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Offline jett.ilagan

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Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« on: July 09, 2011, 02:00:55 PM »
omigosh..

wala pa pong isang buwan tong Ibanez 350 Dxz ko, pero may naispotan ako na
konting rust sa may screw ng trembar ko..

tas yung ibang screw medyo may kalawang na din..
and yung line sa fretboard may kalawang na din..

ask lang mga sir,
panu ko kaya ma-aagapan to?
and panu mapupuksa tong kalawang na to..

nag aalala ako kc halos ibenta ko na
buhay ko mabili lang tong gitarang to,
tas kakalawangin lang..  :-(

please, penge pong tips para mapatagal ko tong baby ko :D

salamat po!
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Offline alvinratsim

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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2011, 03:24:07 PM »
Ur sweat mite be acidic thats causing the rust.
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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2011, 04:57:46 PM »
clean it before and after use.
oil it up (personally using baby oil which is basically mineral oil)
keep in case always (preferred hard shell case)
or you can remove the rusted parts, clean it with WD40, leave it to dry and put it on again.
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Offline jett.ilagan

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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2011, 06:17:18 PM »
sir para san po yung baby oil?

di ko maimagine kung para san ko gagamitin yun..

and yung wd40 po ba, safe naman sa paint nung trems?
di naman harmful?

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Offline rowley75

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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2011, 07:01:29 PM »
baby oil on cloth and wipe on rusting parts.
wd40 is safe on all metal parts. be sure to remove the part first for it is not safe on wood(specially with nitrocellulose finish)
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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2011, 07:26:08 PM »
Look for Martney. He may have an answer to to your rust problem.

Offline CiscoCCNAipv6

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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2011, 11:02:51 AM »
WD40 after mo gamitin gitara mo
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Offline stringman

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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2011, 11:11:06 AM »
Sweaty ba hands mo? This is the same problem my friend has. He's obliged to change his strings every 2 months I think. Kasi no matter how much you clean your guitar and your sweat goes into the strings, it will be the start of the rust spots on your guitar hardware.
I have stated that there are more bad sounding suhrs then there are good ones.

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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2011, 11:11:35 AM »
WD40 after mo gamitin gitara mo

No no no no no!!!

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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2011, 11:19:58 AM »
he who hesitates, masterb@#$!

Offline Legolas

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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2011, 12:05:47 PM »
@TS I think you better change your title to Guitar Rust Free Maintenance.

If you want to maintain and keep rust, you can retain the title  :wink:
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Offline jett.ilagan

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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2011, 07:44:34 PM »
@TS I think you better change your title to Guitar Rust Free Maintenance.

If you want to maintain and keep rust, you can retain the title  :wink:

hahaha.. crap, typo.. my bad..
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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #12 on: July 22, 2011, 07:47:31 PM »
MAY NAgAWA PO AKONG MALI ata..

PINAHID KO YUNG WD40 sa may trem bar..
pati sa fret board..

napansin ko sa screw na pang tone sa trem parang medyo nag ka spots...
pati sa trem na pinapatungan ng kamay pinahidan ko din.. HAHA
MALI ba yun?

pero infairness, gumana wd40 sa strings..

medyo moody sweat hands ko.. di ko alam kung bakit.. Zzzz

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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2011, 08:03:08 PM »
MAY NAgAWA PO AKONG MALI ata..

PINAHID KO YUNG WD40 sa may trem bar..
pati sa fret board..

napansin ko sa screw na pang tone sa trem parang medyo nag ka spots...
pati sa trem na pinapatungan ng kamay pinahidan ko din.. HAHA
MALI ba yun?

pero infairness, gumana wd40 sa strings..

medyo moody sweat hands ko.. di ko alam kung bakit.. Zzzz



I dont know about using it on the fretboard. I know its not recommended.
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Offline jett.ilagan

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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #14 on: July 22, 2011, 08:15:05 PM »
crap.. uu nga... dapat pala sa strings at metal part lang.. lessons learned
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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #15 on: July 23, 2011, 03:34:09 AM »
rust proofing has been available for a long a time pero guitar and guitar parts manufacturers as never applied it for some reason..kahit sa mga tornilyo man lang..compared to a car konti lang naman ang dapat i rust proof sa guitara....ciguro i guess we just have to live with it..

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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #16 on: July 23, 2011, 06:03:54 AM »
Sabi ko no no no no no sa wd40 e. It destroys your finish and your wood.

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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #17 on: July 23, 2011, 07:09:07 AM »
Kung matinding rust na yan (yung halos kinakain na ng kalawang yung bakal), hindi na yan kaya ni WD40.
Minor stains lang ang natatanggal nya.
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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #18 on: July 27, 2011, 12:09:33 AM »
D kasi nakikinig. Hehehe.

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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #19 on: July 27, 2011, 01:24:21 AM »
sir i also have a sweaty hands

here is my advice

for guitar screws. i paint it with clear nail polish

for the strings. always lubricate it with GHS Fastfret

kapag di nagagamit yung guitar dapat linisin sya every other day,
swak na yung pranela na tela para panlinis

Offline jett.ilagan

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Re: Q:Guitar Rust maintenance
« Reply #20 on: July 29, 2011, 09:27:00 AM »
wala pa namang nangyayari sa gitara ko..haha

crap.. lessons learned..

sige sir, t-try ko yung tip mo..

and also sa nail polish thing.. haha
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