How To Clean Piano Black Speaker Finish?

Jeez.....it's not rocket science folks.  The speakers are not outside,  they will not have any bonded contaminants.  So DON"T use clay.  Use some Mequiars Ultimate Quick Wax and a quality microfiber.  That's it. Polish in the same direction....back and forth, not circular.  You won't see swirl marks unless the sun is reflecting off them through a window.  It's paint and basic paint care is pretty simple on a new finish.  

Some piano black finishes have a very thin UV cured clear coat like Taylor uses on
their guitars.  They have a polish specifically for this type of finish.
You can purchase it on line at music stores and Taylor guitars.

I've owned a few Taylors and still own a couple of 'em, and Novus works on the poly finishes as well.

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... Novus works on the poly finishes as well.

Novus also works really well on turntable dustcovers.

Only arguments about audio cables and motor oil elicit such vitriol and heated debate as do auto-care products. SwissVax, Zymöl, P21S… name your poison. Every owner of a concours winner has a favorite. I actually use a different product or system based on the specific paint finish of the car. Show cars, especially old ones with six-figure restorations, rarely need anything but the finest polish because they rarely, if ever, get driven. Yes, we’re nuts.

Cars that do get driven need a helping hand with more thorough stages of detailing. And brand-new cars with fresh paint can benefit from recently developed plastic wrap like Xpel film that protects paint from elements and even self-heals minor scratches. Think grandma’s precious white sofas, swaddled in those nasty clear plastic covers. It’s frustrating to pay for Porsche PTS and wrap a perfect paint job in plastic, but rock chips, bird droppings and acid rain are worse than a little plastic orange peel on the surface.

What I marvel at is the deplorable way some audio enthusiasts treat their gear. I have seen so many expensive speakers and electronics abused with scratches, dents and all manner of careless damage, as if all that matters is whether or not they are operational. Hey, we have to look at this stuff!

Maybe it’s time to coat all those auto paint-finished speakers with plastic and call it a day.