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My cleaner of choice on guitars (particularly those that have been sitting up dormant) is VM&P naphtha. It will break up dusty, grimy, old filmy mung, etc., without hurting lacquers, polys, etc. Cool for hardware too for that matter. Evaporates fast and you don't have to clean behind it with something else. Use old cotton tees to apply and gentle elbow grease. No harm in reapplying if you come across a particularly filthy area. Comes in quart and gallon cans at home improvement stores. Look in the paints. I'd get a gallon for a drum kit because I don't think a quart will do the entire kit.