I've got some Kef "egg" speakers as part of our surround sound system.

http://static.trustedreviews.com/94/...0053k1img1.jpg

When new, they had a smooth silky feeling matt finish. This has now gone
all icky and sticky, like rotting rubber.

Is this cleanable/removable/refurbishable?

Tim

Tim+ wrote:

When new, they had a smooth silky feeling matt finish. This has now gone
all icky and sticky, like rotting rubber.

I now avoid buying anything with this "soft touch" finish, for just that
reason.

Is this cleanable/removable/refurbishable?

I find a Mk I thumbnail does the job, albeit slowly.

On Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:23:12 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:

When new, they had a smooth silky feeling matt finish. This has
now
gone all icky and sticky, like rotting rubber.

I now avoid buying anything with this "soft touch" finish, for just that
reason.

Me too ...

Is this cleanable/removable/refurbishable?

I find a Mk I thumbnail does the job, albeit slowly.

Meths, cloth and elbow grease.

Here is one I prepared earlier:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?..._Touch_Removal

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Cheers
Dave.