A WEEKLY MORSEL WITH HIGH-FIBER CONTENT

Last week we considered the cleanliness of your mic's cables

-and really any rubber or neoprene-jacketed cables that need a good cleaning. Cloth or fabric-covered instrument cables may not be as common but certainly do seem to pick-up more than their proportionate share of grime while standing duty with Lord Microphone. What to do? DON'T put 'em in the dishwasher! I've seen this done, and nobody wins! Again I would suggest steering clear of volatile paint/ink/graffiti-removing solvents. They can damage synthetic fabrics and plastic components and possibly compromise the wire's insulation. For fabric-covered cables I'd go with CITRI-SOLVE or a similar water-soluble cleaner (non-toxic, grease-cutting) for removing the layers of floor grime that tend to collect and build-up on these sonic servants: A light spray of the cleaner followed by a good squeezing with a clean moist rag will work wonders. DON'T SCRUB! The fabric could fray, stretch, prematurely wear. Squeezing the cable again with a clean dry rag will remove surplus moisture from its fabric covering.
BONUS! What to do for fabric cable coverings that have frayed ends or wear spots? Cyanoacrylate (Super) glue has the ability to consolidate groups of fibers into very solid monolithic fabrics very quickly. Really handy for preventing tweed and the like from unravelling.
There ya go! You look better already!
-Fritz