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 its appearance will be better. Can I use a car polishing cloth for this?
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I have a Yamaha flute headjoint and it is dirty. Therefore I want to clean it so its appearance will be better. Can I use a car polishing cloth for this?
maintenance flute
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As an aside to the answers given here. I would advise you don't use a cloth which has already been used to clean a car. There's a good chance you don't want the dirt which accumulates on a car to be near your mouth.
– AJFaraday
Jan 14 at 11:39
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I have a Yamaha flute headjoint and it is dirty. Therefore I want to clean it so its appearance will be better. Can I use a car polishing cloth for this?
maintenance flute
edited Jan 14 at 11:08
Tim
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Qiao TongQiao Tong
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I have a Yamaha flute headjoint and it is dirty. Therefore I want to clean it so its appearance will be better. Can I use a car polishing cloth for this?
maintenance flute
maintenance flute
edited Jan 14 at 11:08
Tim
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asked Jan 14 at 7:48
Qiao TongQiao Tong
161
edited Jan 14 at 11:08
Tim
98.2k10100253
asked Jan 14 at 7:48
Qiao TongQiao Tong
161
edited Jan 14 at 11:08
Tim
98.2k10100253
edited Jan 14 at 11:08
Tim
98.2k10100253
edited Jan 14 at 11:08
Tim
98.2k10100253
98.2k10100253
asked Jan 14 at 7:48
Qiao TongQiao Tong
161
asked Jan 14 at 7:48
Qiao TongQiao Tong
161
asked Jan 14 at 7:48
Qiao TongQiao Tong
161
161
2
As an aside to the answers given here. I would advise you don't use a cloth which has already been used to clean a car. There's a good chance you don't want the dirt which accumulates on a car to be near your mouth.
– AJFaraday
Jan 14 at 11:39
add a comment |
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As an aside to the answers given here. I would advise you don't use a cloth which has already been used to clean a car. There's a good chance you don't want the dirt which accumulates on a car to be near your mouth.
– AJFaraday
Jan 14 at 11:39
2
2
As an aside to the answers given here. I would advise you don't use a cloth which has already been used to clean a car. There's a good chance you don't want the dirt which accumulates on a car to be near your mouth.
– AJFaraday
Jan 14 at 11:39
As an aside to the answers given here. I would advise you don't use a cloth which has already been used to clean a car. There's a good chance you don't want the dirt which accumulates on a car to be near your mouth.
– AJFaraday
Jan 14 at 11:39
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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 car polish which is likely to more adjusted to gloss paint.
I once got recommended a paste intended for polishing pure metal 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.
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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.
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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 car polish which is likely to more adjusted to gloss paint.
I once got recommended a paste intended for polishing pure metal 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.
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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 car polish which is likely to more adjusted to gloss paint.
I once got recommended a paste intended for polishing pure metal 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.
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psmears
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answered Jan 14 at 8:02
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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 car polish which is likely to more adjusted to gloss paint.
I once got recommended a paste intended for polishing pure metal 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.
edited Jan 14 at 13:00
psmears
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answered Jan 14 at 8:02
guidotguidot
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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 car polish which is likely to more adjusted to gloss paint.
I once got recommended a paste intended for polishing pure metal 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.
edited Jan 14 at 13:00
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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As an aside to the answers given here. I would advise you don't use a cloth which has already been used to clean a car. There's a good chance you don't want the dirt which accumulates on a car to be near your mouth.
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