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11-21-2012, 04:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Manchester, United Kingdom | |  Taking apart Hipshot Ultralite Tuners?
Hi, I have a chance to get a set of cheap hipshot ultralite bass tuners in chrome, I was wondering how difficult it would be to take these apart and get them sprayed black. Not sure if they'll contain lots of little washers etc.
Has anyone repaired these or taken them apart for whatever reason?
Cost of spraying is no issue, my girlfriends dad sprays cars, and has already sprayed a neck plate and screw heads for me.
Thanks,
Adam
Last edited by Dolando : 11-21-2012 at 05:00 PM.
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11-21-2012, 05:59 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virginia Beach, VA | | | Yes, I've taken them apart and, yes, there lots of little pieces. The only two fasteners which need to be removed are the cap screw tensioner and PH which secures the gear to the string post. The rest will fall apart on its own. Best to proceed slowly and note where things go. Gotta love a camera phone for this sort of thing!
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11-21-2012, 06:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: D'Shaw | | | I've disassembled them to change their left/right side orientation. Not a big deal, just don't lose the little washers.
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11-22-2012, 03:18 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Manchester, United Kingdom | | | Great, thanks. Just thought, not sure how the paint would hold up to a string wrapped around it? |
11-22-2012, 03:42 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Genz Benz Amplification | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nashville | | | Depends on the paint and the strings. My main bass has black hardware, and I use strings with no silk. There is a bit of wear on the paint, but we're talking about a bass that's at least 15 years old. You can't see it unless the strings are off anyway. Use strings with silk windings if you're worried about it. |
11-22-2012, 07:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Manchester, United Kingdom | | | Yea, would probably be the same paint as wht you spray a car with and itching it would be water based, but I could be making this up. |
11-22-2012, 10:57 PM
| | | | painting metal guitar parts is usually a big fail.
it looks amateurish, and the paint quickly begins to flake off.
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11-22-2012, 11:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada | | | ^^ I agree, specially for a "high-traffic" (in the absence of a better term) part of the guitar like the tuners. You might be better-off having it plated by a good plating service provider. |
11-23-2012, 02:33 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Manchester, United Kingdom | | | Yea I agree, was just seeing if doing this would be easy enough or a real pain, and I think it's the latter. So going to just bite the bullet and get some in black.
Cheers,
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