The History Kid Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 After purchasing an RC-7 last month, I spent a good amount of time restoring it and fixing it up. While the grille is in fair shape, there's a couple of stains on it. They're fairly faint, but now that I know they're there it's bothersome. A damp cloth didn't do anything nor did a windex dampened cloth. Does anyone know of anything else I could try that wouldn't damage the material? Thanks guys. P.S. FAO: Zeus. Bring on your jokes, sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I can't say for sure for your RC-7 grills but when I had my fortes, I put them in a bath of warm water with mild dishwashing liquid and let them soak for a couple of hours. Boy did that water get brown. Mine were not stained but just filthy so this may not work for your situation but it may be worth a try. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Pick up a can of automotive brake cleaner and test in an inconspicuous spot on the back first before doing anything on front, if it does not harm the material (chances are small) it works as an awesome cleaner for most fabrics. It dries quickly and don't breathe the fumes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted December 24, 2016 Moderators Share Posted December 24, 2016 Similar to Bill, any time I purchase used speakers, One of the first things I do is put the grills in the bathtub filled up with water and instead of using dish detergent I use laundry detergent. Just make sure you don't do that with the older wooden grills 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted December 24, 2016 Moderators Share Posted December 24, 2016 It is amazing how nasty the water turns just from dirt, sometimes smoke, dander from animals it's pretty disgusting but it's nice to know that your speaker grills not only look clean they actually have a nice smell to them because of the laundry detergent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 With couple inches of water in tub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 4 hours ago, Youthman said: Similar to Bill, any time I purchase used speakers, One of the first things I do is put the grills in the bathtub filled up with water and instead of using dish detergent I use laundry detergent. Just make sure you don't do that with the older wooden grills You could put them in your new hot tub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted December 24, 2016 Moderators Share Posted December 24, 2016 9 minutes ago, Ceptorman said: You could put them in your new hot tub Ha! Not a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Similar to the tub or washer... Send them to me. I'll put them into my eight foot wide front bucket with copious amounts of Downy softener.... Plenty of room for them to have their own personal space! I'll drive around the farm to get some work done which will gently agitate them (ok, sometimes violently agitate them) I could even hang them from the back bucket to drip/dry for an extra fee. and then I'll send them back You will however, have to pardon any bugs, leaves or twigs that you might find on them. How about it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The History Kid Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 Coytee, I would insist they stay...especially if they are big bugs. I need to keep things on hand to prank the neighborhood children with anyway. Sounds like the detergent option is the widely accepted method. Did you guys blow dry them or something afterwards or air dry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Woolite is great for a general cleaning, oxy clean for a boost if needed. If stains are still there after that use the brake cleaner method, make sure the fabric is dry before using. Blow drying may set stains and shrink the fabric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The History Kid Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 Air dry it is then. Shouldn't be hard in this house. You could rub two sticks together and the whole room would go up right now. Happy winter, indeed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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