I use alcohol prep pads,work great.
I use alcohol prep pads,work great.
Edge on my shirt and a huff of breath, but that is rarely, my picks just don't seem to get dirty.
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I use a two horsepower motor and expensive Italian buffing compounds which require dedicated exhaust to eradicate the harmful particulates.
Where can I purchase the Italian buffing compounds.I was using Turtle Wax.
Good old soap and water works for me.
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My bad, it's actually German. https://www.menzerna.com/products/solid-compounds/
I was being a little goofy, but I do really buff my picks on my industrial buffing arbor.
For you, I'd recommend one of these multi-sided nail buffs:
Work your way up the grits, then for occasional touch-ups, just use the two finest grits.
For ultimate shine, use this on a rag: https://www.amazon.com/Meguiars-Mirr...gateway&sr=8-2
Also safe for use on most instrument finishes. But beware, it is actually abrasive and if you can buff through a thin finish if you're not careful.
For everyday cleaning on instruments when I do setups, I use this gentler formula: https://www.amazon.com/Meguiars-Mirr...gateway&sr=8-1
I just give them a quick rub on my dungarees. Good as new.
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I used to work for Micro-Surface Finishing, mixing compounds and sliting printing on the abrasive, for you all it is the micro mesh product. They will or at least used to make those nail files to order with a customers info printed on it. I talked a couple companies I worked with to order some with their names and numbers on them. Great to hand out to nurses when I fixed medical equipment. I never thought about musicians.
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Picks get dirty? Maybe wash your hands more often...
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Mine unintentionally get a cycle or 2 in the washer and dryer from time to time.
No matter where I go, there I am...Unless I'm running a little late.
Clean picks? Just use what's around -- no need to buy special materials! Use hand soap, or a drop of dishwashing detergent, plus tap water. Fine polish? Toothpaste is a mild abrasive that does a fine job.
I find they don't get dirty, but get hand oils on them, and washing them from time to time improves the grip.
THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE JUST FOR YOUR SMILE!
My washing machine doesn't have a setting for guitar picks, and I don't have a dishwasher so I have to wash them by hand.
THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE JUST FOR YOUR SMILE!
I have played mandolin for over 45 years and never had to clean a pick yet, what's up with you Americans ?
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Eastman 615 mandola
2011 Weber Bitteroot A5
2012 Weber Bitteroot F5
Eastman MD 915V
Gibson F9
2016 Capek ' Bob ' standard scale tenor banjo
Ibanez Artist 5 string
2001 Paul Shippey oval hole
Actually the only pick I have ever washed is a BC. It will get slippery from hand oils and washing gives it back the tactile stickiness that I like. The rest of the picks don't get baths.
THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE JUST FOR YOUR SMILE!
I have monster grips on my picks. Over time, they can lose their stickiness but soap and water brings 'em back to new. I also keep a couple of alcohol prep pads around just in case.
David Hopkins
2001 Gibson F-5L mandolin
Breedlove Legacy FF mandolin; Breedlove Quartz FF mandolin
Gibson F-4 mandolin (1916); Blevins f-style Octave mandolin, 2018
McCormick Oval Sound Hole "Reinhardt" Mandolin
McCormick Solid Body F-Style Electric Mandolin; Slingerland Songster Guitar (c. 1939)
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I usually lose them before they get a chance to get dirty.
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I find that if a student of mine has trouble with a pick slipping around, washing hands and pick with soap and water generally solves the problem. Different people have different oiliness of the skin so it is important for some and not so much for others.
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David Hopkins
2001 Gibson F-5L mandolin
Breedlove Legacy FF mandolin; Breedlove Quartz FF mandolin
Gibson F-4 mandolin (1916); Blevins f-style Octave mandolin, 2018
McCormick Oval Sound Hole "Reinhardt" Mandolin
McCormick Solid Body F-Style Electric Mandolin; Slingerland Songster Guitar (c. 1939)
The older I get, the less tolerant I am of political correctness, incompetence and stupidity.
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