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Topic: Cleaning an Old Lap Steel
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Alan Kirk
Member From: Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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posted 08 November 2004 11:03 AM
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I've got a Bronson lap steel (Supro-style pickup) that needs to be cleaned. The metal parts have a pseudo-gold plating. What's the best and safest way to clean that stuff? Also, what's the best thing to clean MOT with?Thanks. ------------------
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Erv Niehaus
Member From: Litchfield, MN, USA
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posted 08 November 2004 02:35 PM
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I don't know about the gold parts but I would try a toilet brush on the MOTS! 
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Terry Farmer
Member From: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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posted 08 November 2004 03:49 PM
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I know what NOT to use on MOT. It is plastic. So don't use any solvents or solvent based paints or thinners. If there is a pinhole that stuff will get btween the wood and MOT and cause a bubble. Unfortunately this is experience speaking. Toothpaste may make it shine like a new penny, both the metal parts and the MOT. It is a fine rubbing compound. I know it works on old plastic tailite lenses and pick guards. Good Luck! |
Paul Arntson
Member From: Bothell ,WA (just outside Seattle)
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posted 08 November 2004 09:01 PM
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Dan Erlewine a while ago in his Vintage Guitar column showed cleaning corrosion off an old Les Paul bridge with something called "de-ionized" water. I'm not sure what it is, but his pictures made it look like a real effective cleaner when used with q-tips.
I used windex very carefully on my MOTS supro and it seemed to be ok.
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Dave Boothroyd
Member From: The Malvern Hills
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posted 08 November 2004 11:31 PM
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If you are old enough to remember when car batteries had to be topped-up, the stuff you topped them up with was distilled or De-ionised water.
It's water with all the nitrites, minerals, second hand estrogens etc. taken out.------------------
Cheers!
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Paul Arntson
Member From: Bothell ,WA (just outside Seattle)
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posted 09 November 2004 07:20 AM
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Here are two links to deionized water.
Interesting. http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Luthier/Data/Materials/DeionizedWater/deionized.html
http://www.ee.washington.edu/research/microtech/cam/PROCESSES/PDF%20FILES/DIWater.pdf |
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