| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Of Picks And Such | | Date: | Sunday, November 27, 2005 00:57:50 (-0500) | | From: | Gary L. Stone <mstone22 @.......net>
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Hi again;
As always, I thank you for your help and advice. Now that you mention
it, it does seem a bit heavy to be completely steel. It probably is brass
underneath. If you were in my shoes then, you'd just let it get tarnished?
I've seen some antique looking metal bodies that were very tarnished, and
honestly, I didn't think that it looked all that bad.
My first choice is to keep it looking like a mirror, but if that's not
possible I'd rather it were tarnished that missing a layer.
Thanks again,
Gary
> Gary,
>
> It is likely that what you are calling a stainless
> steel guitar is really a nickel plated brass guitar,
> possibly a nickel plated steel guitar. (A magnet would
> tell you.)
>
> Nickel tarnishes, from skin oils, sweat, oxygen from
> the air, even trace amounts of household chemicals
> like bleach, ammonia, vinegar, etc. The good news is:
> the tarnish may be removed with a tarnish remover like
> NEVR DULL and MOTHERS metal polishes available in auto
> stores. The bad news is: new metal will oxidize and
> be removed the next time. After 5 or 50 "next times,"
> you will be down to the brass.
>
> The best thing would be to prevent these chemicals
> from getting to the nickel in the first place. I
> don't know of a good way to do this, unfortunately.
> Cobalt plating? Lacquering? Never open the case it's
> stored in? Wax would wear off pretty quickly, and
> some waxes also contain mild abrasives that would dull
> the sheen and remove metal. Folks who own these
> guitars may be able to help. Wish I could.
>
>
> Dick DeNeve
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