Was watching one of my favorite shows “sounds like a drum” about cleaning (unfortunately only on youtube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDOwSD64REk

One drummer I know treats her cymbals like they where fine china, she have a pair of white gloves she uses when handling cymbals, I never bothered cleaning my cymbals before, other than a quick dust-off, and I used my hands to mute the cymbals when I tried her kit… I was NOT popular :-/

How do you choke cymbals without using hands?
Do you clean your cymbals, and if so, what do you use?

I heard that a couple of drops citrus in water cleans fingerprints and wanted to try it, it looks great but I’d rather spend my time making music.

EDIT: The bottom one is not cleaned, top one is cleaned by applying a thin layer, letting is sit 2min and polish clean with cotton.