Possibly you're enhancing the static charge by rubbing it so often.
Turntable dust cover cleaning
Howdy. I have an issue with my Sota turntable dust cover. Pretty much every day, I have to clean streaks off the cover. There is a very high amount of static. I do run a very small humidifier as well. I live in Colorado (very dry climate) and the problem is worse on very dry days. I use Sprayway glass cleaner which has no ammonia and is safe for plastic. I'm assuming the cover is either plastic or plexiglass.
Here's a photo of it - https://imgpile.com/images/G1MMZ8.jpg
Any ideas?
Thanks much !
- ...
- 14 posts total
Hi Hazeloop, I am another long term SOTA owner. It looks to me that you have swirl marks on the dust cover. You can bring it back with a little elbow grease or a random orbital polisher if you have one. Go to Autogeeks and get the smallest bottle of Menzerna 2500. You can use a soft foam polishing pad on a random orbital polisher or a clean microfiber cloth and elbow grease. Rub vigorously in a straight line across the entire surface. Repeat until the marks are gone. After you bring it back clean only with a fresh microfiber cloth. Any dirt will scratch the cover. I spray with 50% isopropyl in distilled water. This will safely remove any fingerprints. |
I had a client tell me "I don’t have to do anything". No matter what you do, dust will come in your situation. Get it as clean as you can, dry to have no streaks, then: do nothing, and occasionally a light drag of a large lint free cloth, just get excess, live with a generally dusty look, it’s doing it’s job.
|
Novus plastic polishing kit. As @mijostyn said, work in straight lines. I don’t know if you will get them out, but you may be able to make them somewhat less visible. After that, just dust with a swiffer. If you can’t get anywhere with the Novus, buy a new one and just dust with a swiffer. |
- 14 posts total