Members The Evil Dr. X Posted January 5, 2007 Members Share Posted January 5, 2007 ... the bottom side where the guy's sweaty hand grabbed it to do chokes...... I need to clean it before I touch it What is a good cymbal cleaner that won't eat the paint off the logo? I have some regular brass cleaner but that seems to mess a polished cymbal up more than restore it, so I need something better ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cheeseadiddle Posted January 5, 2007 Members Share Posted January 5, 2007 Battery acid. Won't harm the logos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted January 5, 2007 Members Share Posted January 5, 2007 I always write down the logos before cleaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thingfish Posted January 5, 2007 Members Share Posted January 5, 2007 Sandpaper. Seriously. http://www.drumdojo.com/tech/cymbal%20clean.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I just purchased a few used cymbals that are in similar condition, maybe not fungus but close enough. They are very sticky and grimey. I normally don't like cleaning my cymbals to a streak free shine, but I want to get them so they aren't icky anymore. I was thinking of just a damp cloth followed by a dry clean cloth. But I kinda wish they made a cymbal disinfectant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ulank Posted January 5, 2007 Members Share Posted January 5, 2007 Yeah, at first you might want to try a simple damp and dry cloth thing...maybe a *touch* of soap on the damp cloth and see how that goes for you. I've discovered that once you get going on cleaning/polishing your cymbals, you're entrenched in a 3 hour scrubbing process, so be prepared for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goatwhackery Posted January 5, 2007 Members Share Posted January 5, 2007 Hey all, Paul Marshall here, the owner of drumdojo.com (but not writer of that article). I dare say that if it's only for reasons of sanitation and you only want to remove the 'gunk', use warm water and some mild detergent. Cymbal cleaners and other 'polishes' will remove all decals. I've not ever really cleaned my cymbals, some are 30+years old and just seem to get better. Please check out the new DojoTV channel on the site and let me know if you think it's useful, perhaps you may wish to suggest more material to add. Thanks Hope this is useful. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ulank Posted January 5, 2007 Members Share Posted January 5, 2007 Originally posted by goatwhackery I dare say that if it's only for reasons of sanitation and you only want to remove the 'gunk', use warm water and some mild detergent. Paul SOILAX is a mild, non-abrasive detergent...think that would be acceptable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 He mentioned Barkeepers Friend in the article, would anyone else recommend this? http://www.barkeepersfriend.com/products.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danrothmusic Posted January 5, 2007 Members Share Posted January 5, 2007 If you don't mind really bright-sounding cymbals, use Windex, or something similar.It's cheaper than cymbal brand polishes, and doesn't take off the logos. You do have to be careful as you go over them, but mine have yet to come off. I have heard that Bar Keeper's Friend works well, but it seems pretty abrasive to me. If you don't mind saying good-bye to the logos, it's probably worth a try. Really, I think any household cleaner would work pretty well I clean my cymbals (except the china and hats) about once a year, because I like the bright shimmer (sound and appearance, but mostly sound) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goatwhackery Posted January 5, 2007 Members Share Posted January 5, 2007 I'd not go for anything too abrasive, it'll only scratch, I'm thinking more of dishwashing detergent which is designed to emulsify oily substances (including sweaty gunk). If it was mine and that didn't work, I'd just stick it in a basin of bleach and see what happens, but it's not so I don't advise that. Basically, your cymbal is a bronze alloy of some kind, it's not going to disintegrate into mush, it will not rust away in the course of a couple of days (it won't rust but some topical corrosion is possible) and is much more robust that we're maybe giving them credit for. The absolutely worst thing that can happen with this kind of cleaning activity is that the finish is damaged in some way. Try something mild and then get increasingly stronger as you progress. Sorry I've no magic wand P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xcathodex Posted January 5, 2007 Members Share Posted January 5, 2007 BOOM tough actin' Tinactin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Evil Dr. X Posted January 5, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 5, 2007 hmmmm ..... I guess I'll just start with regular 409 first and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Charles Posted January 8, 2007 Members Share Posted January 8, 2007 Originally posted by 1001gear I always write down the logos before cleaning. :D Bwahhahahahahahhahaha cough cough hee hee hee ha ha ha! :thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse_Wray Posted January 8, 2007 Members Share Posted January 8, 2007 DON"T CLEAN YOUR CYMBALS! old, haggard and down right dirty as all hell cymbals have so much character. they tell stories of all those gigs where beer, sweat and sometimes blood was spilt on them.dirt on your cymbals builds chraracter - which is why i will never clean mine. *On a serious note. be prepared for you cymbals to sound a whole lot more bright and shiny after you're cleaned them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Originally posted by Jesse_Wray DON"T CLEAN YOUR CYMBALS!old, haggard and down right dirty as all hell cymbals have so much character. they tell stories of all those gigs where beer, sweat and sometimes blood was spilt on them.dirt on your cymbals builds chraracter - which is why i will never clean mine. This is true, but when they aren't your stories...then I wouldn't bother leaving someone else's blood, mucus and semen all over them. Wash that disgustingness off and then they will become your own. Just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members eBayfreak Posted January 8, 2007 Members Share Posted January 8, 2007 I've used the Barkeeper's Friend before, and that'd be my reccomendation. I don't think it's abrasive enough to hurt the cymbal any, though it will rub through labels hard enough... so just stay away from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members e-b-e Posted January 10, 2007 Members Share Posted January 10, 2007 For a heavily tarnished cymbal, I'd reccommend using the Paiste cymbal cleaner in the orange bottle or Zildjian cleaner. If it's really dirty you may have to do it a few times but it should clean the cymbal quite a bit. For lightly tarnished, fingerprinted cymbals I think the Sabian spray cleaner works fine and seems to be less harsh than the Paiste cleaner.Any cleaner seems to have the potential to eat the logos.... I used Sabian cleaner on a few Sabian HHX cymbals and it seemed to lift off about 1/4th of one of the cymbals the first time I cleaned it. On the other HHX, it seemed to do nothing. I also have a 12inch World Percussion china that i TRIED (several times!) to have the cleaner eat the logo away, but to no avail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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