The Original "Ketchup" Cymbal Cleaner Video--Amazing, All Natural, No Chemicals,Cheap

[@sikbaggers]

The craziest thing I have ever seen. But I wont lie....2 minutes after I seen this video I had my cymbals covered in that thick smooth pungent smelling tomato sauce. It works...no doubt about it. VERY IMPORTANTLY it DID NOT remove the logo from the cymbal like most cleaners. Finished up with a nice polish and they are like new again. Thank you and your wife!!!

[@2ndBreakfassst]

The cleaning properties of the ketchup can be done with lemon juice water, and white vinegar. However, the fact that the ketchup will stay in place is helpful. I would advise applying a protective coating after that, as the surface will become prone to oxidation after the cleaning.

[@BoatLakeHouseKids]

That is awesome sir! Your wife Rocks!!!! Tell her thank you from the Nicholson's in Tulsa, Oklahoma and thank you for sharing this great tip! It works great.

[@briangriffin4378]

I have tried this and can confirm that it works but in my case with some differences. I put a blob on a part of the cymbal and left it for maybe 20 minutes and rinsed off. Not much difference. Put another thick blob on and left overnight. Hey presto it works. Problem is just spreading more over the whole cymbal and leaving overnight created a very uneven finish. It seems that where the ketchup (sauce to us Australians!) was thickest it cleaned as the first blob did, but in areas where it wasn't so thick it didn't clean as well. Seems as though you might need to cover the whole cymbal with a thick coating rather than spreading with a cloth or brush. I also notice that it did effect the logo. Not a total wipeout, but over time if you continued with this method I suspect it would disappear. Doesn't bother me but I know some won't want that. Also I used an Australian tomato sauce (Masterfoods...no doubt far superior to Yankee stuff) so not sure if there's any difference between sauces in terms of the active ingredients. Anyway that's my 2 cents worth. Hope it's helpful to some.

[@leachLK]

this comment was more informative than the video. thanks mate

[@SupraJin]

This is AMAZING I tried it with my AA Raw Bell Dry Ride, which is the apple of my eyes, and it worked! couldn't be happier

[@mrdeuce7]

Great video! I've used Ketcthup for years as a cymbal cleaner. You can also use it as a hardware cleaner. It's a great cheap cymbal cleaner and it is biodegradable too! It is a lot more "Natural" than Groove Juice or other cleaners.

[@theeyeofgod8316]

Wow that really works.....GREAT! Then I put a bunch of potatoes in the center of the cymbal, heated it up, threw some salt on it, and had a barbecue with these fries.... while playing the drums to very clean cymbals!!! Thanks!

[@militia814]

I just tried this method... It was very impressive! Works great!

[@krugeslyfe9001]

OMG! Thank you insane! I got a set with cymbals dirt cheap with a drum set and I don’t want to spend a fortune. I’m a guitar player as well. This is awesome. Getting to ready to do this now!

[@nspargo22]

made my old ride cymbal sound and look like new..thanks for the video!

[@alexanderqbe]

It Works! Thank you! The cymbal is not really polished, but it's Clean! Thank you very much!

[@snozbarry]

haha. wow. that's awesome. thank you for putting this out. I got me some nasty ones over here. ...but to do the whole cymbal do you spread the ketchup or just squirt and cover what you can? I got ketchup, but not that much. thanks in advance. :)

[@ManicDrumm3r]

Omfg ... wow... I have got to try this.. I have an old drum kit I'm about to restore and the symbols are old.. definitely brother I will try this.. ty for the share..

[@davemiller5160]

i tried this yesterday,it works!!!!

[@outbackrogue2157]

LoL..!! I am amazed to find that this is working.Thank you for the Idea!

[@FuntimeVideoChannel]

Constantinos Mitsas cool. glad you liked it.

[@SonOfChrist93]

The owner at my local drum store is older and pretty experienced. He told me to avoid acid cleaners for cymbals unless they are old 60's-70's like this one. The material for those can handle it but the acid can be harmful to many newer cymbals.

[@FuntimeVideoChannel]

@danielgug....i agree. i'm a guitar player so i don't know cymbal brands all that well. i know the big names but i wasn't sure til i checked that aax was sabian and not zildjian. i think he was just a kid that wanted to see his name posted somewhere....it was pretty graphic in what he said and i didn't want to look at it anymore. thanks for replying.

[@NilsFjandannsson]

the ketchup you put on it seems pretty thick, do you think i can spread just a thin layer of ketchup on the cymbal in order to get it all clean without using the whole bottle?

[@CatchingGreenLights]

Awesome, I never thought about using ketchup. Orange juice (not the already made kind, but the juice you get from squeezing an orange) and also lime, lemon, and probably most citrus achieves a similar effect.

[@TheProgGuy]

"What smells like ketchup?" --- "Oh, it's just my cymbals."

[@FuntimeVideoChannel]

@danielgug....I knew that but obviously, the person who posted saying that the ketchup destroyed their cymbal didn't bother to check what kind of cymbal they owned saying "the ketchup totally destroyed their zildjian aax cymbal". i was just quoting what the poster said. thanks for checking it out though. john

[@giggerzadik08]

amazing!!!!!!!!!!ok...im gonna try this.....

[@DriftSpaceZero]

This works because Ketchup has salt and vinegar in it. A much more economical solution which achieves the same quality result is a mixture of distilled vinegar and salt; make a paste out of the salt and vinegar and rub it on the cymbal, and it will take off years of grime. It's even okay to rub like crazy with the salt crystals acting as an abrasive; bronze is harder than salt, so it won't harm the metal. I learned this from my mom when she taught me how to clean copper pots.

[@artedrums]

very nice! but does it save logos?

[@FuntimeVideoChannel]

i love that....thanks for your comment!

[@FuntimeVideoChannel]

@MrHunghunk thanks for watching....my cleaning advisor has informed me that you cannot use banana ketchup. it must be tomato ketchup because of the natural acids that are in tomatoes that do the cleaning. bananas do not have that. hope that helps.

[@FuntimeVideoChannel]

@Montosify..........cool. glad you liked it and it worked for you.

[@jackholston34]

I have an important question. I ordered an old cymbal and it needs a good polish. With this method would I have to completely cover the cymbal with ketchup or would I be able to rub it around?

[@FuntimeVideoChannel]

@latindrummer777....glad you liked it and it worked for you.....john

[@Gomesmesgo]

Should I wash the cymbal before putting ketchup or through that ketchup on it right away?

[@swizzblade]

@drumfreakk97 Did you try using Turtle wax? If so, how did you find the results?

[@joshuachan56]

It works brilliantly even if it's thin too. I took a palm full of ketchup and spread it over my 20" ride. The layer is thin and the dirt came off nearly immediately after i spread it. So it's not necessary to but a thick layer :D

[@lonnieljones]

@kingtoadius Patina is one thing, but all that gunk clogs up the groves and hinders the movement of the cymbal, thus changing the sound. When I buy them new, they have a sound I want to preserve, so I clean my cymbals... And drums too! Every time I set up, people ask if my kit is brand new. No, the drums are 1995s and the cymbals are anywhere from 6 - 15 years old.

[@qendrimrraci1847]

YES MAN, it works, but.. does it damage it's sound ???

[@RockGod570]

Tried it, it doesn't remove the logo on mine, but it's gone abit pinkish :S still looks better than the black / dark brown colour it was origionallly :/ does lemon work?

[@MrWalrud]

it might just be me getting irritated by this but no chemicals? do you blast it with energy or something?

[@latindrummer777]

Ok I've done the ketchup cleaning way and It really works i tried in the Logo too and its still there. So it is proven now that it won't remove your logo but my cymbal is an old cymbal so i don't know if it won't remove new cymbal logos. But overall i'm impressed about it.

[@RatAndTheHarlot]

Do you have to use a big glob of ketchup or can you use a thinner layer. because using that much ketchup to clean your whole cymbal is A LOT of ketchup.

[@FuntimeVideoChannel]

thanks for your comment.....i actually tried bar keepers friend on this cymbal and it didn't make a dent in the grime. that's how i got to using the ketchup. and to answer your question, yes, the ketchup gets those little specs out too. just leave the ketchup on the cymbal thick and let it stay on longer. the longer the better....thanks for watching. john

[@drumfreakk97]

@swizzblade does it take away the logo?

[@ownerfate]

wow.... i will try this right away....

[@swizzblade]

Very good info.. Thanks..

[@MTM-Studio]

"i am doing this sshhiit" (quick recovery) haha plus thanks for the tip i'll give it a shot

[@djkeylo]

how did it last did oxidation occur again? or is it still clean

[@FuntimeVideoChannel]

@54mannow61....thanks for your in depth comment. you sound like you know something more about this then i do. have you used the ketchup to clean your cymbals and then noticed the tone of the cymbals was destroyed afterwards? i would like to know that, if it's true.

[@Svenliedom]

what did he say after he get rid of the ketchup?? With what should I remove the red/pink thing what the ketcup left there?? I can't understand. Thank you :D

[@gregl2249]

will it harm the logo?

[@cirquenrzique]

works fine with barbecue sauce too ...... gonna try another one like tomatoes

[@DerBinker]

To clean the whole cymbal, did you have to cover the whole cymbal with this fat ketchup layer? Or did it work with a thinner film?

[@lavaspartan674]

I tried it on a logo for about 10 minutes and it came out fine, even with it being quite thick,

[@djkeylo]

just tried it on ziljian ZHT cymbals really cleaned it. thanks

[@FuntimeVideoChannel]

@SuperChiludo69....great. glad you liked it.......i'll tell her :)

[@luismartinezfranco]

hola no hablo ingles pero... no pierden resonancia?

[@happydrum]

Thank you!Great job!

[@swizzblade]

I polish all my cymbals with Turtle wax Bug & Tar remover and It sound test result is very satisfying as per my observation. After cleaning,

[@ltaoklazteck]

Super Nice Video! whoa!!

[@TheMorbidcarcass]

I put a thin layer of toothpaste on my brass guitar slide, let it sit for 2 minutes, and I wiped it off with a wet tissue. It looks brand new now; since cymbals are brass it should probably work on them too.

[@bigttygthegg6001]

wow! thats awesome thank you so much

[@FuntimeVideoChannel]

riley smith :)

[@Kenzie.Avrahm.Fraser.Gelbart]

It's the vinegar and possibly the salt... good find! but also be careful of cleaning cymbals if you dont want the sound to change

[@oskarhendriks]

7 months now without any negative or strange consequences. I washed the cymbal with enough water after the treatment with a soft sponce and ensured that there was no ketchup left on the surface.

[@bRadicalmagic1]

Dude, now I don't have my 9 piece Ludwig with Zildjian cymbals because I couldn't get the cymbals clean. Where were you 35 years ago when I first bought the set ?

[@JoelMcCoy89]

Would this work on Zildjian A customs?

[@FuntimeVideoChannel]

@a9fc.....i've also heard that someone used tomato juice and got good results....Yes, he submerged it in the stuff.

[@Nick2SticksMcGuire]

im fen to try this, and post a vid and see how it turn out cant wait.

[@CultureShockGaming]

It works, Actually it works even better than cymbal doctor !, the ketchup will clean the cymbals, then you just have to use a polish and the cymbal will look brand new, i do this with all my cymbals, works on brass, and all kind of bronze !

[@FuntimeVideoChannel]

thanks. glad you tried it and liked it :)

[@cristhianm]

FuntimeVideoChannel I tried this and let it sit for 20 minutes. but it didnt do much. so i tried it again but with. a thicker layer for 25 minutes. then i rinse the cymbal and it had black stains and i was wondering if there is a way of cleaning those of. PS im 13 and dont have money so... please help

[@hen000777]

What substance is that?

[@mrdeuce7]

PS For all of you who not have luck with Ketchup, you MUST leave it on at least 15 to 20 minutes! BE PATIENT!

[@dadaboy47]

HP sauce is good for snare drums and you have to try piccalilli on bass drums;-)

[@johnnyjohns3863]

When I was a kid somebody told me taco bell hot sauce cleaned cymbals, so this doesn't surprise me. I tried the ketchup to some of my old cymbals and they both work really well. If you take a toothbrush and scrub the ketchup on to it, it's helps get the real shity cymbals clean. I think it's great for old cymbals that need a lil TCL

[@HerbFunkMusic]

It DOES remove newer logos.

[@LiveWithPurpose365]

Unbelievable, thanks bro ..

[@mixedwoodplain]

It's good enough to clean cymbals...just imagine what it does to our insides!

[@DrakeSHR]

Your insides aren't made of brass alloy and the PH of your stomach is lower of that of Ketchup anyway. Just sayin...

[@distentmelodies3073]

+Davide Drake Bocci if water rusts metal, imagine what its doing to out insides

[@DrakeSHR]

Distent Melodies exactly my point ;) Also, 100% of murderers admitted to ingest Dihydrogen Oxide on the day of their crimes!

[@StuffILove]

cool. glad you liked it.

[@FuntimeVideoChannel]

yes. other users have used this on cymbals with logos and didn't have a problem.

[@Fancy433]

I tired it out and it works great!

[@eduardodonascimentojunior8247]

How many minutes did you wait until take the ketchup out of the cymbal?

[@Paraidomat]

He said it will be about 15 minutes...

[@eduardodonascimentojunior8247]

Paraidomat Thank you! I didn't see that.

[@FuntimeVideoChannel]

Eduardo do Nascimento Junior 15 minutes MINIMUM....but if you leave it longer you may get even better results...experiment with it and let us all know how you made out.....i'd like to know myself, since i only really tried this once.

[@eduardodonascimentojunior8247]

FuntimeVideoChannel​ I've been doing it to my cymbals. It really works but... After a couple days some colorful stains with oil aspect appeared in some cymbals. I also tried using juice made of (vinegar or lemon) and salt, same process, works as well. Maybe you'll have to scrub a little, but works fine. Cheers from Brazil.

[@Night0fTheLivingDead]

Its true, I did this many times while cleaning an old coin collection, I dont know why i never thought of doing it to cymbals

[@joconnell8145]

And you RUINED your entire coin collection, WTG!! primary rule of thumb for ANY coin collector....never NEVER clean your coins...EVER!!!

[@IFIXUR360]

my dad used to tell me this and i always laughed at him. but i just got a 16" ZBT crash in and it looked horrible. i almost wanted a refund. but i gave it a chance and while sounding great i didnt like the look of it. tarnished as all get out but i did this and after just 10 minutes of waiting and wondering it worked. it just turned into a cymbal cleaning day today.

[@888familyguy]

how do you apply to a large area do you just spread it with a cloth or your fingers? or do you literally squirt it like that on to it?

[@Calj_Music89]

You just spread it over your cymbals !! :)

[@AttitudeXX0854961]

lemon juice works good too

[@jasnjodi]

It's the vinegar in the ketchup. I use vinegar and flour with a little salt to make a paste and it will do the same thing. The acid in the vinegar is the key. It's easy and cheap.

[@Thiefofbeats]

I just watch this video but I have no ketchup, so... I tried mustard! I thought it would have the same effect due to the acidity of the mustard. It works but not as good as the one on the video.I rubbed it with my finger so some parts are cleaner than others.I have a 20" really old-cheap (in fact I get it for free) bronze Scimitar Zildjian ride and I'm using it to this types of experiments... I'm thinking on try all that I can on it,maybe I will end up with a nice, interesting jazz ride.Or not.

[@christianbtk]

Ey! this comment now is 4 months ago since you tried ketchup on your Sabian, so the question is: No secundary consecuences? Everything clean? No weird stains on it or something we should let us know? Thanks dude

[@bizzjoe]

I use my own urine.. best cymbal cleaner ever ..................... just kiddin

[@Hendradibali]

i'm assuming because the ketchup has contained some vinegar in it...

[@misfitsg17]

can be any kind of ketchup?

[@FuntimeVideoChannel]

+Andres Guardado sure......use any kind of ketchup.....you'll get the same results...

[@cristhianm]

FuntimeVideoChannel i used Naturas (i dont know if in usa they have that brand. im from central america btw) and i used a toothbrush to spread it out and let the ketchup sit for 20 to 25 minutes. and it had black stains after i rinsed it. Funtimevideochannel if you can give me your email i could show how they look now and you could probably help to know what to do. thanks

[@mikeschumacher9715]

Liquid Bar Keepers friend. About $3 for a large bottle. A little goes a long way and cleans with a cotton cloth and a little water. Rinse well and dry. Ketchup has additives and it's the tomato that has the acid, not the ketchup. If those are 1960 Zildjians, you just experimented with about $600 in cymbals.

[@FuntimeVideoChannel]

yes, thick layer all over. let it sit and then just scrape off the ketchup. you can save the ketchup and reuse it again later to clean more cymbals.

[@harrypar1]

what cymbal?

[@FuntimeVideoChannel]

@artedrums....hi, i'm not sure if it's safe for logos....i only tried it on the cymbals i had which DO NOT have any logos...if someone out in youtube land would like to give it a try with the logos and let me know i would be happy to report back to you. john

[@oskarhendriks]

Also be sure not to leave it on to long, after 60 minutes my Paiste 2002 went green. Maybe because of another material than the Sabian or Zildjians, but 20 minutes should do the trick. I could get the green stuff of with help of sufficient water. The other cymbals I just cleaned dry with toilet-paper.

[@Suprematista]

cooool!!! You can use Lemon and Salt too!! believe me!! (and some tequila shots (that's for you) ) =P

[@FlorenceGrin]

im trying this right now! on my crappy cymbal ofcourse :p

[@oskarhendriks]

No, but please share this with us. Can you do this by uploading your video contribution?

[@FuntimeVideoChannel]

@saturnstarwheels.....thanks for commenting....like i said, i'm a guitar player and i don't have a vast knowledge of this stuff but i did see that it worked great and to me the cymbal sounded good too. again, thanks for commenting. john

[@cardholder_john]

holy crap thank you

[@484peachy]

this sort of worked thanks

[@CooldBloodedGaming]

thanks man my cymbals are worse then that and thats just amazing

[@LolDude179]

I used it. Makes ur cymbals dry, definitely cleans it

[@sticksbass]

J Brown deadens the sound? youd think itd brighten the sound getting the crud off.

[@LolDude179]

yeah I would not recommend using that

[@sticksbass]

J Brown just did it to my zxt 20" ride; brightened it in every way possible.

[@LolDude179]

I used it on my 3 Zildjian K's and my one AA-Xplosion

[@DJChrisMexico]

great man, really works :)