Question for chieftain gold owners

medit8b1 · Post by **medit8b1** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:42 pm

Has anyone here who owns or has owned a chieftain gold whistle ever tried to polish it? I just got a gold low D and man is it tarnished. I know some prefer the look but I was thinking it might look cool all shiny. I was thinking I might try one of those brass polishes, but I'm abit leary.

cavefish · Post by **cavefish** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:03 pm

brasso or neverdull

CranberryDog · Post by **CranberryDog** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:42 pm

I like Flitz. It doesn't eat delrin. Works fine on my Copelands and last a few months.

greenspiderweb · Post by **greenspiderweb** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:14 pm

Have fun with you Gold Low D! I've been using No 7 Chrome polish on mine since I had my first one (almost 2 years ago now), and have used on all my unfinished brass whistles since with good results.

I wash the residue off with soap and water afterwards, but as far as I'm concerned, there's nothing like the feel of a newly polished brass whistle! I just wish they would stay that way longer!

I've been using a wax mixture on it afterwards, and that only keeps it shiny for a while though. Would like to know if something keeps it from oxidizing for a while. Most likely not though.

A jeweler's rouge rag works as well. Also have heard that lemon juice and salt work too as a brass polish, which is non-toxic of course!

greenspiderweb · Post by **greenspiderweb** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:16 pm

CranberryDog wrote:I like Flitz. It doesn't eat delrin. Works fine on my Copelands and last a few months.

How long does Flitz keep it shiny? That long?

jmiller · Post by **jmiller** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:05 pm

Use a soft rag soaked in Worcestershire Sauce and a nice rinse in dishsoap afterwords. Nice non-toxic shine.

cavefish · Post by **cavefish** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:10 pm

CranberryDog wrote:I like Flitz. It doesn't eat delrin. Works fine on my Copelands and last a few months.

does brasso eat up delrin

CranberryDog · Post by **CranberryDog** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:39 am

cavefish wrote:
CranberryDog wrote:I like Flitz. It doesn't eat delrin. Works fine on my Copelands and last a few months.
does brasso eat up delrin

Howdy Pardner,
I understand that any cleaner with petroleum distllates (Brasso is one of them) has a chemical reaction with delrin that may lead to clogging and degradation. Cyril

sponge · Post by **sponge** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:04 am

I use an non abrasive metal cream cleaner called peek, its blue in color and smells a bit, but it cleans all metals, and it make brass shine like gold.

although my playing still sucked my whistles looked like that of a real pro.

Sponge

jmiller · Post by **jmiller** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:03 pm

Again, I just don't understand why anyone would want to put something toxic and smelly on a whistle (guy thinking?) to clean it when there is a non-toxic alternative (Worcestershire Sauce). Maybe because it's sold in a grocery store not a hardware store?

Steamwalker · Post by **Steamwalker** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:40 pm

jmiller wrote:Again, I just don't understand why anyone would want to put something toxic and smelly on a whistle (guy thinking?) to clean it when there is a non-toxic alternative (Worcestershire Sauce).

I imagine Woscerstershire Sauce is pretty smelly as well.

sponge · Post by **sponge** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:24 pm

Dont get me wrong I love my whistles, but Woscerstershire Sauce is way too good to be cleaning anything with, I grew up on that and Marmite as a kid, along with beef dripping sandwiches, those were the days before cholesterol

the gold brass low d I had looked stunning polished up, but was easier to play when well tarnished, it gave extra grip, and with the weight of the brass the extra grip was a bonus

sponge

medit8b1 · Post by **medit8b1** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:30 pm

I believe Worcestershire Sauce works as a polish for the same reason lemon juice does, lots of natural acid. So you have to be careful to wash it all off when your done! I still can't decide what to try yet, but thanks for all the suggestions! I'll let you know how it works out.

CranberryDog · Post by **CranberryDog** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:37 pm

Steamwalker wrote:
jmiller wrote:Again, I just don't understand why anyone would want to put something toxic and smelly on a whistle (guy thinking?) to clean it when there is a non-toxic alternative (Worcestershire Sauce).
I imagine Woscerstershire Sauce is pretty smelly as well.

One of the reasons I choose Flitz is that it in non toxic. Cheers

cavefish · Post by **cavefish** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:15 pm

Flitz it is