[kiteboarder]

I've got an interesting topic here. I'm sure all of us at some point have become frustrated that each of our bronze $400 cymbals lose that original shine, become dirty and marred. I personally have become used to the peculiar dark sound of a slightly dirty, played-in cymbal. But having shiny clean cymbals is always nice too!.

So, a few years back I began polishing my cymbals with a power polisher. Using Blue Magic or some other crap like that. This provided results fast, but also erased the logos off the cymbal. Quite honestly, I could care less about the logo. But anyway, the stains from stuff like sweat drops and sorts will never come off as they are not simply dirt, but actual oxidation. One things I was doing to protect newer cymbals and ones I had just polished was to spray them every once in a while with WD40. New cymbals come with a special coating to protect the finish. I have no idea what that stuff is. (If any of you guys know, let me know). Anyway, the WD40 proved to work quite well as it wicks away oxidizing moisture and actually protects from dirt and dust. But obviously, having a sheen of oil on your cymbals poses a few more problems.

So, what's your take on the subject? What do you do to clean, polish and protect your cymbals? -D