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I find this very good

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).

I vote Pledge too!!!

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!

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.

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

Doc wrote:Lemon Pledge, soft cotton cloth.

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

http://www.pledge.com/

furniture polish/spray to assist with dusting

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...

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.

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

What should I use to clean my lacquer horn?

Works on silver, too.

Works for me!!!

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

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">

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

Denatured alcohol is deadly on the old nitrocellulose lacquer.


How 'bout Meguiars? Has anybody tried that?

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.

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