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Jerry,
I tried this and it works! Thanks.
The solution was so obvious I don't know why I didn't think of it
sooner
Bob
--- In , "Jerry" <jerry.soetewey@b...>
wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> Well, there is a very easy way to get rid of these rusty stains.
Use a
> liquid brass cleaner. It works great.
> Apply a bit on a cotton cloth and polish the part. You may want to
> repaet this a few times until the rust is gonne.
> I also use this to clean my frets on the fretboard. Only use a
liitke
> amounth.
> I also use a cleaning soloution for expensive wooden furniture (not
taht
> I have any) but it works great on guitars as well. Never apply
directly
> on the guitar, but always on a cotton cloth.
>
> Don'tuse any power tools on your hardware, not a good idea, since it
> polishes the chrome away.
>
> I tried these techniques firs on a cheap guitar, before trying them
on
> my Jazzmaster and Tele.
>
> Jerry S. from Belgium
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bob_pryor_2000 <bob_pryor_2000@y...>
> [mailto:bob_pryor_2000@y...]
> Sent: vrijdag 10 januari 2003 20:46
> To:
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Doing some guitar cosmetic work
>
>
> After recently purchasing a new Strat to play surf music with, I
> realized how beat up my old Tele looks.
>
> The finish is in good shape but some of the metal parts are looking
> bad. The tuning pegs have lost their chrome lustre. The bridge
> assembly in particular looks pretty shabby. Its got some kind of
rust
> on the side where my hand rests. I've tried to remove it using
> a small wire brush with no success. I know I can replace the part
but
> I would rather not because the serial number is on the original.
>
> Does anybody have any advice on how to get an old guitar (about 15
> years old) looking better without replacing all the parts?
>
> Thank you all. I enjoy this group quite a bit.
> --Bob
>
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