Darren Matthes 0 Posted May 11 Does anyone know how to open the grille on a Shure SM57? I soaked the whole thing in warm water and dish soap and rinsed it, but I think it would get cleaner and dry faster if I was able to separate the foam from the rest of the pieces. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glenn Stanton 375 Posted May 11 apparently the grill and foam assembly is not something Shure recommends pulling apart - so either take a chance to remove it and then re-attach, or perhaps soak in soapy water and squish it like a sponge to clean then rinse thoroughly. lastly dry in low humidity - like a container with rice. or as Shure recommends, buy a new grill and foam assembly for $22... https://service.shure.com/s/article/removing-the-sm57-grill?language=en_US https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/accessories/rk244g 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Matthes 0 Posted May 12 (edited) 18 hours ago, Glenn Stanton said: apparently the grill and foam assembly is not something Shure recommends pulling apart - so either take a chance to remove it and then re-attach, or perhaps soak in soapy water and squish it like a sponge to clean then rinse thoroughly. lastly dry in low humidity - like a container with rice. or as Shure recommends, buy a new grill and foam assembly for $22... https://service.shure.com/s/article/removing-the-sm57-grill?language=en_US https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/accessories/rk244g Thanks for the info! I'm not sure how to squish the foam "like a sponge" since it's trapped in the plastic cage / wire grill assembly, so I might have to air dry it or put it in a low humidity environment, like you mentioned. Edited May 12 by Darren Matthes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glenn Stanton 375 Posted May 12 i bought a set of dental tools for fine work requiring hard tools - so i've used the paddle (not sure the technical name) tool to squish the foam in my SM-58 windscreen, so i thought it might be similar for the SM-57 - but perhaps not. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluzdog 475 Posted May 12 2 hours ago, Glenn Stanton said: i bought a set of dental tools for fine work requiring hard tools - so i've used the paddle (not sure the technical name) tool to squish the foam in my SM-58 windscreen, This is hard to resist for $9: https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/accessories/rk143g 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glenn Stanton 375 Posted May 16 On 5/12/2022 at 11:25 AM, bluzdog said: This is hard to resist for $9: https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/accessories/rk143g true, but mine has the rust, embedded saliva, and teeth marks that you just cannot get with a new one 🙂 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
