Question about how to clean cymbals

AkiraJimbo4Eva · Newbie Alert Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 2

Hi everyone, I just recently bought an 8 inch Sabian AA splash and it had alot of fingerprints on them, so being the perfectionist I am, I had to clean them off.. I also play guitar so I saw some guitar cleaner on my desk so I thought I would try using that... It worked like a charm, but I was wondering if it wasnt a good idea to use guitar cleaner to clean my cymbal?? Does it effect it in anyway? I thought it would be safe because, if its delicate enough for wood then surely it would be ok on brass..

rawrock · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 10:16 pm Post subject:

umm I think that would be ok...I'm not shure. I just use zildjian cymbal polish you get at music stores.

shaneohack · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 12:37 am Post subject:

I doubt that you did any damage to your cymbals. In the future I would use a cymbal cleaner. Just my .02 Smile

AkiraJimbo4Eva · Newbie Alert Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 2

Thx guys, I was worried that I effected the sound of my splash hehe, I was getting paranoid and thought it sounded different.. weird how your mind plays tricks on you like that. What I was worried about most was my cymbals rusting or something...thx for the replies