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Cleaning orange cab grill

Post by weedian85 » Mon Aug 06, 2018 10:58 pm

I was wondering what works best to clean stains off the grill of my ppc412 cab? Bought a used cab and looks to have a oil stain or something like it on the bottom front. Would like to restore it to its former glory. Please help!

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Re: Cleaning orange cab grill

Post by Ronnie Robinson » Tue Aug 07, 2018 4:39 am

I've found a soapy damp cloth is best........ but oil...
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Re: Cleaning orange cab grill

Post by weedian85 » Tue Aug 07, 2018 5:26 am

Well not exactly sure it's oil. Looks like a oil or grease stain of some sorts. Either way it's stained and i want it cleaned lol

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Re: Cleaning orange cab grill

Post by fiveightandten » Tue Aug 07, 2018 8:25 am

Mild soap and a soft bristled brush. Use minimal water. Blot dry with a clean damp towel, then a dry one.

Let the soap do the work to lift the material out of the grille. Don’t brush back and forth too much, to avoid spreading it.
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Re: Cleaning orange cab grill

Post by Jondog » Tue Aug 07, 2018 11:10 am

Grill cloth may be a bit tricky. Might just need to be replaced if its a tough stain you can’t live with.
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Re: Cleaning orange cab grill

Post by bclaire » Tue Aug 07, 2018 11:55 am

Be careful not to let water get through the grille cloth - damp sponge/ cloth, etc. and only wipe the grille cloth. On my older cabs, they got wet and the black paint permeated the grille cloth. You want to wipe down, not soak.

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Re: Cleaning orange cab grill

Post by weedian85 » Tue Aug 07, 2018 4:18 pm

Ok used some diluted oxiclean and a old soft bristled toothbrush (minimal wet, didn't want it soaking shook out any excess water) and it got it clean but now there is a big clean spot that makes the rest of the grill look grimy lol

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Re: Cleaning orange cab grill

Post by bclaire » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:17 am

Oh man... so now you have to do the rest of the grille! :mrgreen:

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Re: Cleaning orange cab grill

Post by Les Paul Lover » Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:38 pm

weedian85 wrote:
Tue Aug 07, 2018 4:18 pm
Ok used some diluted oxiclean and a old soft bristled toothbrush (minimal wet, didn't want it soaking shook out any excess water) and it got it clean but now there is a big clean spot that makes the rest of the grill look grimy lol
Good news!!!

Sure, it's a bigger to have to deal the whole grill cloth, but at least you know what to do and that it works. :)


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Re: Cleaning orange cab grill

Post by weedian85 » Sat Aug 11, 2018 3:12 am

The cab sounds awesome

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