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Polishing Vintage Cymbals

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I have some 60's era Zildjians, 14" New Beat hats, 20" medium (I would guess) ride and a 17" thin crash with 6 existing rivet holes.

I'm not a great fan of cymbal patina and prefer a highly polished look.

Doing the polishing by hand well...no.

Can a drill with buffer pad attachment work? What is the best cymbal polish?

Cheers and Thanks! Hurting

Kelly

"It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing..."
Posted on 15 years ago
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groove juice works pretty Good. id like to know if one of them drill polishers works too. I think ill run out and get one and experiment on a cheap cymbal. Ill let you know what I find out. be back later

Poppy

1960's SONOR 12-16-20-14 blue slate pearl
1968 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14Sky blue P
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14BlueVistalite
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-(14 impostor)BlackPanther "SOLD"
1964 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl 22-12-13-16-14Supra "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14 Citrus Mod "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG Sexto-Plus 8-1 0-12-13-14-15-16-20-20-14 Silver Sparkle
60's Majestic Delux 12-13-16-22-14 red pearl
2009 Homemade Kids 8-10-13-16-12 Orange Sparkle
24 kits, 80 Snares, 65 Cymbals
Don't tell my wife!
Posted on 15 years ago
#2
Posts: 52 Threads: 21

Here is my set of what I believe to be new beats. I have a newer (90's) set and these are a lot lighter. Anyway, I sprayed these with groove juice and here are the results. The top cymbal was pretty tarnished, so I'm happy with the results. Can anyone date them by that stamp?

Larry

[IMG]http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r241/ohlm79/newbeats001.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r241/ohlm79/newbeats002.jpg[/IMG]

Posted on 15 years ago
#3
Posts: 86 Threads: 0

Absolutely NO to a drill-mounted buffer !

Man, all the experts will tell you DO NOT buff your cymbals.

That kind of buffing will create enough heat to damage a cymbal.

Elbow grease, effort, and care, brothers.

Posted on 15 years ago
#4
Posts: 937 Threads: 82

Thanks for your wisdom.

~K

"It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing..."
Posted on 15 years ago
#5
Posts: 2237 Threads: 272

I never did get a polisher. I got side tracked at a pawn shop that has a pearl export kit with a pile o zildjian's. a new beat hi hats, fast crash, thin fast crash another crash, etc....$500 im gonna but it tomoorrow and sell the shells on cRAIGS LIST with my other stuff im sellin.

1960's SONOR 12-16-20-14 blue slate pearl
1968 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14Sky blue P
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14BlueVistalite
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-(14 impostor)BlackPanther "SOLD"
1964 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl 22-12-13-16-14Supra "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14 Citrus Mod "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG Sexto-Plus 8-1 0-12-13-14-15-16-20-20-14 Silver Sparkle
60's Majestic Delux 12-13-16-22-14 red pearl
2009 Homemade Kids 8-10-13-16-12 Orange Sparkle
24 kits, 80 Snares, 65 Cymbals
Don't tell my wife!
Posted on 15 years ago
#6
Posts: 2237 Threads: 272

From Beatnikjazz

Absolutely NO to a drill-mounted buffer !Man, all the experts will tell you DO NOT buff your cymbals.That kind of buffing will create enough heat to damage a cymbal.Elbow grease, effort, and care, brothers.

I can feel the love! can't you?

1960's SONOR 12-16-20-14 blue slate pearl
1968 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14Sky blue P
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14BlueVistalite
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-(14 impostor)BlackPanther "SOLD"
1964 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl 22-12-13-16-14Supra "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14 Citrus Mod "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG Sexto-Plus 8-1 0-12-13-14-15-16-20-20-14 Silver Sparkle
60's Majestic Delux 12-13-16-22-14 red pearl
2009 Homemade Kids 8-10-13-16-12 Orange Sparkle
24 kits, 80 Snares, 65 Cymbals
Don't tell my wife!
Posted on 15 years ago
#7
Posts: 2628 Threads: 40

From Beatnikjazz

Absolutely NO to a drill-mounted buffer !Man, all the experts will tell you DO NOT buff your cymbals.That kind of buffing will create enough heat to damage a cymbal.Elbow grease, effort, and care, brothers.

[COLOR="DarkRed"]Yes...people don't realize that buffers actually alter the metal. That is how brilliant cymbals are created..they AREN'T just very shiny regular cymbals.

GrooveJuice is good on B20's, NOT on B8's...and they do a complete "strip job". Also Sabian Performers Cymbal Spray does that. they are both acid-wash cleaners, so they strip it ALL off.

I like Wright's Copper Cream. It takes patina off in phases. On a heavily patina'd cymbal, you would need to run it thru 3 or 4 applications to get it back down to original-new surface. But I usually stop before then, leaving some patina on it. Looks better than before and still has the aged sound to it, too.

Then wash with mild dish soap and warm water afterwards.

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Posted on 15 years ago
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