I Need Help! My Guitar Keeps Getting Rusty! |
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I Need Help! My Guitar Keeps Getting Rusty! |
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Sep 16 2008, 01:03 PM |
sometimes I get this on the bridge pickup, and just at the top of the bridge on the saddle screws, its down to sweat from my hands, I just make sure I wipe the guitar off after every use.
If you think its down to a damp environment then you could try two or three packs of silica gel in your guitar case, you may have seen them in packing boxes when you`ve bought eletronic goods etc anyways I believe they are supposed to help with this problem too http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silica_gel -------------------- |
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Sep 16 2008, 01:14 PM |
Yeah, what Smells said - sweat from hands could be it. Also the fishtank doesn't help. Living close to the sea could also be a negative thing, unless you concider the great ocean view
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Sep 16 2008, 09:53 PM |
Yeah, what Smells said - sweat from hands could be it. Also the fishtank doesn't help. Living close to the sea could also be a negative thing, unless you concider the great ocean view I would love to live close to the sea And plus you get that vintage vibe on the guitar Regarding rust, it is best as everybody suggested that wipe the guitar before and after every playing. It could be boring, but if you get used to it, the guitar will look a lot better in a long run. -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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Sep 16 2008, 10:02 PM |
hmm ya it could be extremely humid and that does a number on the metal...my dad has 10 guitars, all rusted because of the humidity
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Sep 17 2008, 12:12 AM |
Also if it continues to be a problem then think about replacing the screws. If the plating on the screws is worn then wiping off sweat may not achieve much in the medium/long term. In my experience screws are very often poorly plated and so the plate is easily damaged. Once damaged things often get worse - moisture gets under the plate and it flakes off, or rusts, or tarnishes. Cleaning/polishing sometimes just accelerates this - you rub/flake off the dodgy plating. In these cases you're better off just replacing them. If you do replace then you may also want to think about using stainless steel screws etc...
Not sure what you mean by the metal dots on the pickups? If it's the pole pieces you may have to replace them in the long term for pickups that have been dipped in resin/are fully enclosed (ie like an EMG) to get over this issue fully . I'm assuming here that continual corrosion of the magnet pole piece will eventually lead to loss of signal albeit this may take many years to be really noticible - I'm not sure though so anyone? Cheers, Tony -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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