Cleaning stain from amp grill
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Cleaning stain from amp grill
So, today I hit up a few local pawn shops, and came home with a bedroom amp, a Marshall VS30R ($30!!)
It works fine and sounds pretty decent, but it could use some TLC (cleanup, replacing of all the screws that are rusted, and 2 knobs). Anyway, there's a huge stain on the grille... any suggestions on how to tackle it? Here's a pic:
It works fine and sounds pretty decent, but it could use some TLC (cleanup, replacing of all the screws that are rusted, and 2 knobs). Anyway, there's a huge stain on the grille... any suggestions on how to tackle it? Here's a pic:
I'm in the same position... and mines for sale.
I reckon numerous wipes with a non scratch scourer and minimal fairy liquid would do the job.... or maybe upgrading to turps or lighter fluid if really bad.
If you can hold tissue or kitchen roll behind the mesh I'm sure that would be a bonus.
That stain almost looks like a clean bit where the rest needs a basic dust / wipe over.
Have you tried anything yet ?
* Pour beer on it ??? I've drank all mine.
I reckon numerous wipes with a non scratch scourer and minimal fairy liquid would do the job.... or maybe upgrading to turps or lighter fluid if really bad.
If you can hold tissue or kitchen roll behind the mesh I'm sure that would be a bonus.
That stain almost looks like a clean bit where the rest needs a basic dust / wipe over.
Have you tried anything yet ?
* Pour beer on it ??? I've drank all mine.
The only beer I spill goes down my throat
Honestly, I don't have a clue what was spilled on it. It had a Dec 2009 tag at the pawn shop when I bought it, and there's no discernable smell on the stain (yes, i smelled it). So it's been there a while, and it might have happened at the pawn shop some time over the past 2 years.
The other thing I thought about was going over the whole grille lightly with black shoe polish, like this
Honestly, I don't have a clue what was spilled on it. It had a Dec 2009 tag at the pawn shop when I bought it, and there's no discernable smell on the stain (yes, i smelled it). So it's been there a while, and it might have happened at the pawn shop some time over the past 2 years.
The other thing I thought about was going over the whole grille lightly with black shoe polish, like this
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This doesnt help but years ago all i could afford was an old Carlsbro valve combo that was going cheap because someone had painted a smiley 'acid house' face on it. I just sprayed the grill with black paint. Looked fine, not an ideal solution though i know.
These days you can buy speaker cloth/grill easily on the interwebs.
These days you can buy speaker cloth/grill easily on the interwebs.
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Hell yeahrobroe wrote:go to the store and get some rad fabric son
do an robroe
It looks like a grease stain. If it is some sort of oil-based stain, then I would just opt to replace it. You can also get artsy and paint something on the grill too, but yeah, I really like the Robroe method. It puts some individuality into ur gear It even works awesome as a bass drum skin
ugh... so the particle board soaked up a bit too much of the paint, and it wouldn't fit. I tried tapping it into place by hand and ended up breaking it. Particle board + caribbean climate = not a good mix
So I mounted the speaker backwards to hold it in place, since I travel tomorrow, and I'll fix it on the road. I know of a good lumberyard close to where I'll be. I'll also look at fabric samples. Or if I can find a blanket at a thrift store with a ninja turtles print, we're in business.
So I mounted the speaker backwards to hold it in place, since I travel tomorrow, and I'll fix it on the road. I know of a good lumberyard close to where I'll be. I'll also look at fabric samples. Or if I can find a blanket at a thrift store with a ninja turtles print, we're in business.