IPhone 4 speaker and mic questions

I'm new to Iphone and based on you guys experiences on using iphone..does the mic and the speaker "fence" change colour caused by dust? Take a look at the link that happend to my Nokia E71 .
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The hearing speaker and the speaker on top seems to be black in colour compared to the normal "greyish"
Im unable to removed it by brush or anything as im not sure it was dust or turns colour after some time . and i dont want it to happend to my Iphone 4 . Please give some advice..thanks .

Thanks for the reply. I hope this doesnt happend to Iphone. my friends 3gs grill looks fine too .

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