How To Clean Rubber Earbuds

Dampen a cotton ball or Q-tip with rubbing alcohol and clean any nooks and crannies.

How to clean rubber earbuds. Clamp it around the flexible sleeve and gently pull upward. Once thats done if you still see a waxy build up dip a cotton swab in rubbing alcohol tap it off and then wipe the bud to remove anything remaining. Afterwards remove it with a dry towel.

Clean the microphone and speaker meshes with a dry cotton swab. Then take an alcohol wipe and wipe the earbud and surrounding area. Keep re-applying on the rubber and rubbing with a cloth.

This is a quick way to clean your ear-tips for if you bought used earbuds or you just want to clean you old ones. Once the Isopropyl starts to dry and you find that the cloth is sticking to the rubber its time to add another layer of Isopropyl. Hold the earbud with the mesh facing downward so any particles fall out instead of deeper into the earbud.

Allow them to completely dry before placing in the charging case. You should do this at least once per week but you can do it daily. Use a staple remover.

Just use a tiny quantity and rub it straight on it without any water. Rubbing alcohol dries lightning fast and wont seep into the bud. A wipe will do it.

Do this on both the ear cups in areas like fabric folds and the main headphone unit. Just dont go overboard if you dont want to scuff up the material in any way. Disinfect the Outside of the Earbud and Cords.