Lol....I took a lot of mean comments on youtube for that.
What most people don't know is that my concrete driveway finish was ground so smooth that I could lay tile on it if I wanted to. It's so smooth that when it's wet it's actually dangerously slippery.
I've almost broken my neck a few times.
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What an incredible product. Very little effort in very little time. I taped over the logos with regular painter tape. $2 for a can that probably works even better than an actual cymbal cleaner. Very satisfied with the results! The lighting kind of changed after I washed the China so it looks better than it is.
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I clean my cymbals in 2 steps .
First I apply a bar keepers friend paste and rub it in to the cymbal going along the lathing.after rinsing and drying off I apply a pad of never dull to polish it up. I e found that combo to work the best for me out of all the different methods I've tried.
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I would use the manufacturer cleaner first. I've heard Bar Keeper's does the job if the first choice isn't available.
I play:
Drums & Hardware: DW.
Cymbals: Paiste.
Heads: Evans.
Sticks: Vic Firth and Pro Mark 5A, 7A.
I own XS20's and when they were new, I only used Sabian cymbal polish. It is hard to find here now, so I switched to Music Nomad's cymbal polish, and it works great and is easy to use. Seems to be easy on logo's also.
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1971 5x14 Ludwig acrolite snare
Tama metalworks snare 13x6
DW collectors Maple Blue Glass7x8, 8x10, 9x12 rack toms, 11x14, 13x16 hanging toms, 18x23 bass, 8 and 12 timbale toms, 5.5x10 Ten and Six All Maple snare, 5.5x14 Supersolid snare, DW 9000 rack system, DW 5002 Double bass pedal, DW 5000 Hi-Hat stand, DW 9000 Snare stand.
Sabian Xs20 cymbals: 16 & 18 crash, 20 ride, 14 hats, 8 splash, 18 china.
Zildjian cymbals: 21 ride, 15 hats. All '70's era.
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Anyone put a coating on the cymbal after? I guess it takes the coating off of the cymbal and is susceptible to the moisture in the air. I can see a bit of an orange tint developing. The part where I taped the logos off is now brighter than what I actually cleaned.
Sorry I'm late Mike, just catching up and yes, after a good polishing I use Paiste's Cymbal Protector. I'm in the garage Mike and although the kit is covered, there's never enough insulation around the garage door to keep the cold and moisture out during the winter months. Living in Northern California, our garages don't need to be heated but it does get cold enough in the winter to create havoc on my cymbals that I use in the garage that's exposed to the outside air when the door is rolled open.
Here's an example of what I'm talking about. The cymbal in the picture was polished a month ago along with adding the Paiste Cymbal Protector polish after I buffed off the cleaner.
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