How do you dust your gear?

Shadowfax

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I have been using an old spray can of Endust for Electronics and a soft microfiber towel. I spray just enough to get the towel to attract the dust, but not wet enough to leave any marks or smears.

My can finally ran out and I am finding that the product has changed, more towards screens and phones so I am a bit confused on what product if any to use while dusting.

What do you do and what products if any do you use to dust your gear and speakers?
 
Hi Brian,

I use a feather duster where I can easily reach (speakers and monoblock amps) and a slightly damp cloth in those hard to reach spots.

Ken
 
I use a swiffer duster. It hasn't scratched anything and the extendable handle and adjustable angle of the duster is useful.
 
Yes, dust and scratches are the bane of my existence. These chaotic constructs were placed on this Earth to make a mockery of my pristine material world. Can coveting expensive HiFi equipment turn into an obsession or even a phobia? Apparently so...

Amathophobia is the fear of dust.
Molysomophobia is the fear of dirt or contamination.
Amychophobia is the fear of scratches.
Atelophobia is the fear of imperfection.

If you wipe it, consider it scratched. Get out your loupe or USB microscope and you will find the dust scratch. The key is to minimise contact.

Do not to use anything on Perspex. You will craze it. A damp leather chamois or jewellery cloth is good. A spot of diluted detergent if there are oily spots.


Cleaning arsenal:

Compressed Air
Teased lambswool duster
2 grades of Micro fibre cloth
Jewellery cloth
Isopropyl Alcohol (good for everything that has no oil)
Anti-Static screen cleaner and/or Orange oil for oily particulates
Silicon Free Beeswax & lemon oil for natural veneers (not piano, painted or urethane/lacquered finishes)

Any suggestions are welcome!!
 
I use canned air to get the top layer off, Swiffer duster to finish the job, especially on my gold coloured Yaqin MC-10L tube intergrated...works quite well.
 
Whatever you do, don't let the maid near your system. They are notorious for snapping off cantilevers while dusting. The more expensive the cartridge, the higher the probability the maid will break it. Or at least that is what the guys with broken cantilevers say.
 
mep said:
Whatever you do, don't let the maid near your system. They are notorious for snapping off cantilevers while dusting. The more expensive the cartridge, the higher the probability the maid will break it. Or at least that is what the guys with broken cantilevers say.
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LOL, the day I can afford a Maid, I will keep that in mind.
 
Feather duster or Swiffer on "box" components. Turntable...soft bristle shaving brush. Vacuum tube components where tubes are exposed...1"-1.5" wide soft bristle paint brush.
 
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I use three tools. First attack is with a Dyson soft brush. I try to use it at an angle so I don't push dust with the leading edge. I let the vacuum suck up some dust and the trailing edge loosen more difficult dust. My strategy here is to lift off dust and not push it around. The brush can fit between my shelves and the top of some of my equipment but it won't reach all the way to the back.

Other places I use a microfiber duster that looks something like a feather duster but the "feathers" are microfiber. Again, this is relatively long and skinny so it fits between equipment tops and shelf bottoms. The cleaning portion is replaceable.

Last tool is something I just found. It is a microfiber air vent duster. About $8 at Bed Bath & Beyond. I think I also saw it at Walmart. The dusting portion is about 19" long and only 1.5" in diameter. This fits all the way to the back between the top of my equipment and the shelf above it. Downside of this tool is the dusting portion is not replaceable.

I should note that all of my equipment is in a case. No exposed tubes to deal with.

The most important part about keeping my equipment clean is I never touch it with bare hands. I keep white cotton gloves handy so I never have to deal with finger prints or body oil and salt. That way my equipment won't get any shiny or discolored spots and dust has nothing to stick to. Several times I have had buyers of my used equipment say it looks like it was never used.

Now the rest of my house is a different story.
 
Welcome to the forum Jackiejr! Thank you for joining.

Sometimes I use very light pressure from a feather duster or preferably a Swiffer duster. Be very careful.
 
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