Poll: How often do you oil?

[psg]

?<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>Wish I had speakers I could oil...Oil? You mean that wood finish needs oil?Once a year, whether they need it or not.Few times a year, when I think of it.At least once a month!Many, many times a month.Every time I listen to 'em, and that's more than once a week! ;-)

[colterphoto1]

Sadly, not nearly enough. My old CW's survived a house fire, were in very rough shape when I got them. And my 1963's ain't pretty either. Bet I only oil them properly every few years. Based on the suggested responses, this isn't nearly enough?

What would the normal oiling schedule be for speakers in a normal home environment? I have hot water heat, so it doesn't get dry in winter and speakers are kept out of direct sunshine.

Michael

[nicholtl]

Supposedly, all the Reference series do not need oiling. I remember it specifically states such a fact in the manual. However, there's no harm in doing it, I suppose. I oil mine once a year.

[lynnm]

Actually Reference speakers may or not require oiling to look their

best depending upon the finish they were given at the factory or by subsequent owners.

If they were not a lacquered finish but were instead a raw finish then

they need to be oiled. On the other hand if they were a raw finish and

were subsequently stained and given a lacquer finish then oiling is

unnecessary.

[crazytubepower]

I polish my speakers every weekend. But they are reference so they do not need oil.

[Speedball]

About once a year and probably not enough for my kg4.2's until I finished them with Polyurethane. Now it's just dust once in a while.

[KungFuNat]

exactly what do you guys use to "oil" your speakers??

[sunburnwilly]

Good Topic , The previous owner of my Belles mentioned he used lemon oil on them . I need to email him to find what brand he used , and how often . I have no clue , the finish seems fine at the moment though .

[Tom Mobley]

Tung oil at Home Cheepo, but a lot of the retail Tung Oils are blended

with varnish. You can get Walnut Oil in the salad dressing

section of a good supermarket.

[pauln]

Will too much oil loosen the veneer? Do you guys rub your speakers with steel wool between oilings?

[Tom Mobley]

I''d be real shy about using steel wool. Lots of strong magnets

nearby. Also, it leaves tiny bits of steel embedded in the

wood. There can be discoloration, especially if you live

somewhere damp. At a decent paint store you can get scotchbrite

pads down to like 2000 grit equivilent. I use the 400 and 600

versions a lot. I wrap them around a scrap of plywood or

something to keep even pressure.

It won't loosen the veneer, never heard of it on here anyway.

[thxsubwoofers]

I always polish my RW-12 subwoofer box with Lemon Pledge whenever there is dust on top. Make it shine like a mirror![]

[sunburnwilly]

I always polish my RW-12 subwoofer box with Lemon Pledge whenever there is dust on top. Make it shine like a mirror![]

Hope your using an old plain cotton t-shirt . I hear they work wonderfully . He , He ...

[Speedball]

What prompted me to use polyurethane was using too much boiled linseed oil one time. It had been a long time since the last rub down so I used way too much and it turned into a thick goo that would not rub out. It never did any harm to the laminate just was sticky like a thick syrup and would not soak in to the wood.

[colterphoto1]

you can buff the surface with scotchbrite pads instead of steel wool. leaves no metal residue and tends to not grab snage like steel wool can.

I use some murphey's oil soap on the pair that made it through house fire (not mine). Cleaned the soot right off. If you use this, make sure to WIPE DRY thoroughly afterwards, then reoil. Think I just used a tung oil I had around for furniture refinishing.

What's so special about BLO?

Michael

[psg]

Thanks for the answers!

For me, it's many times a month on average. But that's because I

got the KHorns a few months ago and had some catching up to do from the

previous owner! I suppose I'll settle down to one a month or less.

I use Old English lemon oil on a WO finish.

[DRBILL]

PRN

DRBILL

[Kudret]

I use BLO on my HWO Heresy and CWO Cornwalls about twice a year. My Khorns are KWL which I am currently refinishing with wipe on poly.

Kudret

[DoubleJ]

Thanks for the great info thus far.

I have a pair of '78 WO K-horns that were badly neglected before I got them. They were dirty and had many coats of Old English polish to clean off.

Now it's time to apply some oil and it was suggested by someone here (Sorry not to give credit where credit is due) as well as Jim Hunter ( At Klipschstock 2005) to use Birchwood-Casey Tru Oil. This is the oil that was used at the factory. PLEASE NOTE!!! I asked this question specifically in regards to 1978 W/O K-Horns. This may or may not be true for other years or other Heritage models. UYOJ!!! (Use your own judgment)

This is the route I'm going to take and will keep you informed on my quest.

I won't promise any pictures at this time.

JJ

[capo72]

Every 3 months or 36,000mi. whichever comes 1st. []

Jeremy