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Qualche anno fa mio marito si è scocciato che prendevo sempre le sue cuffie, quindi mi ha regalato delle cuffie nuove tutte per me. Anche se ci piacciono molto, da un anno la pelle finta che copre i cuscinetti si sta staccando. Siamo arrivati al punto che non le usiamo più perché ci restavano attaccati dei pezzetti di roba ogni volta. Non avevo intenzione di comprare delle cuffie nuove visto che funzionavano ancora benissimo, quindi ho deciso di trovare una soluzione per i cuscinetti rovinati delle cuffie.
Vedi tutta quella roba che si sbriciola dai lati dei cuscini?
Era ancora peggio nella parte centrale che viene a contatto con la testa perché viene strofinato, e quindi si attaccava ai capelli e alla pelle. Ew!
Uso queste cuffie solo mentre sto lavorando al computer, quindi non mi preoccupo più i tanto dell’estetica. Un giorno i miei figli mi hanno chiesto di tagliare la punta delle mie vecchie calze per un progetto loro, e mi è arrivata l’ispirazione. La stoffa dalle mie vecchie calze potrebbero benissimo coprire i cuscinetti rovinati delle cuffie con comodità e senza smorzare il suono!
Anche tu hai delle cuffie con i cuscinetti che si sbriciolano? Bene, preparati per un modo semplicissimo per coprirli in solo 30 secondi!
Materiali:
- cuffie con i cuscini rovinati
- 1 calza (o una parte)
- 2 elastici
- forbici affilate (non nella foto)
Come coprire i cuscinetti rovinati delle cuffie:
Prendi delle calze leggere o medio-leggere che non usi più (le mie erano strappate) e taglia una punta. Se la punta è rovinato e non utilizzabile, puoi sempre usare un’altra parte della calza.
- Taglia lungo i bordi piegati del pezzo di calza in modo di ottenere due pezzi.
- Rifila la cucitura sulla punta e gli angoli per formare due cerchi. Non devono essere cerchi perfetti.
- Posiziona un cerchio su un cuscinetto e mettici intorno l’elastico (piegato in due o tre se necessario) per fermarlo. Tira i bordi del cerchio finchè non sia ben stretto sopra il cuscinetto. Ripeti con il secondo cuscinetto.
- Rifila eventuali parti di calza che spuntano molto oltre l’elastico, ma non tagliare troppo sotto l’elastico altrimenti potrebbe fuoriuscirene.
E basta! Non è stato incredibilmente semplice e veloce?! Certo, non sono delle cuffie più belle al mondo, ma non mi importa perché ora le posso usare di nuovo senza sembrare dopo di avere della forfora da gigante!
Riesco a sentire benissimo attraverso le calze, come se non ci fossero. E così posso continuare a canticchiare e ballare nella sedia mentre faccio del lavoro noioso al computer!
Spero che tu abbi notato la mia maglietta molto adatta a questo tutorial. C’entra sia per la musica che per il riciclo creativo (leggi il mio tutorial su come diminuire la taglia di una maglietta da uomo ad una forma più femminile qui!) Quanto mi dispiace che i miei figli non capiscano cosa siano le audiocassette!
Se ti è piaciuto questo tutorial che usa materiali di recupero per riparare i cuscinetti rovinati delle cuffie, va subito a guardare gli altri miei tutorial per il riciclo creativo! Ti sorprenderà quante cose incredibili potrai creare dai “rifiuti” che hai già a casa!
Pinna subito questa idea per ricordarla per dopo!
So, so clever, Lisa. I threw out a good pair of headphones for the very same reason. Given they weren’t cheap, I was not impressed at how they had deteriorated. Ha, ha… if only I’d seen your post first.
Mine weren’t top of the line headphones, but they weren’t super cheapies, either. It was the principle more than anything that bothered me, that a good brand would use such junky materials. I was determined to find a way to keep using them! Thanks for stopping in, Pam!
Hi Lisa. You are a gem! This is such a simple solution 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing. I’ve included your idea in our latest Top 10 in Craft https://craftylikegranny.com/3ps-for-craft/ Cheers Jodie 🙂
Thank you, Jodie! I’m so glad that you like this idea! It truly is a simple solution and I hope that it can help others! And thank you so much for including it in your post! I’m off to check it out! 🙂
How smart you are! I never thought of this. I threw out the earphones instead. Luckily they weren’t expensive but the new ones are. Greatly appreciated.
How very smart Lisa! I never thought of a solution but to through the unsightly and most important, the comfort over the ears. What a world we’re now in. Pay, but don’t expect quality.
Thank you, I will use this ingenious idea as my new expensive earphones are also an inferior quality. However the sound is the best.
Thank you.
Exactly. If I pay just a little for something, I can expect it to be crap quality, but when you pay extra to get something more quality and it breaks not too long afterwards anyway, it’s just so frustrating! I hope that this trick helps you with your new headphones!
What a clever idea Lisa!! I have the same problem and now I can fix it, thanks for sharing!!
Oh, I’m so glad that this trick will be useful for you, too, Nuria! What is up with all the flaking headphone pads out there?! Geez!
This was just what I needed to do. You are awesome for sharing this. Thank you so much!
I continue to use these headphones almost daily a year afterwards. The only thing that has happened is one elastic snapped. I just put a new one on, and I was good to go!
Thanks for writing this!
I took my old Sennheiser headphones after not using them for like 4 years or so, and the pads are crumbling all over me. While I ordered replacement pads of higher quality, it will take a while for them to get here. I had a thought to wrap them in cloth of some kind but I don’t really know how to work with such materials, and then I found this post, and I’m going to follow your example and do “the fix” 🙂
That’s great! It is a great way to do a temporary fix until your new ones get here!
3 years after your original post and thank you.
Same situation, mid level headset that’s just fine besides this. Mine are black which was great having all that crap stuck to my ear and neck when I went to the grocery store, came home and my wife said What is all over your head?!
Appreciate the simple yet easy and effective fix.
Haha! Oh, Shawn, believe me, I feel your pain because the same thing happened to me! I’m so glad that this is a help to you!
This is a great idea — I’m going to try it this afternoon!
Now if you could come up with something equally as brilliant for some of my cords that are turning sticky…..
Oh dear, I’ve run into that many times myself! Is it just one section of the cord, or the whole thing? If it’s just a section, you can wrap a little bit of washi tape or colored electrical tape around that part. It won’t be flexible in that point, but if it’s just one small section, it’s not an issue. Let me know if you find a solution!
This is a great idea. I was on the computer till late last night with my headphones on and just turned everything off and went to bed. Got up this morning and went in the bathroom…, WHAT THE HELL?!
Then I remembered this happened about 15 years back to a very nice $300 pair of Sony open air headphones also.
I think since it seems to be kind of a random problem, not really effecting everybody, it must have something to do with the oil on some peoples skin.
You see this same problem with some people and their steering wheel, it starts falling apart where they always hold it.
So I don’t really think it’s a matter of cheap material but more about something in the oil on our skin. Not that we are dirty, it’s just rather corrosive for some reason.
That’s interesting, that it might happen due to skin oil. I hadn’t thought of that. But not matter what causes it, it’s annoying, right?!
Just what I have been looking for. I hate having pieces of peeling faux leather stuck to my ears after a gaming session. 😀 This solves it perfectly, quickly, and effortlessly. Thank you!
Haha! I used to have those bits of peeled faux leather stuck to my ears, too! I’m so glad that this helped you solve the problem right here, right now!
Im so glad that I found this post before i throw away my headphone and spend my money on another. This is so helpful and im sure the same for many more. Thank you.
Hooray! I’m so glad to hear it!
All comments seem from the same person. I wonder how much the audio quality degrades due to the cloth.
I’m not sure why you think that all the comments are from the same person. I just looked them over and there’s just one comment posted twice, surely due to some glitch during the publishing process. Anyway, regular tights fabric is very thin and with a wide knit, which then gets stretched open even further. It’s not any thicker than the fabric that is already used in headphones.
So simple, and yet quite brilliant solution! TY =)
So glad you found it useful! Sometimes simple is the best solution!
Thankyou. I just used a single black mini stocking (cut in half) and covered the headphones and clicked them back on.
You cannot tell I replaced the covers…
Only problem is the thought of my wifes feet on my ears hahaha
That is too funny! Your wife’s ears on your ears! Lol!! Glad the project worked for you!