NWTFHTY Guitar Day
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Re: NWTFHTY Guitar Day
Ok so, how do I get in on this stinky guitar club?
Or have I had stinky guitars all along and never realised?
Or have I had stinky guitars all along and never realised?
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Re: NWTFHTY Guitar Day
Slowy wrote:It's going to need new tuners. A bit embarrassed I missed that when I was inspecting it. Got distracted by the disease.
Still.. classical tuners. No biggie.
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Re: NWTFHTY Guitar Day
So any opinions on what's going on here?
These two shows a tide line which made me suspect water. 2&3 show clouding. Everywhere, the finish is sound; it's not flaking or lifting. This last one is the weirdest of all. I was confident it was a large deposit of dirt but nothing shifts it.
These two shows a tide line which made me suspect water. 2&3 show clouding. Everywhere, the finish is sound; it's not flaking or lifting. This last one is the weirdest of all. I was confident it was a large deposit of dirt but nothing shifts it.
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The last one is a bit of paper sticker. If you can't remove it, it possibly suggest that the thing has been resprayed with a very thin layer of some sort of finish. That could then also explain the other cloudy bits as it looks like moisture has been trapped. If the thing is solid, I doubt there was actual contact with water. If it plays well and is structurally sound, then these photos are showing character
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It is a paper sticker. I was actually referring to the lumpy black deposit covering the full width of the side.jvpp wrote:The last one is a bit of paper sticker. If you can't remove it, it possibly suggest that the thing has been resprayed with a very thin layer of some sort of finish. That could then also explain the other cloudy bits as it looks like moisture has been trapped. If the thing is solid, I doubt there was actual contact with water. If it plays well and is structurally sound, then these photos are showing character
Respray...Hmmmm
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Nope, what you have there is oxidation and mould. Best treatment is oxalic acid and scrubbing. This is the best tutorial, I used this technique on a guitar with the same symptoms and it fixed it perfect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tViTWUL8Was
What is more is I bought a biggish bottle of oxalic acid so PM me and I'll send you enough to do the job.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tViTWUL8Was
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Re: NWTFHTY Guitar Day
Looking at those stains... it's obvious what has happened... someone took the strings off it and used as a bedpan!!!
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Re: NWTFHTY Guitar Day
That cloudy stuff is mould? Penetrated into the finish or stuck on the finish?
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My assessment also. This guitar has known moist like most of us only dream of.k1w1 wrote:I would say it looks like the finish has been broken/lifted or water damaged so oxidation or mould has got under the finish.
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That you jb?
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Much moist is my best guess too. But it makes me smile every time I look at it.GrantB wrote:My assessment also. This guitar has known moist like most of us only dream of.k1w1 wrote:I would say it looks like the finish has been broken/lifted or water damaged so oxidation or mould has got under the finish.
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Right. Took to the scunge with 1000 grit wet/dry and water. All the lumpy , black nastiness is gone leaving the water stain and cloudy finish. This is a massive improvement.
The finish is, of course now satin. Suggestions for re polishing it? Specifically, I have a bottle of automotive scratch and swirl remover. Any reason I souldn't use it?
The finish is, of course now satin. Suggestions for re polishing it? Specifically, I have a bottle of automotive scratch and swirl remover. Any reason I souldn't use it?
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