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Post subject: Pickup Rust
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:58 pm
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I'm sure this has been covered before, but I'm new here and couldn't find a topic in a search. I have a standard Strat that's coming up on 10 years old. Unfortunately, when I bought it back in college, I was not as smart about caring for it.

There's some rust starting to appear on the screws, tremblo, and a little on the pickups. The sound seems unaffected, for now. I have been able to treat the other pieces, but I'm not sure what to do about the above the pickups. Any suggestions?


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Post subject: Re: Pickup Rust
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 6:25 pm
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Regarding the pickups, it may be possible to remove a surface patina of rust from the pole pieces using Naval Jelly, Simichrome, or some other non-abrasive compound but extreme caution should be exercised when performing this procedure. A pickup coil's windings are very delicate and one errant motion of the hand while cleaning the poles can have dreadful consequences. Be very careful, and under no circumstances should steel wool, emery cloth, or other type of abrasive be use on, near, or around a pickup.

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Post subject: Re: Pickup Rust
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 5:54 am
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Retroverbial wrote:
Regarding the pickups, it may be possible to remove a surface patina of rust from the pole pieces using Naval Jelly, Simichrome, or some other non-abrasive compound but extreme caution should be exercised when performing this procedure. A pickup coil's windings are very delicate and one errant motion of the hand while cleaning the poles can have dreadful consequences. Be very careful, and under no circumstances should steel wool, emery cloth, or other type of abrasive be use on, near, or around a pickup.

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I understand why not to use steel wool, it will stick to the poles, but why not use an abrasive? Just curious.

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