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Looking after that lovely silverware....

Post by PorkyPrimeCut » Sun Jan 14, 2007 4:38 pm

OK. Its not silver. Not mine anyway. This is probably applicable to any metalware issue & I feel a bit of a dumb-ass for asking but as I'm new to The Word Of Guitar Restoration.....

....I've bought some old Single Line Tuners that are a little rusty.

Any good ways of treating the rust. Incidentally my JM tailpiece is doing the same so I guess this applies to the lot.
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Re: Looking after that lovely silverware....

Post by TheMilford » Sun Jan 14, 2007 4:49 pm

Deoxit and steel wool.
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Post by PorkyPrimeCut » Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:00 pm

Anyone know the British equivalent of Deoxit?
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Post by TheMilford » Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:04 am

Maybe you could try WD40?
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Re: Looking after that lovely silverware....

Post by rabidhamster » Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:18 pm

well, with steel wool, keep it away from your pickups unless you want to risk destroying them, and the steel wool will only eff up the chrome on your tailpeice. 

personally, I'd just leave it. 

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Re: Looking after that lovely silverware....

Post by momunist » Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:17 am

deoxit is made by a company called caig.  there are products by a company called Rawn that are very similar, and i believe, not sure though, are available in europe.  either one is usually found at an electronic supply house. 

and i agree about the steel wool, you just end up with a bunch of "tramp iron" hanging around on your magnets.

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Re: Looking after that lovely silverware....

Post by pullover » Tue Jan 16, 2007 4:38 am

You might try the dremel polishing kit, if you already have access to a dremel.

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Re: Looking after that lovely silverware....

Post by TheMilford » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:10 am

if you use #0000 steel wool you shouldn't ruin anything... but those Dremel polishing kits work prtty well too. I always remove the parts from the guitar before polishing.
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Post by bassintom » Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:06 pm

i'd leave it alone..it's just getting good.relics are hotttttt!
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Re: Looking after that lovely silverware....

Post by ~*blissedandgone*~ » Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:13 pm

I think you should keep the rust. Unless it is like severe and the tuners will break (highly unlikely, I know...), I say keep it. People pay a truckload of cash for a Relic guitar. You get it naturally...

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Re: Looking after that lovely silverware....

Post by Firefly » Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:08 am

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