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Mike Scaggs


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Nashville, TN
Post  Posted 18 Apr 2018 5:49 am    
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As many of you guys know, Bud’s Polishing in Pegram, TN is now closed due to a terrible fire. Bud’s did many builders and guy’s like me polishing and he was very good and experienced working on steel guitar parts etc.

Like many others, I find myself at a standstill looking for another shop/person to do this type of work for my restorations, which are few in numbers.

I am reaching out to this community for names or places to begin working with for these jobs. This has been tough to find so far and many people I have called or emailed did not know of a place or just never responded to emails.

Thank you for any help you may have to offer.

Cheers
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Mike Mantey


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Eastern Colorado, USA
Post  Posted 18 Apr 2018 7:13 am    
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Try these guys. They have done some work for me in the past. Mostly plating, but they can restore anything so I am guessing they have a polishing shop, and they are in Nashville.

http://www.advancedplating.com/site/
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Mike Scaggs


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Nashville, TN
Post  Posted 18 Apr 2018 7:15 am    
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Mike Mantey wrote:
Try these guys. They have done some work for me in the past. Mostly plating, but they can restore anything so I am guessing they have a polishing shop, and they are in Nashville.

http://www.advancedplating.com/site/


Thanks, I spoke with those guys a few weeks ago and they do not do polishing. I have to be careful too that a shop knows what they are dealing with in regards to steel guitar parts. Things can become damaged pretty easy if they get too aggressive...
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 18 Apr 2018 7:40 am    
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Just get you one of these:

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Mike Scaggs


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Nashville, TN
Post  Posted 18 Apr 2018 7:53 am    
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Erv Niehaus wrote:
Just get you one of these:


Yeah Erv, I have one of those for the small stuff and it works great...
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 18 Apr 2018 7:59 am    
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Mike,
That's good!
I rebuilt a ZB and polished all the parts with mine.
Erv
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Johnie King


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 18 Apr 2018 10:45 am    
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Buffing is dirty work an it take s a lot of experience too get too compare ones self to Buds I don’t know who dose Gary Rittenberry’s buffing but it’s the best I’ve seen I would think he uses some one near Cookeville.

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Mike Scaggs


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Nashville, TN
Post  Posted 18 Apr 2018 10:46 am    
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Johnie King wrote:
Buffing is dirty work an it take s a lot of experience too get too compare ones self to buds. I don’t know who dose Gary Rittenberry’s buffing but it’s the best I’ve seen


Bud's did Gary's stuff
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Johnie King


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 18 Apr 2018 10:50 am    
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Shoot Mike thought I might be on too something.
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George Kimery

 

From:
Limestone, TN, USA
Post  Posted 18 Apr 2018 5:43 pm     I need a polisher
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I am retired, but still have my shop and polisher. I polished aluminum for 50 years. It is a two step process, cutting and polishing. Two different wheels (not the hard stitched wheels) and different polishing compounds.

I am not in the polishing business, but if you can't find any place to do it, I will help you out as long as you don't have any deep scratches you want polished out.
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