What’s the best way to clean my drums and hardware?
Painted finishes: Use a very soft, clean cloth. Furniture polishes used sparingly can help, but stay away from anything with compounding and to be safe, avoid lemon oils. To be REALLY safe, guitar polishes are probably the best choice as they have been designed with musical instruments in mind. – Covered finishes: Because of static electricity, the easiest way using a wrung out wet towel or soft cloth. Some have recommended glass cleaners, but you don’t always know whether there are anti-bacteria agents, which can cause streaking, so Tama recommends sticking to using a damp cloth or towel. – Hardware: Car wax is good for hardware and stands, but do not over apply and make sure not to get the wax on the finishes. – For lubricating bass pedals and hardware moving parts, use Time Tune Up Oil. Be sparing and wipe up any excess later. – One last re-reminder: be careful not to get polishes from lugs or oils from moving parts onto the drum finishes themselves.
