Members Jkater Posted August 15, 2005 Members Share Posted August 15, 2005 A strange thing happened to my pick-ups while they were in a container for six weeks. The guitar seems to have been put face down and the side of the pick-ups are tarnished on a good 1/4 inch but not the area under the string. It looks very ugly and I can't explain what happened there. My guess is that the cloth covering it made full and strong contact on it for that long. Anyway, my question to you is how can I get rid of this (my bridge is also tarnished the same way. It,s nickel hardware. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jec Posted August 15, 2005 Members Share Posted August 15, 2005 That happens to Les Paul pickup covers. Not much you can do, to my knowledge. I've tried chrome polish, scotch pads, actual scotch. Nothing seem to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angus_old Posted August 15, 2005 Members Share Posted August 15, 2005 lemon juice maybe? i dunno, sounds like something my girlfriend would suggest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JcKerr Posted August 15, 2005 Members Share Posted August 15, 2005 try never dull or aluminum foil if you're brave... foil will shine anything! I used to use it on old rusty bikes when i was a kid! crumple it up in a ball or fold it up and just use some good old elbow grease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Europa760 Posted August 15, 2005 Members Share Posted August 15, 2005 Originally posted by Jkater A strange thing happened to my pick-ups while they were in a container for six weeks. The guitar seems to have been put face down and the side of the pick-ups are tarnished on a good 1/4 inch but not the area under the string. It looks very ugly and I can't explain what happened there. My guess is that the cloth covering it made full and strong contact on it for that long. Anyway, my question to you is how can I get rid of this (my bridge is also tarnished the same way. It,s nickel hardware.Thanks. you need paris hilton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted August 16, 2005 Author Members Share Posted August 16, 2005 Originally posted by Europa760 you need paris hilton I don't get that one. I'm a little curious to know what might have caused this. The reason I think the guitar was put face down is when I opened the case it was up, away from the bottom of the case. So it is likely that the face of the guitar was pressured rather strongly and for that while against the cloth and case. I guess I"ll try the aluminium foil idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phatster Posted August 16, 2005 Members Share Posted August 16, 2005 This is where the dremel comes in handy,I polish all my guitar parts{metal}with never dull or toothpaste if crud is lite and have had excellent results.The dremel is probably the handiest tool I ever purchased! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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