Partly as an experiment I’ve left one of my squeeze horns on my bike for over a year. We don’t get snow here, but some rain, lots of fog, and salt air have taken their toll. You’ll also notice numerous dings and a massive dent from an accident that bent the horn in half. Fortunately it bent right back without breaking.
![cleaning-squeeze-horn-1 Cleaning my squeeze horn - before.](https://www.squeezehorns.com/media/cleaning-squeeze-horn-1.jpg)
![cleaning-squeeze-horn-2 Cleaning my squeeze horn - before 2.](https://www.squeezehorns.com/media/cleaning-squeeze-horn-2.jpg)
![cleaning-squeeze-horn-3 Cleaning my squeeze horn.](https://www.squeezehorns.com/media/cleaning-squeeze-horn-3.jpg)
![cleaning-squeeze-horn-4 Cleaning my squeeze horn.](https://www.squeezehorns.com/media/cleaning-squeeze-horn-4.jpg)
![cleaning-squeeze-horn-5 Cleaning my squeeze horn.](https://www.squeezehorns.com/media/cleaning-squeeze-horn-5.jpg)
![cleaning-squeeze-horn-6 Cleaning my squeeze horn.](https://www.squeezehorns.com/media/cleaning-squeeze-horn-6.jpg)
![cleaning-squeeze-horn-7 Cleaning my squeeze horn.](https://www.squeezehorns.com/media/cleaning-squeeze-horn-7.jpg)
![cleaning-squeeze-horn-8 Cleaning my squeeze horn.](https://www.squeezehorns.com/media/cleaning-squeeze-horn-8.jpg)
The lesson here is simple. If you want to keep your squeeze horn shiny, you’ll have to keep it indoors. On the other hand, a year of outdoor use, a little polish, and my squeeze horn looks like an antique and is working just fine.