Smelly Headphone.

[Rashy]

Hi, i need to know how to get rid of smelly odor from headphone ear pads! My dad is back on Diablo 3 and Point Blank (a rip off of Project Blackout), he plays like me but shorter time and... HE SWEATS ALOT, whenever he's done, the mousepad wrist area is always damp and wet, to make things worse he uses my headphones, so now my ear pad on my headphone smells so bad and i hardly break a sweat on computer even though the room has only 1 fan and i live in a tropical nation, i need to know how to clean it and make the smell go away because when i put them back on the smell creeps around my nose, almost made me barf a few times.. I let you know that i use baby wipes and it barely works.

 

P.S He would also oftenly plays.. shirtless so the sweat also sticks to my seat, i also need to know how to clean that too >.>

 

EDIT: P.P.S: I use Turtle Beach Earforce KILO COD:BO2 Limited Ed.

[ShearMe]

All that disgusting imagery any you didn't even mention what headphones you use.

[Rashy]

All that disgusting imagery any you didn't even mention what headphones you use.

huh earpads are common in headphones and i thought you guys might know, but just in case ill edit it

[Manny Calavera]

Mild soap to clean it off

Antibacterial hand wipes

Essential oils. You can just put it on a cloth and brush earpads.

[Askew]

Oh man I'd tell my dad to GTFO from my PC immediately that's rough.

[Rashy]

Mild soap to clean it off

Antibacterial hand wipes

Essential oils. You can just put it on a cloth and brush earpads.

Essential Oils?

[Manny Calavera]

Essential Oils?

ethereal  Like lavender oil. Or teatree oil. Etc... They are anti bacterial.

[ShearMe]

huh earpads are common in headphones and i thought you guys might know, but just in case ill edit it

 

There's two groups of earpads - leather and cloth. Yours are in the leather group, and they shouldn't soak up liquids. That means his sweat is getting into the fabric that covers the drivers, and might be a bigger problem.

 

Try taking the pads off (looks like they're just tucked into the edges), and then hand wash them in the sink with some dish soap. If there's foam underneath as well, and it's removable, wash it. If there's foam underneath, and you cannot remove it, it is unwashable, and you may want to consider removing it altogether. 

[Rashy]

ethereal  Like lavender oil. Or teatree oil. Etc... They are anti bacterial.

oh

 

There's two groups of earpads - leather and cloth. Yours are in the leather group, and they shouldn't soak up liquids. That means his sweat is getting into the fabric that covers the drivers, and might be a bigger problem.

 

Try taking the pads off (looks like they're just tucked into the edges), and then hand wash them in the sink with some dish soap. If there's foam underneath as well, and it's removable, wash it. If there's foam underneath, and you cannot remove it, it is unwashable, and you may want to consider removing it altogether. 

hnggh, my earpads are not tucked in, theyre glued and thats a problem.

[creatip123]

You could try using those anti odor sprays for shoes. Spray some until it's damp (not soaking wet), let it sit for 1/2-1 hour, then put them under indirect sun, like beside a window in the house, or something. 

 

But you do realize you're not solving the real problem? I'd say, let him keep that headset, and get a new one for you. That way he can use his, and you can use yours. Just choose the words carefully, your dad might be offended by bad choice of words....

 

Edit: just saw your post that it's glued. In that case, don't use sprays. Liquid could damage the driver and electronics inside....

[AlwaysFSX]

Lysol the living hell out of them, or your father.

[creatip123]

Lysol the living hell out of them, or your father.

 

Or Homer's solution: Fire....lots of it.... :lol:

[Rashy]

You could try using those anti odor sprays for shoes. Spray some until it's damp (not soaking wet), let it sit for 1/2-1 hour, then put them under indirect sun, like beside a window in the house, or something. 

 

But you do realize you're not solving the real problem? I'd say, let him keep that headset, and get a new one for you. That way he can use his, and you can use yours. Just choose the words carefully, your dad might be offended by bad choice of words....

 

Edit: just saw your post that it's glued. In that case, don't use sprays. Liquid could damage the driver and electronics inside....

at first it sounded like: Oh great i have shoe spray lying here. at the end i was like : damn. and now im like: what do i do?

[SSL]

Tell your dad to get his sweaty body off your stuff, goddamn.

[mc141]

Febreeze????

[Aphexx]

too bad they are glued on. I'd have suggested peroxide and then freezing them in the freezer after

[General_Led]

I say just let your dad keep the headphones and you buy your own.

[Foxxer]

Rashy we all know it was you, and stop blaming it on your dad.  

[BoredErica]

Honest advice, tell him about the problem, and buy a new pair. Maybe ask him to pitch in part way. Because that's just disgusting man.  :unsure: