Cleaning smudges/fingerprints off of a laquered horn.

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Lew
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Lemon Pledge and a soft cloth.
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Windex and a paper towel.
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Lew wrote:Lemon Pledge and a soft cloth.
I second this. I also makes your horn smell nice. It will leave the horn feeling a little "slippery" and some have a problem with that but it's never been a big deal to me.
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I love your Zell Miller picture.
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Pledge or any furniture polish does the trick!
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Leland (at least I think it was Leland) suggested microfiber a couple of years ago, and I've been using it ever since. GREAT stuff. A LITTLE mist of water (the stuff doesn't absorb much, and wipe with the microfiber. It's GREAT stuff. You can get it anywhere, too -- I got mine in the automotive section at Walmart.

It'll clean your specs better than anything else, too.
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