Foam rot! Well, actually, the cracking of the rubber surrounds (since foam rot seems to be an innevitability). When I bought my new Treetorn wellies, I read that wiping them down with silicon lubricant will help keep the rubber moisturized and reduce any chance of cracking at the stress points (cracking was something I read these boots were also suseptible to). It was advised NOT to spray WD-40 since all that will do is REMOVE moisture rather than help retain it.
After remembering all this, I'm interested to see what other people might think of spraying a rag with silicone spray and gently wiping down the rubber surrounds of their speakers in order to prolong the life and pushing possible cracking further into the distant future.
The main reason this comes to mind is that, I recently ordered new drivers for my 6000's (the old ones, as you may have guessed, fell victim to the rubber surrounds cracking). Now, in order to make my investment last, I was thinking about using this technique on the new drivers.
Thoughts?