Won't the heat from the buffer effect the sound?

Years ago, I knew a drummer who had all his A's and K's buffed. They were buffed to the point that the grooves became smooth and shiny.

I recall the sound of his cymbals being more like a cheap B8 type cymbal than the great cymbals they were once.

I may be way out of my league here. I enjoy playing and restoring old Stars. I do like to keep everything clean though. For my cymbals, I use a paste consisting of white vinegar, lemmon juice and flour. Lightly rub the mixture on, let it dry and rinse. A soft sponge or clean rags will be needed to remove all of the paste from the grooves. Just trying to help.

Brian

Man there's all kind of ways you can mix up your cleaning paste ..Beside going into their drum shop and buy their cymbal cleaner which is to dam high for one and 2nd it doesn't last .

Who ever asked me dose my buffer carry's any Heat to it ...Hardly no heat at all .Got to make sure you get the black ****t off of your cymbals ..after buffing them .I use my hands or i use a buffer once more to make sure .

Hell i been doing this for Years , and no it don't effect the sound .Nope it don't ..Still have the same old sound when i first got them ....I just don't buff them all the time every once in awhile ....

Are you sure you're not confusing cymbal cleaner & cake batterLaughing H

Seriously does it go as far as removing patina?

I recently cleaned up some vintage A Zildjians and used a suggestion I read somewhere. Barkeepers Friend. $1.79 at WalMart. Some warm water and a plastic scrub brush. Then a good towel dry and towel buff. The cymbals look as beautiful as the day they were made. I could not believe how clean and new they look.

Dam i forgot all about that brand

I make a paste out of it ...That is one thought people can use to clean their own cymbals with ..and i use a buffer with it also

Hello, redneckdrum!

Man, you may be right! I may have been confused with one of my wife's recipes! As you can see, she's a lousy cook!

Seriously though, I wouldn't say that the paste removes patina, just grime on the surface.

Hmmm...wonder what it would be like on fries.

H

You better hope your wife dosent see this post.She just may start using your cymbals for baking dishesLaughing H