Stereophile has had an ongoing debate in the "tweaks" column (back inner page - now no loger running) for the past year or so on the use of ArmorAll and other treatments... all I can remember is that ArmorAll was determined to be a no-no, but very similar products existed that didn't cause any damage or chemical/physical modification to the surrounds. If you're a subscriber, check out the tweaks column dating back a year or so. If not, I can look these up and give you a more complete lowdown at some point.
Treating foam speaker surrounds
Does anyone know of a way to "treat" foam speaker surrounds to keep them from crumbling into dust ? While i know that all foam surrounds will decay over time, my prime concern right now are the woofers that i have mounted in the back deck of my car. Due to the extreme heat and sunlight beating down on them, i know that they won't last long in there. I am looking for "proven" methods as i don't want to do further damage or speed up the "rotting" process.
I've had two 8's and a 12" in there for about two years now and the 12" is starting to look "funky" in terms of discolouration but is still solid. Seeing that i have to remove the back window to replace them, i would like to be able to preserve these as long as possible. Any ideas or suggestions ? If you don't know for sure that what you mention is a valid approach, PLEASE state so in your post. I don't want to be anyone's "guinea pig" : ) Sean
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PS... I'm sure that others with older speakers ( home or car audio ) would LOVE to hear about something like this also.
I've had two 8's and a 12" in there for about two years now and the 12" is starting to look "funky" in terms of discolouration but is still solid. Seeing that i have to remove the back window to replace them, i would like to be able to preserve these as long as possible. Any ideas or suggestions ? If you don't know for sure that what you mention is a valid approach, PLEASE state so in your post. I don't want to be anyone's "guinea pig" : ) Sean
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PS... I'm sure that others with older speakers ( home or car audio ) would LOVE to hear about something like this also.