![]() ![]() Still has the same old A character, but like I said, it's probably closer to what it would have sounded like new. Now that I've got it clean, I like the sound every bit as much as I did before, maybe more. ![]() I would say the best use of BKF is as a light abrasive polish, it definitely does not chemically remove tarnish the way Tarn-X or Brasso do. The Scotch-Brite did contribute some minute scratches but they polished out fine using BKF. ![]() It took some elbow grease but I was able to get the cymbal about 95% clean underneath and about 90% clean on top where the stain was. None of these did anything to remove the wood stain.įinally, I tried Liquid Sandpaper (a solvent) with a heavy duty Scotch-Brite pad. I tried different solvents, including goof-off (which took off the tape residue), acetone, and paint remover. It sounded great as it was, but I just couldn't live with something that funky. The 20 A I just picked up looked like the last owner had tried to "patinate" it by wiping it with wood stain! Plus it had various dried up ductape residue and the like. My 602 14" hat top had stains that I've gotten mostly out. It doesn't change their character, but I imagine if there is any change it sounds closer to what they did when the cymbal was new.Īlso, my reason for wanting to clean my old cymbals is pretty much the same as yours, there were discolorations that didn't look cool at all. The 602 was always marketed as Paiste's answer to A Zildjians and back then nobody put coatings on.Īnyway, I don't hear any change for the worse by cleaning any of my old cymbals, in fact, maybe they sound clearer. Liz, pretty sure your 602 never had a protective coating like modern Paiste's and most other brilliant finish cymbals do. This will DEFINITELY affect, or even remove, those microscopic pores and even the lathing/hammering marks, and will result in the most significant change in sound. ![]() Last, and least desireable, would be actually rubbing out and polishing with polishing compound and such. Next would be the mildly abrasive chemical agents, I would assume Barkeeper's Friend and many branded cymbal polishes would be in this category. The white dish sponge provides the only abrasiveness, and it's very gentle and shouldn't cause any scratches. Note that some chemical agents might affect factory-applied protective coatings of newer cymbals. Just spray on, wait a few minutes, and give the cymbal a good rub following the grain with a dish sponge, ideally the ones with the white surface that's safe on Teflon cookware. I love these because it requires very little elbow grease. Next would be the chemical agents that don't have abrasive qualities, like Kaboom! or Bam!. These will not affect anything physically to a noticeable degree. To some, that's good, to others, they prefer a sound that's closer to how the cymbal sounded when brand new. It makes them less crisp and bright-sounding. As those grooves, indentations & pores get filled with "stuff" over time, it restricts the ability of the cymbal to vibrate, which results in the "mellowing" of tone that drummers talk of with vintage, patinaed cymbals. A cymbal surface may have lathing grooves and hammering marks, and pores of various sizes at the microscopic level. The level of aggressiveness of the cleaning method also affects how noticeable the change in sound will be. I won't get into "better or worse" as that's not the point I'm trying to make. Depending on how sensitive your ears are, cleaning a cymbal will indeed make it sound different. ![]()
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