Cleaning my Lacquer Tuba?????

pulseczar · Post by **pulseczar** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:25 pm

Pledge

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:44 pm

I find this very good

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:56 pm

Pledge/Endust if you don't mind a little waxy oil on the surface (can make it a bit slippery). Windex otherwise (just to get things clean).

smurphius · Post by **smurphius** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:11 pm

I vote Pledge too!!!

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:34 pm

schlepporello wrote:Word on the street in Amarillo, Tx is for Pledge.

Wayne, do you mean to tell me that this word is out on the streets of Amarillo? I'm shocked!

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:32 am

The trouble with "Amarillo" is that it doesn't scan as well as "Laredo"...

As I walked out in the streets of Amarillo
As I walked out in Amarillo one day
I spied a poor cowboy wrapped up in his tuba
All wrapped up in his tuba and nowhere to play.

"I see by your mouthpiece that you are a hornist"
These words he did say as I proudly stepped by
"Come sit down beside me and hear my sad story
I'm all out of Al Cass and my valves are so dry.

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:19 am

Move over Longfellow. Move over Poe. A new star poet has arrived.

finnbogi · Post by **finnbogi** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:20 am

Doc wrote:Lemon Pledge, soft cotton cloth.

For us non-Americans, is Pledge a dish soap or a window cleanser?

dwaskew · Post by **dwaskew** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:30 am

http://www.pledge.com/

furniture polish/spray to assist with dusting

Steve Marcus · Post by **Steve Marcus** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:06 am

TubaRay wrote:Move over Longfellow. Move over Poe. A new star poet has arrived.

...and another poet inspired by this song has come and gone. "The Streets of Miami" have come a long way from Allan Sherman to CSI...

Eric B · Post by **Eric B** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:11 am

For you bass trombone doublers, lemon Pledge is also great on a slide. A word of caution, the lemon aroma is a bit strong in a small room.

ken k · Post by **ken k** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:53 am

I have never used anything but my breath (no jokes) and a soft rag. Just huff your breath on the instrument to make it fog up and wipe it clean with a soft rag. Sort of like cleaning your glasses, if you wear them.

If you have a stubborn water mark or finger prints, spray some water on it in a light mist. No need for any chemicals on lacquer; all it is is paint.

I guess Pledge or Windex wouldn't hurt anything but I just do not think it is necessary.

ken k

circusboy · Post by **circusboy** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:40 pm

What should I use to clean my lacquer horn?

Works on silver, too.

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:42 pm

Works for me!!!

TubaSteve · Post by **TubaSteve** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:13 pm

Pledge works great! (In the interest of disclosure, I am a chemical worker at S.C. Johnson Wax, and I actually make Lemon Pledge, so I do have an interest in it). That said, I also use "Jubilee Kitchen Wax" on my horns. We also make it, but it is much harder to find. It has a higher wax content, but both work great and will protect the finish as well as remove salt from fingerprints ect. If you do a lot of gigs that the temp is of the sweltering variety, you can leave a lot of salt water on your horn from sweating. I have used it on my Meinl Weston since 89 and the finish still looks like new.

Steve

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:18 pm

In the interest of equal time, I suspect that the following fizzy cans are probably just fine too:

<img src="http://www.scottsliquidgold.com/files/p ... -lemon.jpg"> <img src="http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/ ... 186332.jpg">

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:21 pm

Taking this the other way - has anyone used anything on lacquer which has had a bad result which should be avoided?

pulseczar · Post by **pulseczar** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:24 pm

Denatured alcohol is deadly on the old nitrocellulose lacquer.

How 'bout Meguiars? Has anybody tried that?

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:29 pm

Neptune wrote:Taking this the other way - has anyone used anything on lacquer which has had a bad result which should be avoided?

Methylene chloride.

TubaSteve · Post by **TubaSteve** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:45 pm

Chuck(G) wrote:In the interest of equal time, I suspect that the following fizzy cans are probably just fine too:

<img src="http://www.scottsliquidgold.com/files/p ... -lemon.jpg"> <img src="http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/ ... 186332.jpg">

Boo!!!Hissssss!!! That's the competition there. In reality, I had at one time suggested to marketing that they actually throw some promos of Pledge or Jubilee in music stores, trade mags, etc. I would go so far as to pass out a few cases to band directors to pass out to the brass players as there is a whole additional area of demand that is not fully utilized.

Steve

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