I've heard toothpaste cleans CDs, so it's worth trying on a cymbal. I've always just cleaned my cymbals with a damp towel. Of course, my cymbals are practically tin foil, so...

Toothpaste is used to clean the scratches on a CD. It wouldn't have oils to clean the dirt off of metals.

Silver is a metal and it takes dirt off it. It doesn't hurt to try.

JDDrum - Yes, toothpaste does not have oils, but it has other chemicals that can clean metal.

Wait, wait...peanut butter?
I'm willing to try toothpaste but peanut butter?

Sure...haven't you ever heard or a cymbal and peanut butter sandwhich.

I think I would rather try the toothpaste and have a nice mint fresh smell than a hot baked peanut butter smell.

yeah, my drum captain recommended using peanut butter. she told me that even DCI corps use it. i guess it all depends on what you'd rather smell, peanut butter or nice, delicious cymbal polish

It depends on what tpye of cymbal it is...

If its a Briallant finish (really shinny) Windex works the best, just spray it on, and then use to muscle to clean it to whats grooves are left.

For Normal Finish cymbals (murky look, smooth feel most cymbals) Windex agian works really well. Also Groove Juice But you will need to spend some time on the cleaning of cymbals. Sometimes a few coats will need to be put on for the look. After you get sweat on cymbals (green look) the cymbals might be done for and you will need to take them to your local drum store to have them professionally cleaned.

most corps sposored by a cymbal complany will use thier company's polish...note EVERYTHING WILL REMOVE THE STAMP...CLEAN AROUND IT...some corps use zud houshold cleaned...do not use it it gets them clean really easily but unless you have a contract w/ a company and you get new cymbals every year i wouldnt reccomend it. I prefer zildjian cream, itzs light blue, you rub it in with your fingers until its black then let it sit for about 10 minutes and wipe off.

Cymbal polish works better than Windex, I've found, but Windex is good too....