How do you clean your nuts?
Mark Williams
guitar that needed some care and attention. First job was to clean up 40
years worth of grease on the fretboard, which was not not going to well
until I tried dabbing it with a tissue soaked in dilute white spirit, which
worked like a dream (but not something to overdo because it might take out
the stain on the fretboard), followed by some lemon oil.
Having done that the next job is to clean the bridge and the nut, both of
which are plastic but have turned browny green on the surface. Neither seem
to respond to soap, water, alcohol or other solvents. Any ideas?
JNugent
> .... and bridges. Seriously. I have been cleaning up a year old Spanish
Fit new ones?
Less hassle...
Steve Robinson
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>
> Having done that the next job is to clean the [saddle] and the nut, both
> seem to respond to soap, water, alcohol or other solvents. Any ideas?
Light abrasive - fine wet'n'dry paper followed by T-Cut to bring up the
shine.
Steve.
Mark Williams
"JNugent" <J...@noparticularplacetogo.com> wrote in message
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>> Having done that the next job is to clean the bridge and the nut, both of
>> which are plastic but have turned browny green on the surface. Neither
>> seem to respond to soap, water, alcohol or other solvents. Any ideas?
>
> Fit new ones?
>
> Less hassle...
Bit drastic, Jim. Other possibles were sell the guitar and buy a new one or
give up playing, but in the end I went for the light sanding.
GS
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> dilute white spirit,
What did you use to dilute the white spirit ?
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GS
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Mark Williams
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> "Mark Williams" <spa...@your.peril> wrote in message
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>> not not going to well until I tried dabbing it with a tissue soaked in
>> dilute white spirit,
>
> What did you use to dilute the white spirit ?
Just water about 2:1.. I'm not sure it was necessary, but I just wanted to
make sure that the gunk came off before the stain in the wood, which it did.
The tissue was only slightly damp but the results were quite remarkable. A
quick dab and wipe and 40 years of gunk were gone. Some lemon oil and it
looked like new. Mind you this is a cheapo guitar; I would be more careful
with my 2 other rosewood neck guitars.
George Weston
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Have you tried lighter-fluid/naphtha/Ronsonol?
Works wonders for cleaning gunk off all guitar parts.
George
Mark Bluemel
> A quick dab and wipe and 40 years of gunk were gone.
You are Barry Scott and I claim my free years supply of Cillit Bang...
Mark Bluemel
> Have you tried lighter-fluid/naphtha/Ronsonol?
> Works wonders for cleaning gunk off all guitar parts.
That and a match are recommended for cleaning banjos.
George Weston
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:)
Lu R
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Mark Williams
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I don't think this was finger "gunk", but just deteriorating plastic,
possibly some sort of surface algae. Came off with some scraping and
scratching.
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