well Boslover . lol i dont use steel wool ,crazy caustic chem ,household cleaner's , and junk polishing products that you would buy at the store . i dont harm the the stamped logo you would have seen that in the pic , so that means no diging . i use mother nature approved bio degardable products my friend . and some of the finishes i do on vintage cymbals are exactly how they would haved looked brand new . to me thats the vintage sound that people talk about when they hear old recordings , cuz they did not have 30 or 40 year old cymbals full of gunk and what not , i'm not talking clean patina . cleaning cymbals is a topic that can go on for ever . i dont push my services in fact i dont even advertise as of yet , and still they come from word of mouth . i may be an unknown to you and many , but some of our customers that come in our doors leave me speachless and they are known to many .
Please understand, my comments were not directed at you. Many (but not all) people who clean their own cymbals are clueless about doing it. I have seen shiny cymbals when both the stamp and lathing grooves have been partially or fully removed from machine buffing with who knows what kind of pad. I have seen shiny cymbals with permanent stains probably a result of caustic chemical use. Hell, I've even seen painted cymbals done by a teen who wanted them to match his drums.
The general level of incomptance when it comes to cymbal cleaning or modifcation is high. Just look at all the cymbals that have 20 or 30 rivet holes punched in them. It never ceases to amaze. If I bought something shiny on line, I wouldn't be able to tell if its covered with swirl marks from steel wool until I got it home. Too late then. That's why I pass shiny by.