How would you clean a dusty speaker?

[DRG14]

Besides cranking the crap out of the amp of course!!! 8)

I have a Mesa 4x12 cab w/ Metal Grill that has been in storage for a while and the speakers have accumulated what can best be described as gunk. I was tempted to either blow them out w/ compressed air or go over the speakers lightly with a dry paint brush to get the excess gunk off.

Is this not recommended? I'm not sure how brittle older speakers can be.

 

[Old BF Shred]

I was tempted to either blow them out w/ compressed air or go over the speakers lightly with a dry paint brush to get the excess gunk off.

Just do not get too close with the air nozzle.......the air (from a distance) along with a light brushing (soft brush bristles)should work well. I would not worry about getting every little last spec. It will not affect the tone. Just be careful and you should be OK. 8)
Good luck!

 

[boogiemon]

i've used a vacuum-cleaner w/a brush attachment with some success in the past.

Besides cranking the crap out of the amp of course!!! 8)

I have a Mesa 4x12 cab w/ Metal Grill that has been in storage for a while and the speakers have accumulated what can best be described as gunk. I was tempted to either blow them out w/ compressed air or go over the speakers lightly with a dry paint brush to get the excess gunk off.

Is this not recommended? I'm not sure how brittle older speakers can be.

 

[MrMarkIII]

The shiny area at the edge of the cone is sticky and attracts dust. Don't try to be OCD and get it squeaky clean - you'll just damage the cone. I wouldn't use a vacuum or compressed air, unless it's the canned stuff for computer keyboards. Use a soft (unused, not stiff) paint brush.

 

[DaveP]

I use a vacuum and a 2 inch soft paintbrush. Works great for dusty chassis, in between knobs you car vents, speaker cones, you name it. Works great.

 

[fishyfishfish]

Plug it in and rail it for about an hour :twisted: Or soft "Paint"style brush and computer air.

 

[mgunstudios]

I can't really see that any sort of dust you could just brush off would be enough to mess with the tone. I put the grill back on and forget it.