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 Gold plated keys and how must one polish them.
Author: joshrey123 
Date:   2016-01-14 01:09

I have a clarinet with golden plated keys. Is there a specific polishing cloth i should use for these keys or will a silver polishing cloth do the job?
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 Re: Gold plated keys and how must one polish them.
Author: jdbassplayer 
Date:   2016-01-14 01:16

You don't want to use any "polishing" cloth on gold keys. Gold doesn't really tarnish in the same way as silver or nickel. A polishing cloth on gold will just speed up wear. What you want to do is wipe down your keys with a microfiber cloth or, if you don't have a microfiber cloth, a simple piece of cotton cloth will be okay.
-Jdbassplayer
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 Re: Gold plated keys and how must one polish them.
Author: Paul Aviles 
Date:   2016-01-14 06:06

ditto




..............Paul Aviles
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 Re: Gold plated keys and how must one polish them.
Author: DavidBlumberg 
Date:   2016-01-15 08:26

However, eventually you might get a buildup of finger oil even with the cloth.


Maybe once a year use a small strip of "ragging cloth" which JL Smith Company sells by the 2 ft roll, and wipe very, VERY gently the keys. That takes off finger oil, and really shines them up, but does remove a micro layer of material.

So do not ever use it on a remotely regular basis.

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 Re: Gold plated keys and how must one polish them.
Author: Monsterchef 
Date:   2016-01-15 11:22

Whether gold plating can tarnish depends what gold alloy is used for that particular plating. 9K gold is 37.5% pure. Thus without cleaning it can probably tarnish over time.
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