Testing Cheap Ways to Clean Cymbals

A lot of people were wondering if vinegar would work as a cymbal cleaner so I thought I would test it out, along with some other things I thought might work. I am not a fan of cleaning my cymbals, thus, these b8s.

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[PNW_Sportbike_Life]

I learned that I'm going to keep using Paiste cymbal cleaner.

[bondfish]

Spreads ketchup with a toothbrush, and the toothpaste with his hands, what kind of world do you live in???

[JeffreyMiddelveld]

The cleanest parts of the cymbal were the tapemarks, haha. Good vid, loved it. Thanks!

[nicks]

how to remove the shine from your cymbals

[boomerguy]

Back in the 60's, before cymbals came with a permanent polish, all good cymbals would oxidize immediately by sweaty fingerprints. My jazz drumming instructor gave me a solution which worked great on those cymbals which may not work as well on today's polished/coated cymbals. Here are the steps which you have to do fast:
Be near a sink big enough to wash your cymbal in because you will have to move fast.
While wearing rubber gloves, apply Sno-Bol toilet bowl cleaner (I don't know if it exists today. It is extremely acidic and stinks horribly.) to the cymbal surfaces, top and bottom with a sponge.
IMMEDIATELY, wash the cymbal just like a dish with dish detergent and rinse very, very well.
IMMEDIATELY, towel dry.
Spray Pledge wax onto both surfaces, top and bottom.
This whole process took less than 10 minutes total.

This protected my cymbals so well that I have not had to clean/polish them in over 50 years. They are the original AVEDIS ZILDJIAN (no model names or numbers back then, other than "A" and "K".) and they have the vintage patina that makes them look much better than today's cheap "bling" cymbals.

So, ACID - SOAP & WATER - DRY - POLISH. Simple.

[Simp_Zone]

That song in the background is fucking weird.

[keithwillb]

What did I learn from this? ...Never let this guy anywhere near my cymbals..!

[isa]

I once bought a Zildjian rock ride for 60 bucks at some old record shop and it looked like complete shit. It was filthy and had a little bit of oxidation, so I wasn't sure if it had any potential. I took it home and because of your other video on ketchup and it cleaning cymbals, i used that method. It worked really well and gave it more shine than it had before, but it wasn't really clean enough. I ended up using a small bowl of vinegar mixed with salt and half of a lemon. I covered the whole thing in the vinegar and salt, then I scrubbed it all in using the lemon. This shit actually worked really well and made it look amazing, it doesn't even look like the same cymbal anymore.

[Embryoyoyo]

Just a tip, vinegar is acid, it corrodes metals. Cymbals are made out of copper mainly so rubbing it with vinegar helps to clean it ´without any big damage done since it's a pretty weak acid, but having it there over night surely does it's job too good.

[ericklc]

I don't even have drums, why am I watching this?

[diogoalmeidavisuals]

It's not Ajax, it's Francis!

[FreeRPGer]

I found that a 3rd Lemon Juice mixed with two 3rds water works the best. Or, I saw someone else's video that showed him simply cutting a lemon in half and just rubbing the lemon on the cymbal, then rinse & dry thoroughly. And I must say, the results were awesome & VERY surprising. Lemon juice and aluminum foil wipes away rust like dirt off rims, as well.

[mikestein]

Then a gentle scrub with a mix steak sauce and barbacue sauce, use handfuls of mud to exfoliate the pores of the cymbals let sit over night with sliced cucumbers on surface then polish with helavagood dip works every time

[hazenstribling]

*uses toothbrush for ketchup but not toothpaste

[DuroSamples]

That smells great...
I have used Noxon which its very strong. Which is about $3.28 online but NOXON WILL Remove the label tho.
Not in the mood to smell ketchup on my cymbals...
Best solution is to spend $10 bucks on the proper product.. Sabian Safe & Sound Cymbal Cleaner.
Or we can just cut some branches and make drum sticks with it right?
If we can't spend $10 on our cymbals to properly care for them, we are playing the wrong instrument.

TAMA RULES.

cheers boss!

[nickpaternostro]

Some of your comments to ignorant people on here make me laugh my ass off. I love your channel and the experiments that you perform on drums are awesome. Cheers!

[windsofmarchjourneyperrytr]

Vaseline. Done. Best one so far. Cheap. Not labor intensive. Shiny. Protects from oxidation. I use it every time.

[korn]

I used mothers mag and aluminum wheel polishing and I took a really old 1970 zildjan ride cymbal to make it look like a brand new one from guitar center worked really good.

[ericrussell]

I just use NeverDull on mine, cleans and polishes better than anything else I have used, is fairly safe on labels, and leaves a super thin oil barrier to keep tarnish/corrosion down.

[djoc]

the cymbal is b8 bronze so the ketchup brings the cymbal back to its raw bronze state