I've had some good results with Never Dull wadding polish. It's available at auto parts stores. Just tear off a patch, rub it on, then rub off with a clean rag. Does a good job, IMO. I think I paid around 6/7 bucks for it.

Good luck with your new kit.

Flitz or Blue Magic Chrome Polish:

Example:

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[IMG]http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii279/backbeatkeeper/dyna-after2.jpg[/IMG]

You just gotta keep flashing that Dyna at me, don't you? ....:)

Sorry Kevin, that's the only pics I have accesible of my Dynas. It was meant for demo purposes to show how well the polish works.

On a side note, tooting my own horn. I sold a Dyna shell and the buyer didn't leave a feedback for a few days, so I emailed him to see if all was okay. He said yes and asked how the heck I got the drum polished up so well. Told him my secret and lots of elbow grease.

It's just making me itch harder for one!!...LOL

I get astounding results, and cut a step out by using nothing more that Turtle Wax Rubbing compound. It takes all the crud off the chrome, and leaves a protective layer as well. It is a tad time consuoming, but I have a new toy/tool in my restoration arsenal. A sonic spin detailing brush with multiple heads for differing areas and places and surfaces. Works great for nooks and crannies, flat spots, all sorts of flat and oddball surfaces. All my chrome shines to burn the eyes, even some of the previously rusty. I just finished putting together an orphan snare WMP, using a couple of new tricks on it. The brush did all of the chrome and got quite a bit of the rust off. I am not done, but had to get it together to see what I need to do to it to get good sound. It is crispy, but without a muffler, it has some overtone. It is coming along nicely as is the rest of the kit it is going to find a home with. These hoops were in really bad shape, as kevin can attest. There are by no means finished, as this was only to get an idea of how it sounds. It's going to be a great little snare when I am done with it. Fot the shell, and it is old celluloid, I have scrubbed it down with a little 409 and then after a clear water rinse cycle, I put this Eagle One Wax as You Dry protectant on it and it feels like slik, and shines brightly.

FYI,the stuff I use Blue Magic, I noticed has silicone in it, so it does leave a protective coating.

I use Maas Metal Polish. It works great and is safe for most surfaces, including drum wraps. In fact, it does a great job on polishing drum wraps as well. The only surface I wouldn't use it for is a lacquered finish.

Along the lines of Never Dull, I have used Cape Cod cloths with good success. Works especially well on Nickel plating. For serious gunk like tape residue I use Goof Off or De-Solv-It (both orange-based cleaners) which break up the gummy stuff quickly...plus it smells OK.

Jeff