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Topic: best cleaner for formica guitars
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Paul Wade
Member From: Mundelein, Illinois, USA
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posted 30 October 2003 06:23 AM
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want to know what is the best cleaner for formica guitars??.
i have a older msa black formica that is a little dull would like to bring out the shinepaul wade  |
Jay Ganz
Member From: Out Behind The Barn
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posted 30 October 2003 06:45 AM
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If it's not dirty & your just looking to
bring back the shine, you're better off with
some finishing wax or something. After it dries, just buff it out. If you do use a cleanser, make sure there's no fine abrasives
in it!
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Ann Fabian
Member From: Mesquite, Texas, USA
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posted 30 October 2003 07:13 AM
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Here are some mica cleaning and polishing ideas at www.SteelGuitarINFO.com Steel Guitar Polishing and CleaningHope that helps! Ann Fabian
Carter Steel Guitars [This message was edited by Ann Fabian on 30 October 2003 at 07:14 AM.] |
Ray Montee
Member From: Portland, OR, USA
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posted 30 October 2003 08:51 AM
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I found my "wife" to be the BEST! More patience and will dwell on the tight, hard to get at places. She also did some touch-up where bar nicks accumulated over the years. My Emmons now looks NEW! |
Richard Sinkler
Member From: Fremont, California
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posted 31 October 2003 11:53 AM
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So, Ray.. Do you rent your wife out for guitar cleanings? |
Earl Yarbro
Member From: Bowie, Texas, USA
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posted 31 October 2003 12:54 PM
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Ray, I think I'll send my wife up there to take lessons from her. She must be a dandy.
Mine is my biggest fan, but I just have got to tell her about How yours keeps your gear
in shape......Earl |
John Cadeau
Member From: Surrey,B.C. Canada
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posted 31 October 2003 01:57 PM
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To clean the really tight, hard to get at areas, like between the pickup and the changer, and around the tuning keys, and tuning head I use a can of that compressed computer keyboard cleaner.
John |
Ray Montee
Member From: Portland, OR, USA
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posted 31 October 2003 09:16 PM
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My little wife IS REALLY GREAT at doing this highly skilled task. I was trying to teach her how to carry my stuff out to the van and to drive me to my gigs HOWEVER..... Her arms are too short and she keeps banging the guitar case and amps on the ground (and Ricks will take so much of that kind of abuse) and when it came to driving me around, her short lil' legs won't reach the pedals of our 2000 Ford conversion van.
Soooooooooo, as great as she is, she still has her short comings. But, she loves steel guitar and truly believes I'm some kind of a player when I play the Ricks. |
Eric West
Member From: Portland, Oregon, USA
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posted 31 October 2003 09:19 PM
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I've heard that a blowtorch works good on formica for those "hard to reach" places.. EJL |
Gil Berry
Member From: Westminster, CA, USA
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posted 01 November 2003 01:59 AM
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If you haven't tried it, get you a jug of "Son-of-a-Gun" the stuff made for shining up car vinyl, tires, etc. All it really is is carnuba wax in liquid form that's easy to apply and buff. This stuff is good on any plastic like surface (formica included) and will really shine up the old session 400 or Fender Twin with the vinyl covering. It is, IMHO, much better than Armor All 'cuz Armor All tends to dry vinyl out (cost me a vinyl top one time) because (I guess) there's alcohol in the Armor All. Anyway, it's good stuff. Try it. |
Gary Ball
Member From: Lapwai, Idaho, USA
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posted 01 November 2003 12:19 PM
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Anybody else discover the new "Swiffer Dusters." Neat little handle with disposable fluffy fiber material. Great for under strings. Inexpensive too. Eric, I don't think it would work under your strings. What is that stuff anyway? Is that where you got the blow torch idea? |
Eric West
Member From: Portland, Oregon, USA
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posted 01 November 2003 12:24 PM
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Yup, but you have to let the strings cool down afterwards.. I think Ray M might have tried it on his emmons, but I'm not sure. So how are things in Tater Land? Is that club we played at in Boise still happening? EJL |
Bill Ford
Member From: Graniteville SC Aiken
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posted 01 November 2003 05:49 PM
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Hopes counter top polish, get it at Lowes,Home Depot,or whever formica is sold.
Tried it and it works pretty good,contains no abrasives.BF ------------------
Bill Ford |
Paul Wade
Member From: Mundelein, Illinois, USA
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posted 02 November 2003 08:35 AM
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thank's guys for the info. oh, ray what do charge to rent out your wife!!!
paul wade
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Dave Ristrim
Member From: Whites Creek, TN
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posted 08 November 2003 07:16 AM
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Somebody told me to use 80 grit sand paper. But I don't know...
Dave |
Richard Sinkler
Member From: Fremont, California
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posted 08 November 2003 09:56 AM
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Dave, 80 grit sandpaper only works if you use it on a belt sander.  |
Larry Bell
Member From: Englewood, Florida
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posted 10 November 2003 07:21 AM
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No, you use the 80 grit with an ORBITAL sander. It comes out looking like a textured ceiling. Very cool effect.  ------------------
Larry Bell - email: larry@larrybell.org - gigs - Home Page
2003 Fessenden S/D-12 8x8, 1969 Emmons S-12 6x6, 1971 Dobro, Standel and Peavey Amps
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Andy Greatrix
Member From: Edmonton Alberta
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posted 10 November 2003 08:08 AM
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Try using a gel toothpaste as cleaner with
a toothbrush for those hard-to-get-at spots.
It works on six-string guitars. |
Johan Jansen
Member From: Europe
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posted 10 November 2003 09:10 AM
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pledge |
Bill Ford
Member From: Graniteville SC Aiken
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posted 11 November 2003 11:21 AM
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80 grit works fine but, it works much better if you get wet-r-dry and us laquer thinner as a lubericant.------------------
Bill Ford |
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