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Topic: How to clean an older Emmons |
Lyle DeHart
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Antigo, WI USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2015 11:26 am |
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| I have a late 73 or 74 pedal steel guitar. It has been completely overhauled, and looks like it just came off the showroom floor, It plays beautiful. I was wondering what is the best cleaning solution to use on the entire guitar. I love this guitar and would like to keep it looking new. So, any suggestions on what works best for cleaning up my emmons. It has an aluminum neck and a formica finish. Thank you all in advance. |
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Don Mogle
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Round Rock, TX, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2015 5:51 pm Polish
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Check out the California Customs products. They have the best stuff that I know of for shining and polishing your steel.
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Lyle DeHart
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Antigo, WI USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2015 6:30 am How to clean an older Emmons
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Thanks Don, I will check them out.
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Don Mogle
From:
Round Rock, TX, USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2015 2:55 pm Polishing
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Lyle,
You may have already done so, but do a search of cleaning/polishing steels or California Customs and you will find a wealth of posts regarding this subject.
If your email here on the Forum is valid, I'll even send you an attachment where I saved several posts on this subject. Be glad to!
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Jack Stanton
From:
Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
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Posted 10 Sep 2015 3:41 pm
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Somewhere Ralph Mooney is laughing his ass off.
Seriously, for a quick cleaning I use Windex (Formica guitar). for a serious shine on the metal I use Semi-chrome. |
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John De Maille
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On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 10 Sep 2015 7:26 pm
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| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H-I7Jv9Aww |
Yup, that's the only way to do it right! Ha! Ha! Ha!
I was mortified the first time I'd seen that. I really hope no one did it! |
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john buffington
From:
Owasso OK - USA
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Posted 11 Sep 2015 10:12 am
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| California Customs has become my choice of polishes. For me it takes up where the others leave off. Well, well worth the cost and goes along way. And it doesn't take forever to get the desired results. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 11 Sep 2015 1:56 pm
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I've been advocating the California Custom products for years, and taken some guff about it. Coop turned me on to the Purple Polish, but wouldn't tell me where he got it. Ha! He just gave me a little unlabeled bodttle! Miss ya John!
I don't like to waste any time, and although other products work, they're time consuming and require a lot of rags and elbow grease. And CC's other products are just as good. Their wax/polish is amazing. And don't forget the Aluminum DeOxidizer, which also does a wonderful job with pitted chrome. I've found that I can save a few bucks by buying CC products at my local Mack Truck dealer. Here's a couple pics. An old grey endplate and the same endplate 5 minutes later, with no rubbing at all!
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Dr. Z Surgical Steel amp, amazing!
"74 Bud S-10 3&6
'73 Bud S-10 3&5(under construction)
'63 Fingertip S-10, at James awaiting 6 knees
'57 Strat, LP Blue
'91 Tele with 60's Maple neck
Dozen more guitars!
Dozens of amps, but SF Quad reverb, Rick Johnson cabs. JBL 15, '64 Vibroverb for at home.
'52 and '56 Pro Amps |
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Jeff Garden
From:
Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 11 Sep 2015 2:16 pm
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| A picture is worth a 1,000 words...thanks John! |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 11 Sep 2015 2:23 pm
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Jeff,
I took the pics of a '73 Shobud endplate because no one seemed to believe me! Yeah the stuff is somewhat expensive, but one bottle will do a whole tractor trailer. How many steels is that? If you 30 years old, it will last the rest of your life,,, unless you find out how good it is on any metal. Although it says "Aluminum" it's good for all metals! It made the pitted chrome plating on my Fender lapsteel virtually disappear! Best product on the market. All the others like NevrDul and such are old technology. Why waste time?
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Dr. Z Surgical Steel amp, amazing!
"74 Bud S-10 3&6
'73 Bud S-10 3&5(under construction)
'63 Fingertip S-10, at James awaiting 6 knees
'57 Strat, LP Blue
'91 Tele with 60's Maple neck
Dozen more guitars!
Dozens of amps, but SF Quad reverb, Rick Johnson cabs. JBL 15, '64 Vibroverb for at home.
'52 and '56 Pro Amps |
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Jeff Garden
From:
Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 11 Sep 2015 2:30 pm
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| Thanks, John. When you consider what a steel is worth, I think quality cleaning products are fully justified... |
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Tom Quinn
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Posted 11 Sep 2015 4:38 pm
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Garden hose and a six pack of Coors...
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I need an Emmons! |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 12 Sep 2015 5:30 am
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I have not been ignoring or disbelieving your recommendations about the CC products, John. But I only just finally did order those two.
For general information----just before finalizing the order (from their website) I priced it on Amazon. Nothing beats the price, direct from CC.
$35 shipped for the two bottles. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 12 Sep 2015 9:28 am
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Jon,
I paid $13 a bottle at the Mack Truck dealer, and didn't have to pay shipping. That's how I saved a couple bucks,
JB
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Dr. Z Surgical Steel amp, amazing!
"74 Bud S-10 3&6
'73 Bud S-10 3&5(under construction)
'63 Fingertip S-10, at James awaiting 6 knees
'57 Strat, LP Blue
'91 Tele with 60's Maple neck
Dozen more guitars!
Dozens of amps, but SF Quad reverb, Rick Johnson cabs. JBL 15, '64 Vibroverb for at home.
'52 and '56 Pro Amps |
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