Members f3nr15 Posted October 17, 2007 Members Share Posted October 17, 2007 Okay, have now acquired a set of Elixir .09-.42s waiting to be strung on to the recently acquired Yammie SA500. Before that, she needs a bit of cosmetic refreshment; there seems to be a fair amount of surface rust on most of the screws, apart from the stainless ones in the bridge saddles. My initial thought was to remove the screws and give them a bit of a scrub with some WD40 to see if I can get them all shiny looking again. However, am a little nervous about the screws on top of the pick-ups (see pic). Is there anything I should know before removing these little suckers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnoMan97 Posted October 17, 2007 Members Share Posted October 17, 2007 Yes, don't remove them. They are the pole pieces for the p/u's. I'm not sure what to clean them with though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members milosch Posted October 17, 2007 Members Share Posted October 17, 2007 Nothing too harsh or you could melt the plastic. Gibson has some kind of metal cleaner in their classic restoration kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members f3nr15 Posted October 17, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2007 Yes, don't remove them. They are the pole pieces for the p/u's.OOPS!Glad I asked... I guess it's okay to pull out the little screws on the (white) pickup frames/borders though, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnoMan97 Posted October 17, 2007 Members Share Posted October 17, 2007 OOPS! Glad I asked... I guess it's okay to pull out the little screws on the (white) pickup frames/borders though, right? Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orourke Posted October 17, 2007 Members Share Posted October 17, 2007 Use guitar cleaner for the finish. I like Gibson's Luthier's Choice kit, they give you a bottle of Hi Gloss Guitar plolish and a bottle of Fretboard Conditioner. Leave any rusted parts alone, it gives the guitar character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigfatmonkeyboy Posted October 17, 2007 Members Share Posted October 17, 2007 OOPS! Glad I asked... I guess it's okay to pull out the little screws on the (white) pickup frames/borders though, right? Watch out for removing the pup height adjuster screw, unless you feel confident to put it all back together when your done. Nice guitar, BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members f3nr15 Posted October 17, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2007 Watch out for removing the pup height adjuster screw, unless you feel confident to put it all back together when your done.Ooh, okay; do the height adjuster screws have some kind of spring loaded mechanism?Perhaps I'll leave them alone as well.Guess I'll be learning to live with a bit of surface rust after all - builds character, did I hear someone say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 's mel gibson Posted October 17, 2007 Members Share Posted October 17, 2007 Ooh, okay; do the height adjuster screws have some kind of spring loaded mechanism? Perhaps I'll leave them alone as well. Guess I'll be learning to live with a bit of surface rust after all - builds character, did I hear someone say? Yes, the springs on that bolt are a SOB'n task.But I've heard small tubing works as a replacement. Problem is, the tubing dries out, cracks and crumbles into dust over time. And the springs are good until you mess with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members axepilot Posted October 18, 2007 Members Share Posted October 18, 2007 Yes, the springs on that bolt are a SOB'n task.LOL!The springs can and will..................................try your patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members relva3 Posted October 18, 2007 Members Share Posted October 18, 2007 For the springs i take a string and put it through the center, then compress the spring with my fingers. When compressed you twist-tie the string until it is holding the spring compressed, whereupon you can put it over the screw and get the screw into the mounting ring. This makes things much easier. When the screws are in, you simply untwist the string and pull it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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