Cleaning Cymbals

I had an old cymbal that looked bad. I looked up various ways to clean it: ketchup, Ajax, pro cleaners... I wondered if the Harbor Freight Headlight cleaner kit would work.

I prefer Turtle Wax rubbing compound to the cleanser in the kit. I used a sponge and covered the entire cymbal. I avoided the logo so that it wouldn't get removed.

I attached the cleaning disk to my drill and swirled away. I used Windex all surface cleaner to keep it damp. Then I used the same cleaner and paper towels to remove the residue.

Repeat the steps for the back.

This cymbal looked pretty corroded when I started. It took about 3 passes with the rubbing compound until most of the grime was gone.