Did some research and found this on another site:
NEVER use furniture polish on drums. Drums are sealed with a clear lacquer. Like an automotive finish, not furniture. Products like pledge will damage a finish over time. Windex has ammonia, ammonia will discolor a lacquer finish. And do not under any circumstances use any type of cymbal cleaner on a lacquer finish!!!!
I am amazed at some of the suggestions i see for people to clean drums. Many will actually destroy a finish. A 100% COTTON towel or cloth dampened with warm water and a mild car wash soap is all you need to clean the shells. Then dry them with a clean cotton towel. You can use Carunuaba type paste wax to make them easier to clean later.
Never, ever use any type of chemical on lacquer finish drum shells.
Never use furniture polish. Drums are not furniture! the finish on a drum is identical to what is used on cars. Would you use Pledge on your car? Furniture is typically not sealed. It's stained and waxed. So furniture polish is absorbed into the wood. On a drum with a lacquer finish, this will damage the clear coat over time. The search function is not working now but i posted a large link to a drum and piano finish restoration expert who went into great detail about he damage caused by furniture polish on drums.
Nothing with ammonia! No Windex.
NO PAPER TOWELS, EVER! They scratch the finish.
Most high end lacquer drum kit's are painted with automotive type lacquer finishes. Treat your drum kits finish like you would a high end sports car.
Drums are painted almost identical to piano's so the care and upkeep is pretty much the same. Many higher end drums are painted with automotive grade lacquers. Masterworks get sprayed with House Of Kolor lacquers. The same stuff used by most custom motororcycle and hot rod builders. Again, would you spray Pledge on your car? I would'nt. And the same goes for newer lacquered furniture. You should not be using Pledge on it either.
A link to a piano refinishing site:
http://www.ptg.org/resources-pianoOwners-finishCare.php
another quote from a Piano shop FAQ section:
Should I use furniture polish on my piano? This is one of the biggest mistakes people do with their pianos. The finishes of modern pianos often react poorly with furniture polish. Worst case scenario is a chemical reaction that discolors the finish. Best case scenario, the wax in furniture polish builds up on the piano and dulls the original beauty.