corroded tines and tone bars

[jan]

I m just in the process of cleaning the tines with sandpaper drenched in kerosen... the tone bars are corroded aswell and i tried to clean them only on a small spot to check it out and the colour comes with the cleaning... is this is bad thing... or is it safe to clean it this way.... does it have any tonal influence at all?

thanx a lot
jan

[Zaki]

what I am told is, that the surface has a lot to say. That is why you can have your tonebars replated at speakeasy for instance. It affects the sustain of the tonebar.

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Many posts I read just say "sandpaper" and many say "metallic sandpaper"...which is the correct one to use?

Where can I get this (metallic) sandpaper? A link would help.

Do normal hardware stores carry kerosene? If not, what is the easiest/best way to get it?

Thanks,
Mitch