Tips and tricks for cleaning your speaker grille

Everyone loves their music, and if you happen to be someone who’s not a fan of headphones, or grooving to tunes alone, speakers are a great way to share your music with those around you. Whether it’s a speaker in your room, or the wireless speaker you carry with you everywhere, speakers are prone to one key issue – dust buildup.

Particularly an issue with wireless speakers you carry outdoors, dust and dirt can gradually ruin your audio experience over time. One day, you realise your favourite track is not sounding like it used to – that’s because the unwanted buildup is taking over your music.

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Fortunately, your speaker grille is one of the more easier parts to clean in your home, and we’re here to guide you through it. Let’s begin with some prerequisites!

What you need

A microfiber cloth, cotton swabs, and a cleaning brush or a spare toothbrush should be enough. For speakers that haven’t been cleaned since your last birthday bash, however, some rubbing alcohol, and a can of compressed air may also be a good idea.

Use a brush for surface cleaning

Start by cleaning the immediately visible dust/dirt first. While the speaker grille on your Marshall at home would likely only have some dust on it, your outdoor speaker could have significantly more gunk. Use your cleaning brush to get rid of the dirt and you’re one big step closer to better sound already.

Use water (outdoor speakers only)

If your outdoor Bluetooth speakers are water resistant, you can also run it under a tap to get rid of bigger chunks of dirt and grime. Don’t submerge your speaker in water, though – that could deal some damage depending on the resistance your speaker offers (or doesn’t).

Use compressed air for hard to reach areas

After the previous steps, what’s left on your speaker is unlikely to go away easily. Use the can of compressed air to blow high-pressure air into your speaker grille at an angle. This should help push any stubborn, dry dirt out the speaker, especially ones with a smaller grille like the BoAt Stone 200 Pro. Do remember to keep your face at a safe distance!

Use rubbing alcohol for stains and residues

You can now spray some rubbing alcohol on your microfiber cloth and begin rubbing your speaker grille to clean it more effectively. You can also use the cotton swabs we mentioned earlier to reach into places where the cloth cannot easily reach. Once this is done, leave the speaker for a bit to dry, or if required, use a dry microfiber cloth to pat the grille and you should be good.

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Your speakers should be squeaky clean now. However, if the sound output is still muffled, it could be some other underlying reasons. For more persistent issues with the sound quality, consider taking your speaker to a technician who can open the speaker up and check for issues.