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D Voice · Been Here Awhile Joined: 26 Jun 2010 Posts: 232

My studio monitors (M-Audio CX5s actually) have what feels like a sticky residue on the front (rubbery part) of both monitors.

What causes that and more importantly, how to clean it?

ronharpervoice · Club 300 Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 347 Location: Ohio

They make wipes for that. Check your local computer store.
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Bruce · Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2019 11:36 am Post subject:

Ask the professionals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPBIfvZDTnw

Now seriously, here's some advice, and it must be good, they speak with a Scandinavian accent:

https://www.dynaudio.com/dynaudio-academy/2017/february/ask-the-expert-how-to-clean-your-speakers

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Mike Harrison · Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 12:43 pm Post subject:

My apologies; I certainly don't mean to sound "stuffy" but, I've been using loudspeakers for, well... longer than I'd care to admit, and have never encountered anything but surface dust on them. I cannot imagine what in a loudspeaker might create a sticky residue, apart from, say, a leaky component in the amplifier. But I'm guessing the amp would not be physically located where a leak would get onto the outside of a speaker. As this sticky residue is on both of your speakers – if it were me, I would contact M-Audio.
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Frank F · Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 12:52 pm Post subject:

There's an a Hobo Tounge

for that...

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Mark Farrell · Joined: 02 Mar 2017 Posts: 5

I had something similar occur to a rubber coating on the body and grille of a microphone which got very sticky. Evidently an environmental issue with some rubber that causes 'reversion' of rubber'.
https://www.polymersolutions.com/blog/stickiness-insulting-reality-rubber-reversion/
I attempted to clean the stickyeness off, but nothing would cut it apart from solvents that would have stripped the paint.
The manufacturer of the mic is willing to send me replacement a body and grill for free (I pay shipping).
If the rubber is the the cone part of the monitor, probably best to contact the manufacturer.

Bish · Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 3:39 pm Post subject:

I recently had this exact problem with the casing around a camera remote shutter release. It had been sitting unused for a few years. I used isopropyl alcohol and it lost all it's tackiness with no detrimental effect on the underlying structure.
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Eddie Eagle · M&M Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 2393

Ya gotta stop using the deep fryer to make Fried Twinkies next to your studio!