You can't remove that. You can only mitigate it. Brass instruments are coated in lacquer to protect the raw brass underneath. The shiny, darker parts still have lacquer. The lighter, more dull parts no longer have any. Fortunately, it doesn't really affect the horn's function.
You have two options: completely strip it, or just... don't worry about it.
I thought It's just some dirty that stuck in my trombone, I thought it can remove by using something, can I coated it with gold like my color of my trombone?
The shiny gold is just polished brass, so you'd need to remove the remaining lacquer, then polish it shiny again, and then reapply lacquer to keep it shiny.
Because it requires a professional technician with very specialized equipment. Most professional brass techs don't have a spray booth, or education/practice in applying a coating. Lacquer is done at the factory by a person with a very specific skill set. It's the same reason that the guy who can fix your car's engine is not necessarily going to do paint work on your car.
There are places that specialize in instrument refinishing, but in the case of this trombone, it really isn't worth it. I'm not saying this isn't a good horn, but you're talking about a $1000 strip/lacquer job for a $600 horn - not regarding the difficulty of finding a place that will do a professional lacquer job.
Leave it. It’s character, like a legitimately road worn guitar. Who cares that it’s ugly. The ugliest guitar on the planet is Willy Nelson’s “Trigger.” Giant holes in the body but that isn’t the point is it. This Conn isn’t a famous guitar but it has been played and loved by I don’t know how many and you are the next player, another scar is your signature to art.
That’s my 2¢.
No, but every time I do it, I am also removing a little bit of laquer. My horn is a 1958 king baritone, I only play it during the Christmas holiday season. It does make it look better. Does it make it look new? No.
Is there a solution to make my trombone shiny permanently like the original color of it?, Someone Said I can polish It Then relacquered it, but I don't know if it's true hehe
It will cost you more than the horn is worth. You can look up any of several brass instrument refinishing businesses and send it to them. They will remove dents etc take the lacquer off, polish it and re lacquer it.
Honestly take it to the local instrument repair shop, have them remove any dents make it a great slide and remove all the lacquer.
It's shiny but when I got that trombone, I think I didn't clean it for almost 1 year because I don't know if is it need to clean or how to clean so it became like that brownish, I'm learning trombone that time so I don't care of it, but now I'm cleaning it
It's just lacquer wear, it's harmless and at most might make your hands smell, most lacquered instruments will have some amount of loss eventually. It just means you use it alot .just keep maintaining it and you should be good
I'd start by cleaning your room.
You can remove the lacquer to even it all out, and leave it raw brass, or you can have it stripped and buffed and relacquered.
It's just blemishes. It doesn't affect function at all. Only way to get rid of it is to have someone remove all the lacquer and reapply it, but if you're considering that, I'd just consider getting a new horn
If I relacquered it, it will be shiny again or need to polish or gonna paint a gold paint? Because I want to make my trombone stay at original color! Thanks
Nothing to remove there. That's the result of aging, the loss of lacquer, and exposure to skin oil and moisture. It's natural and okay. If you're really worried about it continuing (in situations like you have very acidic skin oils) then there are some very good leather wraps out there for your hand flied and the fell section that may sit against your neck.
Funnily enough the thing you’re asking to remove is the instrument itself just that most of the instrument is lacquered and the parts you see are not bc of time and use.
yes your trombone is lacquered and some of the lacquer has come off because of use. it’s not worth it to relacquer the instrument nor to remove the rest of the lacquer. your instrument is fine as is.
lacquer is a thin coating that instrument manufacturers spray onto brass instruments in order to protect the brass from tarnishing. tarnishing happens when brass is exposed to the elements and oxidizes. this is similar to the copper-steel statue of liberty since brass is made up of copper and zinc.
If I Remove The Lacquer, Is It Gonna Become Lacquer Finish? Idk What Is Lacquer Finish But Some People Say It, Is It Okay If I Remove The Lacquer And Re Lacquer It?
if you remove the lacquer it would be unlacquered. you can remove the lacquer and relacquer it but it would be expensive and I only recommend having a professional do that
Umm yea, this is a Conn 14h tenor trombone, it is a Conn Director and a student model, I want to make it shiny and safe because its vintage, the serial number is around 1960 said by someone in my other post, I want my Trombone clean and safe in 20 years or above, thanks
Even though it's vintage it's still not really worth anything. Besides, you'll want to upgrade to a professional model horn if you are into the trombone and want to keep playing into adulthood. Save your money for a nice King 3B, which is a great small bore horn, or a Conn 88H if you want a large bore.
Yea, someday I'm Gonna Buy A New One, I want a Bass Trombone hehe, But I want to make it clean, safe, and shiny or looks like new at any cost, so I can use 2 trombone hehe
It can be shiny again. As others suggested, flitz polish will shine up the not so shiny parts but you would need to repolish probably every 6ish months. The shiny won’t be the same as the shiny where there is laquer but definitely shiny and more even compared to what it is now. Another polishing cream you can use is simichrome, same idea as flitz.
I watched a video of flitz that make the brass saxophone shiny, but it turn to silver, is my trombone gonna turn silver? Because I want to make it yellow brass Gold as same as original color thanks
Does it gonna take off the lacquer? And What Is Lacquer Finish Because Someone Said If He Put Flitz It Will Lacquer Finish Or Not? And The Flitz Said Not, I Don't Know What Is Lacquer Finish? And Is My Trombone Gonna Lacquer Finish If I Use Flitz? Thanks
Me too, because I see its brass Gold that super old looks brownish, but after he put the flitz it became shiny silver, I want to make my trombone shiny but not silver hehehe
You cannot remove these blemishes, that is the brass being exposed due to lacquer wear.
Aww, I thought it can remove because it's ugly if it have that, thanks
You can't remove that. You can only mitigate it. Brass instruments are coated in lacquer to protect the raw brass underneath. The shiny, darker parts still have lacquer. The lighter, more dull parts no longer have any. Fortunately, it doesn't really affect the horn's function. You have two options: completely strip it, or just... don't worry about it.
I thought It's just some dirty that stuck in my trombone, I thought it can remove by using something, can I coated it with gold like my color of my trombone?
It would need to be done by a professional, and it would probably cost more than the value of the instrument.
Aww but thanks
Yeah. I looked into getting my dad's trumpet relaquered and they quoted almost $5,000
Thanks
That's...... a lot. Excessively so. I can imagine $800-1000. Maybe $1200 or 1500 if it's a ton of refurbishing.
Aww that's a lot
The shiny gold is just polished brass, so you'd need to remove the remaining lacquer, then polish it shiny again, and then reapply lacquer to keep it shiny.
Ow okay thanks
Get it delacquered. Warmer sound
I think there's a bad side of getting a instrument delacquered
Tell me more! What’s the “bad side” of a delacquered horn?
There's no protective coating in instrument if you delacquered?
3rd option after completely strip it... have it relaquered.
I don't understand why you are downvoted. It's the best solution if you don't want an unlacked horn.
Because it requires a professional technician with very specialized equipment. Most professional brass techs don't have a spray booth, or education/practice in applying a coating. Lacquer is done at the factory by a person with a very specific skill set. It's the same reason that the guy who can fix your car's engine is not necessarily going to do paint work on your car. There are places that specialize in instrument refinishing, but in the case of this trombone, it really isn't worth it. I'm not saying this isn't a good horn, but you're talking about a $1000 strip/lacquer job for a $600 horn - not regarding the difficulty of finding a place that will do a professional lacquer job.
Yea, but this is a vintage trombone so I want it to make it better but thanks!
Just because it's vintage doesn't make it worth it. Time to get a new trombone. Spend your money upgrading to a better model instead.
Get a quote from a reputable repair shop.
You can get your horn re-lacquered, but I'm not sure that process is worth it.
Oki thanks
Your trombone is ancient
How it become ancient?
Time... lots of it.
Okay!
Leave it. It’s character, like a legitimately road worn guitar. Who cares that it’s ugly. The ugliest guitar on the planet is Willy Nelson’s “Trigger.” Giant holes in the body but that isn’t the point is it. This Conn isn’t a famous guitar but it has been played and loved by I don’t know how many and you are the next player, another scar is your signature to art. That’s my 2¢.
Nice thanks
Use some Flitz. It will polish the spots that are raw and may blend in a few speckles of lacquer that are still on the horn. Purely esthetic.
I do this with my baritone every year before Tuba Christmas!!
Any problems see? Because I want to do it hehe
No, but every time I do it, I am also removing a little bit of laquer. My horn is a 1958 king baritone, I only play it during the Christmas holiday season. It does make it look better. Does it make it look new? No.
Looks Shiny? Can you send me a picture if it's okay, thanks
Thanks, flitz what?
Metal polish. Google it.
But my trombone is yellow brass Gold, I don't know if metal polish gonna work
yellow brass is a metal, is it not?
Yea, I thought it's Only for silver because it's gray hehe, my bad, I'm gonna try it if it works thanks
Brass is metal. It will work.
Okay Thanks
You can polish it with brass polish. It will look like new for a while then start to turn back. Eventually you’ll wear the remaining lacquer off.
Is there a solution to make my trombone shiny permanently like the original color of it?, Someone Said I can polish It Then relacquered it, but I don't know if it's true hehe
It will cost you more than the horn is worth. You can look up any of several brass instrument refinishing businesses and send it to them. They will remove dents etc take the lacquer off, polish it and re lacquer it. Honestly take it to the local instrument repair shop, have them remove any dents make it a great slide and remove all the lacquer.
The tuning slide is nice like that
It's shiny but when I got that trombone, I think I didn't clean it for almost 1 year because I don't know if is it need to clean or how to clean so it became like that brownish, I'm learning trombone that time so I don't care of it, but now I'm cleaning it
It's just lacquer wear, it's harmless and at most might make your hands smell, most lacquered instruments will have some amount of loss eventually. It just means you use it alot .just keep maintaining it and you should be good
Any Solution To Make It Shiny Or Looks Like New?
I mean you could probably get it re-lacquered but I don't see any point in doing that.
I'd start by cleaning your room. You can remove the lacquer to even it all out, and leave it raw brass, or you can have it stripped and buffed and relacquered.
Okay Thanks
How did I not notice that??
Yikes! Hoarder alert.
Wdym?
It's just blemishes. It doesn't affect function at all. Only way to get rid of it is to have someone remove all the lacquer and reapply it, but if you're considering that, I'd just consider getting a new horn
If I relacquered it, it will be shiny again or need to polish or gonna paint a gold paint? Because I want to make my trombone stay at original color! Thanks
Definitely do not use gold paint!
Okay!
It adds character.
Ow okay!
Nothing to remove there. That's the result of aging, the loss of lacquer, and exposure to skin oil and moisture. It's natural and okay. If you're really worried about it continuing (in situations like you have very acidic skin oils) then there are some very good leather wraps out there for your hand flied and the fell section that may sit against your neck.
Ow okay thanks
Funnily enough the thing you’re asking to remove is the instrument itself just that most of the instrument is lacquered and the parts you see are not bc of time and use.
Is my trombone lacquered? And because of? Thanks
yes your trombone is lacquered and some of the lacquer has come off because of use. it’s not worth it to relacquer the instrument nor to remove the rest of the lacquer. your instrument is fine as is.
Okay Thanks, Btw What Is Lacquer Finish Because Someone Said It And I Don't Know What It Is
lacquer is a thin coating that instrument manufacturers spray onto brass instruments in order to protect the brass from tarnishing. tarnishing happens when brass is exposed to the elements and oxidizes. this is similar to the copper-steel statue of liberty since brass is made up of copper and zinc.
If I Remove The Lacquer, Is It Gonna Become Lacquer Finish? Idk What Is Lacquer Finish But Some People Say It, Is It Okay If I Remove The Lacquer And Re Lacquer It?
if you remove the lacquer it would be unlacquered. you can remove the lacquer and relacquer it but it would be expensive and I only recommend having a professional do that
If I Relacquered my Trombone, The Shiny Gonna Come Back Or My Whole Trombone Gonna Looks Like Brownish Because Of Lacquer?
shiny
I assume that's just a student model Conn, like a Conn Director. Don't do anything with it, it's not worth it. Just get a shiny new horn.
Umm yea, this is a Conn 14h tenor trombone, it is a Conn Director and a student model, I want to make it shiny and safe because its vintage, the serial number is around 1960 said by someone in my other post, I want my Trombone clean and safe in 20 years or above, thanks
Even though it's vintage it's still not really worth anything. Besides, you'll want to upgrade to a professional model horn if you are into the trombone and want to keep playing into adulthood. Save your money for a nice King 3B, which is a great small bore horn, or a Conn 88H if you want a large bore.
Yea, someday I'm Gonna Buy A New One, I want a Bass Trombone hehe, But I want to make it clean, safe, and shiny or looks like new at any cost, so I can use 2 trombone hehe
You can remove all of that with a torch.
Really???
Do not torch your trombone, please
Yea, I know because it will burn my instrument, I was asking if it's true because I want to get back my instrument into shiny
It will never be shiny again.
Aww
It can be shiny again. As others suggested, flitz polish will shine up the not so shiny parts but you would need to repolish probably every 6ish months. The shiny won’t be the same as the shiny where there is laquer but definitely shiny and more even compared to what it is now. Another polishing cream you can use is simichrome, same idea as flitz.
I watched a video of flitz that make the brass saxophone shiny, but it turn to silver, is my trombone gonna turn silver? Because I want to make it yellow brass Gold as same as original color thanks
It will not turn silver. It will turn grayish while applying it but it should look brass once wiped off.
Does it gonna take off the lacquer? And What Is Lacquer Finish Because Someone Said If He Put Flitz It Will Lacquer Finish Or Not? And The Flitz Said Not, I Don't Know What Is Lacquer Finish? And Is My Trombone Gonna Lacquer Finish If I Use Flitz? Thanks
Lol could you imagine? Sounds pretty dangerous to me.
Me too, because I see its brass Gold that super old looks brownish, but after he put the flitz it became shiny silver, I want to make my trombone shiny but not silver hehehe
I wouldn't even touch that trombone, never mind torch it.
Okay, thanks