Anyhow, after a long hiatus, my home studio is back up and running since th= >e new generation of my family have found music...
I opened up my Oktava MC012's - 1 body, 3 capsules, a metal mount and a -10= >db pad in a plastic case, and to my horror, not only has the foam deteriora= >ted to a sticky mucky mess, but it has adhered to the paintwork of the micr= >ophones and reacted with it to cause pitting to the satin nickel finish.
This is the same urethane breakdown process that causes sticky shed on tapes and speaker surrounds to fall apart!
Rubbing alcohol should remove it although you'll still have that finish pitting
underneath. If alcohol doesn't do it, try naptha.
Angus Kerr <angus...@gmail.com> wrote:
Anyhow, after a long hiatus, my home studio is back up and running since th= >e new generation of my family have found music...
I opened up my Oktava MC012's - 1 body, 3 capsules, a metal mount and a -10= >db pad in a plastic case, and to my horror, not only has the foam deteriora= >ted to a sticky mucky mess, but it has adhered to the paintwork of the micr= >ophones and reacted with it to cause pitting to the satin nickel finish. This is the same urethane breakdown process that causes sticky shed on tapes and speaker surrounds to fall apart!
Rubbing alcohol should remove it although you'll still have that finish pitting
underneath. If alcohol doesn't do it, try naptha. Don't get it into the vents!
--scott
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