i dunked my headphone pads into sodium hydroxide and the water turned white. this is the proper way to clean your stuff. soap doesn't work

>>106131458 (OP)
Yeah that residue is gonna do great work on your ears.

>>106131618
>proactively removing the grease from your ears
and this is le bad.... because why?

>>106131618
Someone once told me that British people wash their dishes in soapy water... then put them straight into the drying rack.
Is that you?

>>106131458 (OP)
Thats the foam melting lol

I tried everything and the solution I came to was washing it once or twice in shampoo and then after that just getting a new one from aliexpress.

why not just wash it in a washing machine

>>106131618
Just wash in an acid.

>>106131819
the chink ones look different and the real replacements are too expensive in my opinion so i have kept washing my original pads for 7 years

just buy a new one? you have thjis shit constantly soaking up your grease and squishing down deforming it permanently
you'll really notice how muchc worse your headphones sound with worn pads when you get new ones

>>106131876
yeah but there isnt any leather left on them is there

>>106131876
>waaah they look different
suck it up poorfag

>>106131961
i like the velvet pads better than any of the stiff material ones, so they are still in tact. the only damage is the inner ring having some tears

I sure am glad there are no headphones that sound good enough to deal with this bullshit.

how do you get the grease out of the foam though?

>>106131458 (OP)
congratulations, you just made a garbage puyo

>>106132046
sodium hydroxide directly attacks it and the resulting product is water soluble so it leaks out of the foam into the water, turning it white.

>>106131458 (OP)
Sodium Hydroxide is dangerous BRo, be careful.

>>106131458 (OP)
congratulations
you just made mustard

How is this better than soaking a detergent and rinsing them out.

>>106131458 (OP)
I'm going to be honest with you
If this is even necessary for you, it's because you're a sweaty fatass.
I've never needed to wash my headphone pads once in my life because I don't sweat and my face isn't covered in grease. They don't smell and they don't have any stains.

>>106133585
I think the idea is to induce saponification.

>>106133621
Yeah but laundry detergents are also capable of cleaning oils n stuff.

>>106133628
detergents carry oil, that is why laundry machines do multiple rinses to get most of the oil out of clothes. caustic chemicals remove the oils in a single pass. that's why people still use ammonia to clean sometimes

>>106133760
Guess if it doest wreck it it'll do a heck of a cleaning job.

>>106133806
i think it's okay if the concentration is not too high and you don't let it marinate for multiple hours

>>106133621
what the fuck did you just call me

>>106133607
>I don't sweat