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I would appreciate suggestions on how to best clean and shine piano black and other glossy speakers without scratching them. Thank you.
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Swiffer pads work well too, and are cheap.
Dust and toss.
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I do like my Swiffer dusters, they work great for my OCD a quick dust of my gear each and every morning. This being home on Disability is starting to scare me a little bit .......
I have Merlin VSM-MXe's in piano black and use Wizard's Mist 'N Shine - its recommended by Merlin and works great. Its also used to detail automobiles... antistatic properties helps keep dust at bay...
I'm talking about a 10:1 distilled water to alcohol ratio now , not 50/50 or anything that strong, its not needed just to clean dust, fingerprints etc.
Most companies use automotive Polyurethane ,Urethane or Lacquer finishes these days. You can use a good quality automotive polish or glaze every now and then , something like 3M Finesse or Meguiar's clear coat glaze . And for weekly cleaning just a slightly damp diaper type cloth with distilled water and a few drops of Isopropyl alcohol if it has a lot of fingerprints or in my case cats rubbing up against it when they walk by. Cat Residue ? The small amount of alcohol wont affect lacquer and almost "nothing" will affect urethane or polyurethane.
I got my cleaner from the store I bought my piano from, along with the cloths. It comes in a spray bottle, works great.
What works great for LCD screens is distilled water and rubbing alcohol
50/50 mixture
Works great and leaves absolutely no residue
I would think it would work great for piano finish as well
Many clear coats and latex acrylics are alcohol soluable.
Bad advice.
...a microfiber towel works just fine. If you need to actually clean them, use a slightly damp towel soaked in water with a small squirt of dish detergent. Wring the towel out as dry as you can. Wipe off the surface and follow with a soft dry towel. Piano black finishes are usually polyester or sometimes lacquer. Neither surface will be harmed if they get slightly damp.
Steinway Piano Cleaner and Piano Polish (two separate items) were suggested to me by an Audio Note dealer to clean and polish my piano lacquered AN speakers.
Use a soft, lint free, cotton cloth rather than microfiber to avoid micro scratches.
Those that have been in the dryer with clothes always works for me.
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