How Do You Clean Chrome On Vintage Drums?
Vintage is a term often used interchangeably with antique, yet while antique is 25 years or older, vintage can refer to materials produced within the past two decades. No matter the era of its production, chrome can dull over time. Shiny chrome adds a special sparkle to a drum set, the reason chrome and chrome-plating was used by the manufacturer in the first place. Polishing your vintage drum’s chrome parts is not difficult but will require careful attention. Choose your cleaner. You can use a mild-ammonia window cleaning solution like Windex, metal polishes such as Nevr-Dull, Flitz or Remove (by Mirandy) or a cleaner-wax such as Meguiars Cleaner/Wax. Often the metal surfaces are not real chrome but rather electroplating. Some experts recommend against using steel wool on chrome at all, and say instead to use only a soft cloth. In either case, the polish or cleaner you choose should do the work, not the rag or wool. Disassemble the drums if possible, so you can clean the chrome withou
