Best way to clean glossy finish on speakers?


I have a microfiber cloth and distilled water and isopropyl alcohol. 
 

I can use all this to clean a TV screen and my glasses, but is there a preferred way to clean pristine glossy finish on speaker cabinets so that trace scratching does not appear?.

 

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Showing 3 responses by macg19

Menzerna is a top shelf brand but once you add a machine to the mix you need to be careful if you do not have prior experience. Lot's of tutorials on YouTube though.

Autogeek dot net is awesome - they have everything you could possibly need - I've been buying from them for 20 years. 

Lot’s of good and also silly suggestions here...a few suggestions and corrections if you will...

  • don’t use alcohol on your speakers, eye glasses or TV
  • yes, treat like automotive paint
  • yes, spray your clean dust cloth lightly with distilled water
  • don’t press hard, or at all, even a clean cloth can put swirls in the paint
  • don’t dust or polish in circles - that is where the swirls come from - use straight lines - you can still put fine scratches in the paint if you use too much pressure but they will be less obvious
  • if you want to use car "wax", don’t use actual carnauba wax unless you know what your are doing
  • consumer ceramic automotive paint products generally have a low silica content and are not the same as the pro stuff - you can get your car done with a ceramic coating done "professionally" for anywhere from $200 to $5,000 - there is a reason for the massive range in cost, most of which is the preparation of the paint’s surface prior to application
  • far easier and effective to use a high quality synthetic paint sealant - I use Wolf and Adams - do one or two coats, after that your are done for a long time (unless your speaker is in the sun)
  • after that a detail spray works wonders, after you have lightly dusted - but spray the cloth not the speaker
  • If you have scuffs and a few light "surface scratches", Maguier’s cleaner wax works really well - but it will not buff out or fill in actual scratches that have pierced the clear coat
  • DO NOT attempt paint correction (the removal of swirls and scratches) as suggested above unless you know what you are doing AND you have the required power tools and pads - automotive compounds, glazes and polishes require machine application and removal to be effective

Most importantly, learn to ignore the imperfections. 

My glossy finish looks fine without any polish.  I just want to clean off the surface. Why would anybody polish an already existing Nice looking glossy speaker finishes??

No clue. But applying a synthetic automotive paint sealant as I suggested above can protect that glossy finish and make it easier to dust and clean.