How to best clean gold hardware?

Indi86 · #1 11-10-2005, 10:53 PM

As the title says: The gold plating on my Fender FMT Jazz's tuners has pitted/bubbled a bit. What's the best polish/cleaner/method to clean this up

paintandsk8 · #2 11-11-2005, 12:50 AM

I don't have a good answer for you, but be careful. If you decide to try any type of polish/compound/solvent test it first. I managed to turn a gold bridge chrome once by using the wrong type of polish.

johnvice · #3 11-11-2005, 07:02 AM

I use napatha. More commonly available as Zippo lighter fluid.

Bruce Lindfield · #4 11-11-2005, 07:30 AM

Most of this stuff is actualy a base metal, with a very thin gold coating - if you work too hard on it - you'll just succeed in rubbing it off!!

pyrohr · #5 11-11-2005, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Indi86

As the title says: The gold plating on my Fender FMT Jazz's tuners has pitted/bubbled a bit. What's the best polish/cleaner/method to clean this up

I bought a 82 p-bass special that had badly pitted gold hardware, I got a can of "Gibson guitar polish" and it removed all pitting. This can be bought at most music stores.

Indi86 · #6 11-11-2005, 11:34 AM

Yeah, I know it's just a thin plating level. I'll try to pick up that gibson guitar polish. There's a couple of gibson dealers I can get to- I'm sure I can find it easy enough.

Thanks TB.