I hate Nev-R-Dull!20 some years ago I had a $500 pair of silver plated candlesticks from Italy I used it on...and it scratched the ^%$@ out of them!I flipped out!I am sure I read the can before using too,on something that expensive...
I agree. That stuff is crap and the fumes on that stuff are not any better. I'd much rather use Blue Magic or Flitz. Heck, for a quick shine, there is nothing like a little WD-40 sprayed on a rag and wipe 'em down.
I was polishing chrome claws last night with Novus 1, because it was in arms reach and I was too lazy to get up. It woked!
Buzz if you have any interest in adding an 18" to this kit shoot me a PM ASAP. A friend has one and I think he's looking to sell.
Curtis
All polishes have there use. Sadly they all advertise "works on all metals".
Not true.
Nev-R-Dull works ok for the brass rails in my bar. It will scratch soft metal. Not a very user friendly product. Won't buy any more.
WD-40 does not evaporate completely and leaves a residue that dirt/dust clings to. Not a fan.
Flitz works well but at $10 bucks a tube spendy. Picked up some Mr. Metal polish for like 4 bucks. It has ammonia content which is not good for nickle plate. Great on chrome. Use it first and then follow with Flitz and a buff and all is well.
Nickle plate my go-to is Mothers Mag Polish Aluminum wheel polish.
Micro fibre towels for all wiping/drying along the way. They don't scratch and are are cheap at the dollar store.
Soaking parts for 24 hrs. in a 90/10 Water/Blue Dawn dish washing soap solution will get most off the outer layers of crud off. Easier to polish after such.
If able, toss parts in a vibrating tumbler. Hand/Buffer polish one more time and parts should be as shiny as they will get.
That's all I know on the subject. Any questions just ask. Good luck on your project!!
Creighton
The replacements for the missing claws and tension rods I bought of eBay showed up tonight. I threw the kick back together and also popped new heads on the 14" rack. I'm really having a hard time getting that drum to sing. I either get wierd overtones or it sounds choked. I'll take a closer look this weekend when I have more time but I have a hunch the bearing edges might need to be recut. Expect a lot of questions if that's the case. She's starting to come together though.
Logo head is on, hoops are refinished and new skins all around. I figured out the issue on the rack tom and its sounding pretty good now. I'll be taking it to a gig next weekend.
Love em! great work, have fun at the gig!
Wow! You did a really good job. Makes me think I ought to do mine.
They really came out great!
Break a leg at the gig!
John
Great job! Your kit looks really good.
What was the issue with the 14" and what did you do to fix it?
