I just got some old speakers; they are really dusty and dirty. The metal dust caps are real dirty and the outer edges of the speaker paper are a mess. How can I clean these?
Doug Roccaforte had the simplest answer: Turn up the volume. This sometimes works with dust, but seldom with grime (maybe with HiWatts), so let’s go a bit further. RonSonic said: Paint brushes are underappreciated as a cleaning tool. Spraying a bit of 409 or windex or some such on the brush will help. You don’t want to get the cone wet but a dampened brush isn’t going to hurt it either. A slightly damper brush and a paper towel will do fine on the aluminum dust cap. PMG noted: Those aluminum dust caps are really easy to dent, so use a lot of caution. They’ll still work ok if you dent them but they’ll be uglier (and went on to recommend a dry ratg -ed). Doug Schultz got more hard core: … I used an air compressor and a blower nozzle to clean out the folds in the surround. Be careful though, you can blow right through the paper. Other than that if you are careful with a damp paint brush you can get the dirt off without hurting the paper.
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