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Re: How to clean the BL8000 black "stand"

Bv7Mk3 — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:49:11 GMT

A little bit of shoe polish dapped on the base,then buffed up with a brush is another way.

Re: How to clean the BL8000 black "stand"

GuyHui — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:31:09 GMT

Thanks Lee for your help.

Guy

Re: How to clean the BL8000 black "stand"

9 LEE — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:03:50 GMT

When we get BeoLab 8000's like this we detach them from the speaker, clean and scrub them in hot soapy water, rough them up with wire wool then re-spray them with satin black car bumper paint. We use bumper paint as it's slightly rubberised, can take knocks, and never flakes off.

If i was looking to restore the lustre on original unpainted ones, use silicone dressing spray heavily then leave it to soak in overnight. Buff off with a microfiber the next morning and they'll look fine.

Lee

Re: How to clean the BL8000 black "stand"

GuyHui — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:29:15 GMT

Thanks for your feedback,

Guy

Re: How to clean the BL8000 black "stand"

TripEnglish — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:14:02 GMT

GuyHui :

Thanks for your advice.

According to the tire-shine solution, will it break the calcium deposit as if we were using carbonated water ?

Cheers,

Guy

In my experience it does, though I've only dealt with mild deposits. If not, maybe try a solution to remove calcium deposits and then do the tire shine to bring out luster.

Re: How to clean the BL8000 black "stand"

GuyHui — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:41:40 GMT

Thanks for your advice.

According to the tire-shine solution, will it break the calcium deposit as if we were using carbonated water ?

Cheers,

Guy

Re: How to clean the BL8000 black "stand"

TripEnglish — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:44:03 GMT

It's going to sound odd, but tire-shine does very well cleaning them and restoring them to their obsidian luster as though fresh from the box. I keep one of the little squeezey ones with the built-in sponge in the store at all times.

Re: How to clean the BL8000 black "stand"

Hungedu — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:17:28 GMT

Try mixing in a little lemon juice or carbonated water. The slight amount of citric or carbonic acid may break up the calcium deposits.

How to clean the BL8000 black "stand"

GuyHui — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:48:53 GMT

Hello,

I have some difficulty to have my BL8000's stands cleaned. In fact, dust is getting in the black stands and tends to solidify.

I have tried to clean them using a hot humid sponge, but after an hour, a white calcareous layer appears on the surface. It is very hard to remove that.

Do you think that applying a wet sponge with demineralized water will do the trick.

Thanks for your help !

Cheers,

Guy