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Metal polishing products?

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I have been using SimiChrome for cleaning lugs, rims and other small-ish parts. Haven't tried it on an entire shell.

I found it at the Harley-Davidson store.


1971 Ludwig Rock Duo set in Blue Oyster Pearl
early Mapex dual bass drum Saturn kit
1964 Leedy Ray  Mosca kit in Blue Sparkle
1959 Slingerland Super Gene Krupa snare in WMP
1968 Slingerland Hollywood Ace Snare Drum
1969 and 1977 Ludwig 400 Supraphonic snares
1965 Acrolite snare
Ludwig Coliseum snare
'68 Rogers Dynasonic snare
Pearl free floating piccolo snare
13" Mapex piccolo snare
6.5" deep Mapex steel snare
Mapex 6.5" Brass snare
I know there's more snares than that.
UFIP cymbals / Avedis Zildjians
Ghost pedals or Tama King Beats
you kids get off my lawn

 

Posted on 4 years ago
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From rastus

I have been using SimiChrome for cleaning lugs, rims and other small-ish parts. Haven't tried it on an entire shell.I found it at the Harley-Davidson store.

Thanks for the info!

Posted on 4 years ago
#12
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From cuquito717

You find this product at any home depot or lowes Hardwares use with a drill and make sure you do it in the outdoors due to dirt it will produce

Perfect! Thanks. I got a dremmel tool with small pads at harbor freight, I think the Ryobi wheels would be a way better product. I'll sure try them.

Posted on 4 years ago
#13
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I've always just used regular automotive chrome polish on chrome and nickel plated drums/hardware and had very good luck. You can usually still find it in your local autoparts store.

Posted on 4 years ago
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From Drumwhacker

Perfect! Thanks. I got a dremel tool with small pads at harbor freight, I think the Ryobi wheels would be a way better product. I'll sure try them.

I use Dremel tools a lot I also used large buffing wheels for larger drums and Using Ryobi products my drum come out looking like new. If You go to my Facebook page you can see many of this type of work I do for many of they guys out there when there vintage drums need a good cleaning. See photos.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1557114875

Posted on 4 years ago
#15
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Simichrome, from Germany, is also quite good!

Brian

Just a drummer who loves all things about vintage drums! Nothing more, nothing less.
Posted on 4 years ago
#16
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More great info, thanks!

Posted on 4 years ago
#17
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From cuquito717

I use Dremel tools a lot I also used large buffing wheels for larger drums and Using Ryobi products my drum come out looking like new. If You go to my Facebook page you can see many of this type of work I do for many of they guys out there when there vintage drums need a good cleaning. See photos. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1557114875

Great job, thanks for the link. I see you are from Puerto Rico. My Father retired there years ago, I went to visit him at Playa Naguabo. Beautiful place, beautiful people!

Posted on 4 years ago
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From grantro

+1 for Neverdull...Great wadding compound...I use it to remove glue/sticker residue as well...Cheers

+1!

I know you have a dizzying amount of choices, and they're probably all good, but my experience with Nevr Dull has been all positive. It's pretty cheap, lasts a long time, and really does the trick on all types of metals.

Good luck!

Posted on 4 years ago
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