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Re: Cleaning question

Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-08-27 09:35

The keys and other fittings are nickel plated so they may or may not polish up to a bright shine depending how badly tarnished they are. Nickel plate turns dull grey when it tarnishes and that can't be removed all that easily with a polishing cloth.

The only way to successfully polish nickel plate up to a very bright shine is to machine polish it using a buffing machine and Tripoli on a polishing mop. But you will need to have removed the socket rings from the body to do that as the heat generated through the friction of polishing may melt the plastic and an accidental slip can cause the mop (spinning at high speed) to catch and damage the finish of the plastic or a tonehole.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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