i have all sabian AAX cymbals, and i do clean them. i use Grove Juice. it works great and takes the tarnish right off. however, about a week after i clean the, the tarnish comes right back, twice as much!! i never handle or touch them either. anyone know what is going on? should i stop using the grove juice and use sabian brand creams or whatever?

somewhere we had another thread somewhat similar to this one.  someone asking about cymbal cleaner.   somewhere in the replies someone mentioned that once you used a cleaner (i don't remember which one they were talking about)  you'd need to use it almost weekly to keep them from tarnishing up.

now me, i've never cleaned my cymbals.  the cymbals have gone seventeen years without a cleaning.  they look fine, not a mirror sheen, but they don't look like a big, flat turd or anything.  they also sound AWESOME,  something abotu the cymbal maturing... i never caught the whole explanation.

I clean with Bar Keeper's Friend whenever I think they need it.  As with Groove Juice or any other cleaner that involves water, you must rinse thoroughly and then dry completely.

I like the idea of Pledge.  I'm going to try that next time.  I put car polish on a Paiste last week, because it was tarnishing much more rapidly than my Zildjians.

Also, the lemon smell might be nice in a smoky club.

i have always washed my cymbals off a lot after i use the juice. i ues the presure head thingy on the shower. i have used the Z cream before, but stopped using it b/c it was removing the words from my sabians!!! i need to be able to see the AA and AAX!!!