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Cleaning old hard rubber clarinets

Author: stebinus2
Date: 2009-09-15 20:52

What are some ways to clean old hard rubber clarinets without them turning all greenish on you? What can you do for them if they're already that way and you want to get them black again?

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Re: Cleaning old hard rubber clarinets

Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2009-09-16 02:04

Use a dilute soap solution (diswashing liquid) in cool water and rinse with cool water - dry with a cotton towel. Once they are green, brown, or olive there is little that can be done to get them black again without much work and abrasion or strong chemicals. Hope this helps.
L. Omar Henderson
www.doctorsprod.com

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Re: Cleaning old hard rubber clarinets

Author: BobD
Date: 2009-09-16 10:15

Learn to love the patina...

Bob Draznik

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Re: Cleaning old hard rubber clarinets

Author: allenby
Date: 2009-09-16 12:19

Can be cleaned using very fine wire wool and fine metal polish... and then polish to a shine in the usual way...
But it's very tedious work...I've cleaned up a few mouthpieces that way in the past....but never tried a whole clarinet

Alan Braunton

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