What To/Not to use to clean lacquered brass instruments

tclements · Post by **tclements** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:20 am

YIKES! Vince is haunting me!!!!!

Uncle Markie · Post by **Uncle Markie** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 4:35 pm

The final assembly guys in the King factory (back in the 1970s) used an old product called "Glass Wax" - it's non abrasive and removes all fingerprints, oils, etc. from a lacquered horn. They produced a can of the stuff when I aksed why a new horn never looks better than when you first open the case!

This went for everything - trumpets, saxophones, trombones and tubas alike.

I think it's still made out in North Dakota somewhere.

Mark Heter

djwesp · Post by **djwesp** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 4:52 pm

http://www.the5and10.com/index.cfm/prod ... ow-wax.cfm" target="_blank

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:02 pm

I have Pledge for every day but now I have some real buildup where I didn't wipe up after my sweaty mitts got all over.

What can I use to repair the schmutz??

I'm afraid Brasso will take off everything....

swillafew · Post by **swillafew** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:20 pm

I'm afraid Brasso will take off everything...

+1

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 7:54 am

bloke wrote:spit + a 40 grit disc on an orbital sander

How schutzy do you thing I am??

ppalan · Post by **ppalan** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 8:41 am

Be careful of this link. It does not go to the expected page. On my laptop it wound up asking if I wanted to download a "new version" of Adobe Flash Player. When I clicked cancel, it downloaded it anyway.

djwesp wrote:http://www.the5and10.com/index.cfm/prod ... ow-wax.cfm" target="_blank

PlayTheTuba · Post by **PlayTheTuba** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 10:15 pm

I believe steel wool and chainsaws should be added to "What Not to use." Is nail polish remover strong enough to remove lacquer? If it is then it should be added too.

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 10:43 pm

Three Valves wrote:How schutzy do you thing I am??

Is that a question you REALLY want answered!?

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 7:54 am

PlayTheTuba wrote:I believe steel wool and chainsaws should be added to "What Not to use." Is nail polish remover strong enough to remove lacquer? If it is then it should be added too.

Toothpaste or liquid Clorox can be used to polish foggy plastic auto headlamp covers.

I'm looking for grit to buff out my schmutz, but leaving a smooth surface.

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 7:54 am

windshieldbug wrote:
Three Valves wrote:How schutzy do you thing I am??

Is that a question you REALLY want answered!?

Why I oughta...

MaryAnn · Post by **MaryAnn** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 12:21 pm

bloke wrote:spit + a 40 grit disc on an orbital sander

I seem to remember a similar comment on Facebook suggesting a wire brush in a drill got dissed pretty badly (for removal of lacquer, not shining it.) No sense of humor over there....

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