Or... maybe some good furniture cleaner -- not a spray -- and lightly rubbing with 0000 steel wool?

I also have a three step wrap clean/polish.

Or maybe I should spray bomb them with yellow paint....

Toilet

I would clean them just like fine furniture if I was so incline, and stay away from car products.

For my natural wood snares all I've ever done is wipe them off with a soft cloth periodically - spending a bit more time to make the chrome a bit shiny/remove fingerprints and oil.

In my experience, I have found that the maple will darken (or go more golden with age over the blonde look I purchased them as) a bit exposed to the elements mostly UV from light here, which I think only makes the wood "that" much better! So I would say don't try and clean that off as it's not dirt or dirty, because you'll only be frustrated or may affect the clearcoat.

Sounds like good advice. I wiped a small section using spray window cleaner, and it picked up a bit of dirt. But you're right about the mellowing of the tone, too.

I think I'm the one that could 'lighten up.'

Thanks, Hoppy -

I have a Stage custom birch kit with natural (clear) wood finish. It's pretty recent, not the latest generation, but the one before, about 4 years old or so. I've noticed that the finish is slightly "yellowing", especially the sides that face the room. (It's pretty much in the same place all the time, and no direct sunlight.)

I always follow this protocol for gloss lacquer shells:

1. Use Windex and a microfiber towel to get off surface dirt and dust.

2. Polish the shell with furniture polish and microfiber towel, then buff with a soft terrycloth towel.

3. Apply a good quality car wax with the included foam applicator, then buff, first with a micro fiber towel, then with a terrycloth towel.

I've achieved excellent results each time using this method. Also, you can find a car wax with a UV inhibitor, to keep the drums for yellowing or fading any more.

V

Excellent. What I ended up doing was cleaning with a mild solution of Dawn/water, drying with cotton terry cloth towel, then using a good furniture cleaner wax. The drums cleaned very well -- a layer of haze and dust came clean and the polish did the trick.

I didn't use care wax- maybe the next time I change the heads.