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Used trumpet has some kind of rusting under the keys

I think its rust or some type of reaction from acid? its moldy looking . Its not a lot. Is there anything I can do or purchase (I'm a poor college student who doesn't have rich parents) to change that appearance?

Christine Marie Schmidt
N/A - Moscow, Idaho
2006

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Try hot 5% citric acid ⇦ on eBay or Amazon [affil link] solution,before treatment a it with acetone ⇦ on eBay or Amazon [affil link] Flammable! . After treatment rinse it well and dry with paper towels. Good luck!

Goran Budija
- Cerovski vrh Croatia
2006

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Moldy looking... green color? I presume your trumpet is brass, this is probably just a little corrosion. Use the search engine on this sight and you can find countless letters on how to clean up brass - they basically breakdown to using some lacquer remover followed by Brasso ⇦ on eBay or Amazon [affil link] followed by re-applying the lacquer (although the last step can be skipped).

Good luck!

Jim Gorsich
Compton, California, USA
2006

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