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Topic: PP Emmons |
Billy McCombs
From:
Bakersfield California, USA
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Posted 1 Aug 2019 6:30 pm |
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Today I cleaned up my Emmons PP. Put new strings on both necks and gave it a good cleaning. I noticed the pick guards were pretty scratched up from years of use, I'm sure there the original guards. Here's what they looked like before I cleaned them. I cleaned them with Acetone. As you can see it made a big difference. The Acetone was about $10.00 at Lowes. Works to clean up Car plastic head lamps really well to. You can see the difference in the last picture. She looks as good as she plays now.
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78 Emmons PP,Great tone.82 Emmons SKH #56 |
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 1 Aug 2019 10:03 pm
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| That looks great Billy. Glad it worked out for you. I've used acetone on other fretboards and it totally removed the artwork so one needs to be real careful. |
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john buffington
From:
Owasso OK - USA
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Posted 2 Aug 2019 10:01 am
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| I am more comfortable using Windex or mild glass cleaner, IMO, then a light wiping with a bit of furniture polish like Pledge or something that will give it a wax like protection. |
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Billy McCombs
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Bakersfield California, USA
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Posted 2 Aug 2019 11:17 am
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Windex would not do the job, the fretboards were scratched. Like Jim said the Acetone takes off a tiny bit of the color finish. That's why it works so well on plastic auto light covers that have turned yellow.
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78 Emmons PP,Great tone.82 Emmons SKH #56 |
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 2 Aug 2019 1:29 pm
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| I had a friend that used Acetone on his motorcycle windshield an it totally destroyed it. |
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George Kimery
From:
Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 3 Aug 2019 5:08 am PP Emmons
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| I have used acetone for years in different applications. You have to use extreme caution. Anything plastic or painted can be ruined. I would be afraid to use it on plastic headlights. Depending on the type of the plastic, it might work or might not. |
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