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This is the stuff I used.
Update: here's after a heavy cleaning with the grooves of the cymbal. Way better but you can definitely still see the scratches.
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Maybe going over it a couple of more times and the scratches will probably disappear for good.
I've had similar swirly scratch marks on my AAX Stage Ride when I sprinkled Barkeepers Friend on a damp cloth to clean it. In retrospect I realised that I had put too much on the cloth and was scraping parts of the cymbal with dry powder! The scratches were very shallow but noticeable on the cymbal just like yours. I removed the scratches fairly easily using Brasso and a soft cloth. When Brasso dries out it can be difficult to buff off but washing the cymbal with a fairly strong dishwashing detergent solution gets rid of it easily. If you decide to try it - make sure it is LIQUID brasso NOT PASTE (I've hear that Brasso in the States can be a different formula from the stuff available in the UK so make sure you get the right stuff if you decide to try it.
Brasso gets good results for removing light scratches (clean small areas at a time) but it is pretty labour intensive so you wouldn't want to use it as a regular cymbal cleaner.
Be careful to clean around the logos as Brasso will fade them quickly.
Last edited by crispycritters; 02-18-2017 at 12:31 PM. Reason: Gibberish
There is a kit that you can find online for polishing brilliant finish cymbals that will return them to factory condition. Completely professional looking, but of course it removes the logos in the process. When I say removes, I mean utterly. No trace, not even that little shadow that normally remains after. Now which is the lesser of two evils. A scratched finish or no logos?
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looking a lot better
That is killer!! I had some issues a long time ago and they took care of me too.
Congrats
-Brian
"Too many crappy used drum stuff to list"
Play the SONG......not the DRUMS!!!
"I think that feeling is a lot more important than technique. It's all very well doing a triple paradiddle - but who's going to know you've done it? If you play technically you sound like everybody else. It's being original that counts." ~ John Bonham
I have the same feelings about the logos on my Stagg cymbals, as they're worth basically nothing used I can clean 'em quickly with pretty much any cleaning product and not worry about the logos fading (most of the top logos are already history or already very faded).
For the couple of pro level cymbals I own I have to clean slowly and very carefully around the logos - once the logos are gone they are automatically only worth half of their previous price should I have to sell them. Its pretty sad that the ink on the cymbals from the 'big 3' seems to be worth as much as the bronze.
The logos on my Vintage Zildjians had faded away over the last 40 years so got one of them black magic marker and re-done the logos. Worked pretty good.
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