Rosin mess

joel kelsey · #1 10-06-2006, 02:52 PM

Hello,

Does anyone know a good way to get rosin off of a bass? Let me explain, I use Kolstein soft rosin because it grips really well with spirocores. As many of you know, the rosin is messy to say the least. It gets everywhere including the carpet, I guess. Anyway, I leave my bass lying on its side on the floor and today I discovered that there was some rosin gooed up on the shoulders in a couple of different spots. Pretty disgusting, huh? How should one go about cleaning up this disgusting mess?
Thanks

Joel

Mudfuzz · #2 10-06-2006, 04:08 PM

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have you tryed a damp rag, vioin poslish, or some of that Petz Rosin Remover stuff.

Michael Eisenman · #3 10-06-2006, 06:00 PM

Let it build up for a while, and then use your bow.

KSB - Ken Smith · #4 10-06-2006, 06:21 PM

Wipe your strings off EVERY time you play and every hour or break you get WHILE you arer playing. Keep the strings clean and use the angled edge of a credit card to gently scrape off built up rosin on the Bass itself. If you have mess the size you describe then you are far from maintaining your Bass and bow.

toman · #5 10-06-2006, 06:27 PM

The carpet? Shoulders of your bass? Either I don't know what type of rosin this is, or there's something freaky going on here. You realize that the rosin is supposed to just be rubbed sparingly on the bow hair, right? How does it get from there onto the carpet?!? I mean, I had some melt in the sun and get on my rug once, but...

joel kelsey · #6 10-06-2006, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by toman

The carpet? Shoulders of your bass? Either I don't know what type of rosin this is, or there's something freaky going on here. You realize that the rosin is supposed to just be rubbed sparingly on the bow hair, right? How does it get from there onto the carpet?!? I mean, I had some melt in the sun and get on my rug once, but...

Hi,

What's with the attitude? If you don't want to help that is fine, but please be respectful of my questions no matter how stupid you percieve them or me to be. I am here to learn, that is it. Writing negative stuff does not help anyone.

toman · #7 10-07-2006, 02:04 PM

No attitude, I was just surprised by the question. Kind of like if I were to ask someone "What's the deal with this chocolate pudding; after I get done eating it it's all over, in my hair, on the doorknobs, on the ceiling..."

Jeff Moote · #8 10-07-2006, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by toman

No attitude, I was just surprised by the question. Kind of like if I were to ask someone "What's the deal with this chocolate pudding; after I get done eating it it's all over, in my hair, on the doorknobs, on the ceiling..."

joel kelsey · #9 10-07-2006, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by toman

No attitude, I was just surprised by the question. Kind of like if I were to ask someone "What's the deal with this chocolate pudding; after I get done eating it it's all over, in my hair, on the doorknobs, on the ceiling..."

Have you ever spilled chocolate pudding on the ground without knowing, then stepped in it?

D McCartney · #10 10-07-2006, 11:22 PM

I heard about someone who stepped in something that looked like chocolate pudding, but wasn't? eew!

Silversorcerer · #11 10-07-2006, 11:23 PM

Get some rosin remover. Petz makes it. Use it to remove the rosin. Then get some other rosin. I'm serious. No 'tude here really, just I've never figured out how this stuff gets all over people's basses. I must use more rosin than anyone and still my bass is rosin free. I use Gregorian Oak soft, and have used Carlsson, Pops, Hidersine. I just don't get the stuff happening everywhere. I read these posts and I wonder what kind of gooey stuff people are using. I have had a messy incident where the sun cooked my Carlsson, but that was in the bow case. My solution? I put the bow case in a freezer for about 10 minutes (don't do this with a bass). The stuff just chipped off like loose paint after that. There was a thread very recently about removing rosin in the set-up and repairs forum with about the same advice given.

Yukon4 · #12 10-25-2006, 12:16 AM

Mmm, chocolate pudding.

Would having a bunch of rosin residue build up on your strings affect the sound? Would it dampen the sound possibly? Anyway, will start cleaning strings each time as suggested above!

daneatsfood · #13 10-27-2006, 09:46 AM

warm up the rosin on your bass so it becomes soft by putting your hand on it. a damp rag should take softened rosin off.

if not, i wouldnt try the rosin remover. its intended for strings, not wood.

heat and water should take it off unless your using tar for rosin.

Silversorcerer · #14 10-31-2006, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by daneatsfood

warm up the rosin on your bass so it becomes soft by putting your hand on it. a damp rag should take softened rosin off.

if not, i wouldnt try the rosin remover. its intended for strings, not wood.

heat and water should take it off unless your using tar for rosin.

The stuff Petz makes is fine and safe for oil varnishes, alcohol based lacquers, polyurethane, and nitrocellulose. I used it without incident to remove some really crusty stuff from a used (abused) bass that had little rosin pimples all over the table and C-bouts. The organic solvents in it have been carefully chosen. If it is rosin that is on the bass, water most likely will not remove it. If it looks like rosin and water removes it;- yuck! It might be maple syrup or worse.