how do i clean my bose around-ear headphones without damaging them?
October 19, 2011 by Headsphone
Filed under headphones bose
I bought second hand bose around-ear headphones in the net, and the earmuffs smell like sweat. Prolly coz the owner didn’t have proper hygiene. How do I clean them without damaging them?
Step 1Wash your hands thoroughly. Cleaning off your headphones won’t do much good if your hands are dirty. A basic anti-bacterial hand soap and hot water will suffice.
Step 2Remove the pads from your headphones. Whether you have ear buds or headphones that actually go over your head, there will be some sort of protective pad over the audio portion of the headphones.
Step 3Hold a can of disinfectant about 6 inches away and spray the pads if they are made of a softer fabric. To sterilize the plastic pads of your headphones, spray a small cotton ball with the disinfectant spray. The cotton ball should be wet but not soaked. Wipe off the pads thoroughly, inside and out. Regardless of the types of pads you own, dry them off immediately, either with a towel or by placing them in front of a fan.
Step 4Spray a cotton ball with the disinfectant spray and wipe off the uncovered earpiece of the headphones. The cotton ball should be barely wet. since you’ll be wiping off portion of the headphones that make direct contact with wires. Gently wipe off both ear pieces with the cotton ball, then immediately wipe them off with a clean towel.
Don’t worry about cleaning the portion of your headphones that does’t make direct contact with your ears. Doing so is unnecessary, and may damage the wiring of your headphones. Consider buying new headphones once a year if you use them often. Regardless of what you use, cleaning your headphones once every month will cause them to wear down after awhile.Avoid using straight alcohol to sterilize your headphones. This can discolor or even damage your headphones after awhile