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really bad dirt/grime on chrome of a old tom i just bought

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theres this really bad brown dirt on a tom i just bought that matched a set im selling cause it cost me 10 dollars and im sure it will help get more money for the set if i have a extra tom with it cause im sure its worth much more than 10 dollars but the dirt that mostly comes off but when it gets to the bottom of its just a bunch of little bumps that no matter how hard i scrub it just doesn't come off. can anyone help and tell me what stuff thats normal household stuff that could get it off? this stuff is some really bad dirt and at the parts im talking about mostly coming off its literally big clumps that were just sitting on the chrome i don't even know how someone could let this happen but what are ya gonna do. and the bumps under the dirt look silver but i can't really tell if the dirt really messed the chrome up that bad it caused it to bubble up or something which i hope isn't the case. i posted a pic of a clump of dirt that i left so you guys could see but there were even bigger clumps.

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Posted on 9 years ago
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Not dirt... That's plain old rust... Start by soaking it in detergent "Dawn" overnight... Then you need to start polishing bigtime...

Cheers

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Posted on 9 years ago
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Longjohn is right, you need to remove the rust with WD40, and because it`s a hoop that will need several bottles of Dawn to submerge it in, take some rags and soak them in it, then wrap those around the hoop tight.

Your left with two steps, clean the rust, and polish the steel like silverware and it wont be noticed as much.

Cover/polish with car wax, use for a while then repeat or re-plate.

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Posted on 9 years ago
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On bad rust like that, I would use tinfoil and vinegar to remove the bulk of the rust...After that, finish using a chrome polish...

The Dawn method works well too...

Cheers

1976 Ludwig Mach 4 Thermogloss 26-18-14-14sn
1978 Ludwig Stainless 22-22-18-16-14-13-12 c/w 6-8-10-12-13-14-15-16-18-20-22-24 concert toms
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Posted on 9 years ago
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I find "Evaporust" to be a very good product.

Brian

Just a drummer who loves all things about vintage drums! Nothing more, nothing less.
Posted on 9 years ago
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