ON TOUR TECH: CLEANING YOUR BRILLIANT CYMBALS WITHOUT ERASING YOUR LOGOS

[@brent3760]

You are living the life! Dead and Co!!! RIP Phil ❤

[@KennySharretts]

🙏🙏🙏

[@DSK12345y]

After 40 years of cleaning cymbals i found Bar KEEPERs friend cleaner used with micro fiber cloths is the EASIEST and produces AMAZING results !!!!

[@AnneOyneemus]

Thank you very much! Keep up the good work!!!!

[@AnneOyneemus]

First time I ever Super Thanks'd anyone - I am totally down with the kids now. Here's the deal @KennySharretts from now on, every time I find another great video of yours I like, I am going to Super Thank you and double the value...... you seriously make my day man. Stay Safe !

[@KennySharretts]

You are the best. Thank you so much for your support. 🙏

[@chucko5006]

Only Kenny could make the least-funnest task of drum maintenance, fun. Thanks, Kenny for yet another great video! 👍🏼

[@KennySharretts]

Man thank you so much for the kind words Chuck, And thank you for watching! Yeah sometimes it’s best just to get in there😂😂have fun with it as it’s not fun, it’s smelly, it makes your hands hurt, and did I mention smelly? 😂😂😂 thank you again and please note as i’m tellingly everyone Super Thanks is now available on my vids to help supplement the channel.

[@homerotamez4573]

Thanks for the tip and the product, man!!

[@AnneOyneemus]

Thank you once again Kenny ! Great information, great delivery, great humour. Keep smiling brother - you made my day :)

[@KennySharretts]

My pleasure. Thank you for the kind words, and for watching. As I’m telling everyone please know Super Thanks for tipping is now available on my vids to help support my channel. 🙏🙏🙏

[@AnneOyneemus]

I'm sorry I didn't see this before@@KennySharretts I am going to Super Thanks you now - I see this in the .... extra options. My Pleasure

[@texvanburen4566]

The right way too go Brother! 🤘💪

[@KennySharretts]

💥💥💥thank you my brother.

[@pjones8404]

I have always polished my cymbals. (into my 50th year of playing). I used to try and leave the logo untouched but once I saw Neil Peart and how his logos were removed, I can't wait to polish them off. I know what cymbals I play. I don't care if others know.

[@haroldseaman4243]

I agree 💯

[@KennySharretts]

Totally reinforces a reply I just made. The sound is what matters the most.

[@adrummerbreeze]

Nice one Kenny!

[@virtualcircle]

Dude you are the man

[@KennySharretts]

Thank you for the kind words, and for watching 🙌

[@LeeVenters]

Great lesson Kenny!

[@KennySharretts]

Thank you so much for the kind words, and for watching. ✊

[@NischGTM]

With the new Sabian logo, I wouldn't be mad if it was buffed away

[@KennySharretts]

Bahahaha I’ve heard that a few times

[@chef4328]

Besides being the drum tech guru… you are super funny man.. you seem like you be a fun guy to hang out with

[@KennySharretts]

You are kind. I try to keep things real. 🙏🙏🙏thank you for watching.

[@bassdrumcreep7884]

I use Zimms and only clean if I'm selling it. It works great and is super easy.

[@KennySharretts]

Awesome. I love hearing what works for others. Allows me to broaden my collection of supplies. Thx as always for commenting, and watching.

[@bigotonbrand]

Another great video! 👍

[@KennySharretts]

Thank you for the kind words, and for watching.

[@jasonmusic9938]

what towels were those?

[@jamesnortonofficial1566]

Ok I get it now 😉

[@LamarPersonJr.02]

Hey Kenny, been a fan of everything you've done for years man.💯 I've always wanted to try the Nomad, but was kinda skeptical and wanted to see someone like you use it first. Would you suggest it on the Meinl byzance traditional and brilliant lines?

[@KennySharretts]

First of all thank you for the kind words, and for watching. On the Brilliant line use it all day long. The traditional line has a matte finish that this polish will make shiny so I’d be committed to that look if you use it on a traditional line cymbal. Thank you again for watching, and note that tips via Super Thanks are now available on my KZbin videos to help support my channel.

[@iman58]

👍👍

[@brent3760]

Kenny Sharretts!!

[@chrisbarber1974]

Hey Kenny ! What cloths do you use for the polishing ??

[@KennySharretts]

Generally just a black hand towel for cleaning/polishing , and if possible a t-shirt cloth for buffing. Thank you so much for watching. 🙌

[@jskins714]

I just recently bought a used Sabian Paragon cymbal, and it has super stubborn scuff marks all over it that won't come off, even with polish. Any tips?

[@KennySharretts]

Alas a buffing wheel with a light rubbing compound might be the only solution, but that will erase the logos, and remove the matte finish. Sometimes we just gotta play them as they are.

[@cajonosaurus]

Hey kenny, ive got a question bout cymbal cleaning, ive got sabian cymbals im using sabian polish , when ive cleaned in the past it seems to pull a shit ton of black on the cloth , is the polishing stripping the alloy outta the cymbal and will it make the cymbal brittle over time ?..

[@KennySharretts]

Howdy. Anytime you clean a cymbal, you are taking a bit of the cymbal away. I don’t think you are doing too much damage as it would take a lot of cleaning to make it brittle over time, but I suppose it’s possible. Thank you for watching. 🙏

[@thepluggy1]

Never heard of this cleaner before, would it be ok for Paiste cymbals Kenny?

[@ThirdEyePried]

I came for the same question. I play paiste and constantly read about having to only use the paiste brand cleaner (impossible to find) because of the coating on paiste cymbals. Have you found this to be true, Kenny?

[@thepluggy1]

@@ThirdEyePried I think Paiste basically discontinued their cymbal cleaner, no idea why though.

[@KennySharretts]

I will check with the Nomad Fam

[@tobiaswinter1358]

@@thepluggy1 I talked to people at Paiste about that several years ago and they don't get the chemicals necessary for their old cleaner because of restrictions. There was a time when they planned a replacement, but I don't know if that info is still correct today.

[@peterpiwoski]

I've played PAISTE cymbals since 1978 and have played nothing but PAISTE. I've treated my cymbals as if they were a precious metal (gold or silver). Always keeping them clean from fingerprints - I hate fingerprints on my cymbals - by using PAISTE cymbal cleaner. For PAISTE to discontinue and not replace it with something else is a complete slap in the face to loyal PAISTE users. I'm more than disappointed with PAISTE.

[@BrianFosterdrummer]

I haven’t cleaned a cymbal for 30 years LOL

[@mancuniancandidatem]

I have been thinking about cleaning mine for about the same amount of time. Haha.

[@BrianFosterdrummer]

@@mancuniancandidatem lol

[@goodtimejohnny8972]

Only use a polish on brilliant finish cymbals. Water on all others, maybe a mild degreaser for prints and sweat removal. Some enjoy the green spots....patina! I think I still have some AA cymbals buried in the back yard.😂😂😂

[@KennySharretts]

Always good to hear of the methods other people use. Thank you for watching, and commenting. 🙏

[@airzillarocks]

Bar Keepers Friend Cleanser - Citrus Liquid All-Purpose Cleaner

[@KennySharretts]

Also great

[@andreasjonsson8075]

Hi Kenny. You should explain in your next video what youtube thanks or super thank you is. It's nothing to be afraid of 😂

[@KennySharretts]

Absolutely, and what a great idea. Thank you 🙌🙌

[@andreasjonsson8075]

@@KennySharretts 🙏

[@scsidrum]

Kenny, would sure appreciate it if you could do mine. It is literally the worst job in the world. When you start, you’re excited until you realise how tedious it was the last time. Nice vid 👍🏼

[@KennySharretts]

IKR??!! But regular maintenance coupled with wipe downs before you tick them away after a gig can lighten the load. Thank you for the kind words, and for watching.

[@kypesandstripesoutdoors]

My logos are long since gone. Never felt the need to chase clout with a logo or brand name. No one who has ever actually cared about the music I make have come up to see who makes my cymbals.

[@MrE1981]

Shabian shymbals.

[@KennySharretts]

Actually this was a really bad allergy day. Keep ‘em coming!

[@iman58]

Like your video but that's a lot of work. I clean my A Zildjain cymbals with car polish mild compound with a buffing machine, then wash it off with dish washing liquid and dry with towel. My cymbals finish looks like brand new. Now I can maintain them with cymbal polish.

[@KennySharretts]

Thanks for the kind words, and for watching. I’ve done a deep cleaning with a buffer, and a compound in the past. Effective indeed, but it’s hard to preserve the logos if logos are your thing. Mickey already has so much stuff 🤣🤣🤣, adding a buffing machine to the rig for a set of hats, and one crash doesn’t make sense for me. Besides I actually like the shoulder work out.

[@iman58]

@KennySharretts Honestly I don't worry about the logos because genuine A, K, Z Zildjain has the Avedis Zildjain original engravement into their cymbals. Pro drummers like me and you can tell expensive cymbals just by hearing the explosive sounds they produce.

[@KennySharretts]

@@iman58many drummers agree logos are not a priority. For some though it’s paramount 😂. I try to keep them on the cymbal, but I don’t over worry about it.

[@drs-Rigo-Reus]

After the polish use soapy washing detergent to clean polish off…. Thank me later.

[@Gooden_Eye]

not to pick, but shouldn't you wear gloves on both hands? I wear two gloves, since every time you touch a cymbal it leaves a mark. LOL "mega-buffing wheel."

[@KennySharretts]

True that, but I had misplaced my other cymbal cleaning glove, and didn’t want to trash my load out gloves. 😂😂

[@Gooden_Eye]

no judgement

[@Hadrorex]

I just toss mine in an ultrasound at a nearby Air Force base to get all the finger grease and grime. Then put them to an electric automotive polisher making sure it doesn't ever get hot. Logos? Not important since they don't endorse anyhow.

[@dww0902]

You would be forgiven if you buffed that new Sabian logo off 😆

[@KennySharretts]

IKR???!! 😂😂😂

[@grandtheftaudio3]

Nobody in the history of cymbals has ever went to a concert and said "IM LEAVING....THE DRUMMERS CYMBALS HAVE NO LOGO'S ON THEM!!! How dare them. Lol

[@KennySharretts]

Lolol absolute truth, however, many drummers are adamant about their logos. So I try to address the issue in my work. Thx for watching.

[@grandtheftaudio3]

@@KennySharretts I love my logos too. Gotta use a q-tip to get in between the lettering..

[@RustyKnorr]

Kenny, did you bite your tongue? Talkin’ so weird…😂

[@KennySharretts]

😂😂😂IKR??!! We were in Sarasota Springs and my allergies were going NUTS, so yeah my speech pattern was quite affected by that fact.

[@francisschweitzer8431]

And you were keeping your voice down… that mic you had on is sensitive. I actually heard the door when I went out and I didn’t even thump it because I saw you recording