Rust removal on my pick-ups...

[Treebeard1989]

Now that I have proper working conditions (i.e. not my dorm), I figured I would take care of my 89 peavys little rust problem:

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Any suggestions? I'm not really familiar with the process.

 

[boogie8008]

i have a similar problem, curious to see what the rest have to say.

 

[waynobass]

Why is it a problem? I don't think rust affects the sound. And it looks good to me.

 

[Treebeard1989]

Its not a sound quality issue, but I would like to get this bass to look a bit more new...

 

[Rick Auricchio]

The screws should be easy to replace with new ones. Any good hardware store should have them.

As for the polepieces, they might be cleaned with a dremel tool. But chances are you'll never get them to bright metal.

Those strings are crap. What did you do with the bass? Leave it in your shower?

If the pups and strings are this bad, what about the bridge, the frets, and the tuners?

 

[Muaguana]

Use Oxy Clean... wait, never mind. Use WD-40 and some paper towels/cotton swabs. Replace the screws, like the above comments suggested. I'd be wary about taking a dremel to it, unless you use one of the cloth buffing attachments. Trying to use a wire brush or a grinder would inevitably result in at least some pickup cover scuffing.

 

[Craig_S]

I'd just put a drop or two of 3-in-1 oil on each pole screw, if it were mine. Let it soak in a bit and wipe off any excess.

 

[Treebeard1989]

Thanks for the help. The strings aren't half as bad as the pic makes them out to be. The pickups are the worst of the lot though. They've been like that since I got the bass