I noticed that the sweat from my hands is "slowly" ruining the silver parts where I use to hold the instrument.
I already use a dry microfiber cloth to clean the sweat but I often end up spreading it over the whole instrument.
I've read someone suggesting coating those parts using car wax. Does it actually help? What's your suggestion?
Hello! I recently cleaned this silver-lacquered tenor horn. I used dish soap for the general cleaning and Castile soap on some very greasy areas, following advice from a local shop. I typically do this two or three times annually.
Besides the soap, I like to do detailing activities, and I would like to clean the spaces behind the pipes..
I can't get to those areas with just a towel and my fingers. I tried using a cotton swab, but that didn't work very well either. Some of the patina came off easily, leaving black marks on the swab's tip (is this tarnish?)
How do you typically clean these specific areas?
Note: I'm based in Europe, there's no Dawn dish soap here so I just use delicate dish soap which is good for removing grease