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Another Wat to Clean Tension Rods

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So much for proof reading. Sorry for the Title. DOH

I've had good results with this method.

Things needed:

[INDENT]Dawn dish soap

Magic Eraser or generic equivalent

Rag/cloth

drill[/INDENT]

[LIST]

[*]Soak the tension rods in a the Dawn/water solution overnight (this will loosen up the grease).

[*]Rinse and dry the tension rods.

[*]Mount a tension rod by the head in the drill chuck and set it to reverse.

[*]Wrap the Magic Eraser around the tension rod and run the drill the length of the rod/threads a couple times.

[*]Repeat the above step with the rag/cloth.

[/LIST]

This will make the tension rods and the threads really bright. I have included Before and After pictures.

-Tim

Posted on 10 years ago
#1
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nice job. I hate cleaning and polishing tension rods. appreciate the idea..

mike

Posted on 10 years ago
#2
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Posted this a while back. Same thing but I don't soak them.

http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=24968

Its better to have people think you're an idiot, than to open your mouth and prove them wrong, unless you doubt yourself then speak away....
Posted on 10 years ago
#3
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Thanks for the tip Tim, they look really good!


Thank you!
Jeff C

"Enjoy every sandwich" Warren Zevon
Posted on 10 years ago
#4
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Good call on the cleaning- I have been restoring an old Gretsch set, needed to clean everything and was really dreading having to clean all the rods. I did not soak in dawn, I applied Bon Ami and Brasso on a rag, and used your drill method. Worked great! Thanks for the tip.

Posted on 10 years ago
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