Can I use a car polishing cloth to polish my flute?
I have a Yamaha flute headjoint and it is dirty. Therefore I want to clean it so it's appearance will be better. Can I use a car polishing cloth for this?
maintenance flute
New contributor
add a comment |
I have a Yamaha flute headjoint and it is dirty. Therefore I want to clean it so it's appearance will be better. Can I use a car polishing cloth for this?
maintenance flute
New contributor
add a comment |
I have a Yamaha flute headjoint and it is dirty. Therefore I want to clean it so it's appearance will be better. Can I use a car polishing cloth for this?
maintenance flute
New contributor
I have a Yamaha flute headjoint and it is dirty. Therefore I want to clean it so it's appearance will be better. Can I use a car polishing cloth for this?
maintenance flute
maintenance flute
New contributor
New contributor
edited 17 mins ago
Glorfindel
1,25311218
1,25311218
New contributor
asked 2 hours ago
Qiao TongQiao Tong
111
111
New contributor
New contributor
add a comment |
add a comment |
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
I would not recommend it. The flute is silver or at least has a silver coating so a silver cleaning cloth may be more appropriate than a car polish which is likely to more adjusted to gloss paint.
I once got recommend a paste intended for polishing pure metall for the keys of my bassoon.
Everything fluid has the disadvantage, that you need to take care, it does not reach the pads of the keys, which are easily harmed.
add a comment |
If it's a cloth that's impregnated, probably not. If it's just a soft cloth (for removing the polish) then, like any soft cloth, it'll be fine. I use non-abrasive polish for mine, carefully avoiding pads and moving parts, and the tarnishing - which is a sort of oxidation, I imagine - comes off.
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "240"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: false,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: null,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
Qiao Tong is a new contributor. Be nice, and check out our Code of Conduct.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fmusic.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f78675%2fcan-i-use-a-car-polishing-cloth-to-polish-my-flute%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
I would not recommend it. The flute is silver or at least has a silver coating so a silver cleaning cloth may be more appropriate than a car polish which is likely to more adjusted to gloss paint.
I once got recommend a paste intended for polishing pure metall for the keys of my bassoon.
Everything fluid has the disadvantage, that you need to take care, it does not reach the pads of the keys, which are easily harmed.
add a comment |
I would not recommend it. The flute is silver or at least has a silver coating so a silver cleaning cloth may be more appropriate than a car polish which is likely to more adjusted to gloss paint.
I once got recommend a paste intended for polishing pure metall for the keys of my bassoon.
Everything fluid has the disadvantage, that you need to take care, it does not reach the pads of the keys, which are easily harmed.
add a comment |
I would not recommend it. The flute is silver or at least has a silver coating so a silver cleaning cloth may be more appropriate than a car polish which is likely to more adjusted to gloss paint.
I once got recommend a paste intended for polishing pure metall for the keys of my bassoon.
Everything fluid has the disadvantage, that you need to take care, it does not reach the pads of the keys, which are easily harmed.
I would not recommend it. The flute is silver or at least has a silver coating so a silver cleaning cloth may be more appropriate than a car polish which is likely to more adjusted to gloss paint.
I once got recommend a paste intended for polishing pure metall for the keys of my bassoon.
Everything fluid has the disadvantage, that you need to take care, it does not reach the pads of the keys, which are easily harmed.
answered 2 hours ago
guidotguidot
5,7181034
5,7181034
add a comment |
add a comment |
If it's a cloth that's impregnated, probably not. If it's just a soft cloth (for removing the polish) then, like any soft cloth, it'll be fine. I use non-abrasive polish for mine, carefully avoiding pads and moving parts, and the tarnishing - which is a sort of oxidation, I imagine - comes off.
add a comment |
If it's a cloth that's impregnated, probably not. If it's just a soft cloth (for removing the polish) then, like any soft cloth, it'll be fine. I use non-abrasive polish for mine, carefully avoiding pads and moving parts, and the tarnishing - which is a sort of oxidation, I imagine - comes off.
add a comment |
If it's a cloth that's impregnated, probably not. If it's just a soft cloth (for removing the polish) then, like any soft cloth, it'll be fine. I use non-abrasive polish for mine, carefully avoiding pads and moving parts, and the tarnishing - which is a sort of oxidation, I imagine - comes off.
If it's a cloth that's impregnated, probably not. If it's just a soft cloth (for removing the polish) then, like any soft cloth, it'll be fine. I use non-abrasive polish for mine, carefully avoiding pads and moving parts, and the tarnishing - which is a sort of oxidation, I imagine - comes off.
answered 2 hours ago
TimTim
97.4k10100247
97.4k10100247
add a comment |
add a comment |
Qiao Tong is a new contributor. Be nice, and check out our Code of Conduct.
Qiao Tong is a new contributor. Be nice, and check out our Code of Conduct.
Qiao Tong is a new contributor. Be nice, and check out our Code of Conduct.
Qiao Tong is a new contributor. Be nice, and check out our Code of Conduct.
Thanks for contributing an answer to Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fmusic.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f78675%2fcan-i-use-a-car-polishing-cloth-to-polish-my-flute%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown