Tom Hall Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 I recently notice that the metal ends of my Lachenal are looking a bit dull. Any thoughts and/or advice on polishing and cleaning said ends would be appreciated. Thanks -- Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henk van Aalten Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 Tom I have good results with a special cloth you can buy in the shop (in the Netherlands). It seems to be impregnated and it is used for cleaning silver. Henk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 Something similar is sold by many music stores, for polishing flutes, saxophones, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabennett Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 The "pre treated" cloths are also available at jewelry/department/discount stores in the US. there are two varieties: one for brass, one for silver/pewter. Pipers and antique woodwind players have been using them for years because you can polish keywork, fittings and mounts without getting polish residue on the blackwood or ebony. Regards, Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Barr Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Tom I have good results with a special cloth you can buy in the shop (in the Netherlands). It seems to be impregnated and it is used for cleaning silver. Henk Henk Have you used this on your Marcus? I have one also and would like to know what works. Thanks Doug Barr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henk van Aalten Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Tom I have good results with a special cloth you can buy in the shop (in the Netherlands). It seems to be impregnated and it is used for cleaning silver. Henk Henk Have you used this on your Marcus? I have one also and would like to know what works. Thanks Doug Barr Doug I used this cloth on my Marcus two times since I bought it about one year ago. I carefully unscrewed the end-plates, so the buttons are not interfering this cleaning-job. Henk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipcmo Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 Are these cloths jeweler's polishing cloths impregeated with rouge, or chemically treated ones? Cheers, Geo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henk van Aalten Posted February 21, 2004 Share Posted February 21, 2004 Are these cloths jeweler's polishing cloths impregeated with rouge, or chemically treated ones? They are certainly not treated with rouge! The cloth feels and looks quite "normal". Henk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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