I use a combination of things- you can buy vacuum cleaner attachments that are meant for computer, electronics and the like; from what I understand, vacuum is not supposed to be applied directly to internal components- but used in conjunction w/ a separate brush to catch and remove the debris. I’m not vacuuming the innards but I still use that approach.
There’s a tool called a LensPen that you can find on Amazon or elsewhere as a brand name item. It works pretty well as a dust brush on tubed components - I used it to dust the exposed chassis of a vintage McI MX 110z which is cluttered as hell and has a lot of protrusions set against a chromed chassis.
For anodized sheet metal, I got tipped to Endust for Electronics by the folks at Lamm who I had sent a piece to for work; it came back shiny new and that was what they used.
There is also a pump spray (I’d have to check the brand) that is used to clean computer display screens. I apply that to a very soft cloth to dust the piano lacquer finish on a number of woofer cabinets, and wipe it dry with a similar cloth that is meant for this type of application.
It’s sort of an endless task. My main system is in a dedicated room on the second floor where no one goes but me or my wife- no pets, no foot traffic, yet the dust just accumulates even though we have pretty high grade HVAC, I replace the filters and use a HEPA air cleaner near the cleaning equipment in an adjacent room.
There’s a tool called a LensPen that you can find on Amazon or elsewhere as a brand name item. It works pretty well as a dust brush on tubed components - I used it to dust the exposed chassis of a vintage McI MX 110z which is cluttered as hell and has a lot of protrusions set against a chromed chassis.
For anodized sheet metal, I got tipped to Endust for Electronics by the folks at Lamm who I had sent a piece to for work; it came back shiny new and that was what they used.
There is also a pump spray (I’d have to check the brand) that is used to clean computer display screens. I apply that to a very soft cloth to dust the piano lacquer finish on a number of woofer cabinets, and wipe it dry with a similar cloth that is meant for this type of application.
It’s sort of an endless task. My main system is in a dedicated room on the second floor where no one goes but me or my wife- no pets, no foot traffic, yet the dust just accumulates even though we have pretty high grade HVAC, I replace the filters and use a HEPA air cleaner near the cleaning equipment in an adjacent room.