

    Polk CS said that they are a cotton/synthetic blend.

    Jim
    5.1 System:
    TCL R613 55" 4K
    Front: SRS-3.1TL
    Center: CS400i
    Surround: Monitor 10B
    PSW10 subwoofer
    Onkyo PR-SC886P Pre/Pro
    NAD T955 5 channel power amplifier
    Technics SL-1710 MK2 turntable
    Audio-Technica AT14Sa cartridge
    Parasound P3 pre-amp
    Oppo BDP-103 Blu-Ray
    2014 MacBook Pro 2.8 GHz

    2.0 Office System:
    Monitor 10A (Peerless)
    Outlaw 1050 receiver
    Parasound HCA-1000A power amp
    MacPro
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