Stella Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 I put my ar 2ax speaker right next to the window. I opened the window and suddenly it started to rain so my speaker cabinet top got water stain. What should i do to prevent water stain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genek Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 If you already have a stain it's too late to prevent. If you post a picture of what you have we may be able to help you remove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryten79 Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 barkeepers friend on a rag and lightly rub and wipe, rinse with mild soap and water and dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Nicolai Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 One thing you can do to prevent water spotting in the future is to add a layer of finishing oil to your cabinets every year or two. AR speakers were usually oil finished, meaning they used some sort of oil/varnish combination as the finishing agent on top of the wood stain used to finish the cabinet. Oil finishes don’t last forever. That is they start to dry and lose some of their protective capacity every year. That’s the bad news, as you discovered when your 2ax’s got wet. The good news is that you can add a layer of Tung, Teak, or Danish oil to the surface every couple of years to keep them looking new and keep some level of water resistance. If you don’t want to bother with that, simply add a few layers of urethane varnish to the surface of the speaker cabinets. Three layers of urethane varnish will last for many years, and will make the cabinets pretty water mark resistant. But once you have done that you can never use an oil finish on the cabinet again. You’ve pretty much sealed the wood with a layer of plastic and it will be incapable of absorbing any oil finishes again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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