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Topic: best solvent for cleaning changer |
Steven Welborn
From:
Ojai,CA USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2008 8:33 am |
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| A friend of mine tried a degreaser but it stained the aluminum. He switched to paint thinner. Any input? thanks |
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George McLellan
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Duluth, MN USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2008 8:40 am cleaner
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I attended a seminar put on by Jeff Newman several years back and he recommended using lighter fluid. He said it evaporates quickly and leaves your changer clean as a whistle. I haven't tried it yet but if Jeff recommeneds it, I will when the time comes. I use a lube I get from Bill Rudolph of Williams Guitar Co. It doesn't seem to attract dirt.
Geo |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2008 9:23 am
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| NOT WD40....NOT WD40....NOT WD 40!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Jim Walker
From:
Headland, AL
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Posted 8 Apr 2008 10:02 am
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If I'm not mistaken Albert Johnson used Kerosene to clean out the changer my old Clark Custom. Paint thinner would eat a lacquer guitar.
JW
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Paul Norman
From:
Washington, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2008 12:37 pm
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Kerosene has oil in it and will leave a gummy
residue. Lighter Fluid evaporates and leaves no
gum. And NO WD40 OR PB OR any penetrating oil like
that. Lighter fluid is also called Naptha. |
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Duane Dunard
From:
Troy, MO. U.S.A.
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Posted 8 Apr 2008 12:53 pm
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| "Tri-Flow", purchased at many auto parts stores. It cleans and lubes. |
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John Roche
From:
England
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Posted 8 Apr 2008 12:54 pm
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| Lighter fluid, |
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Bill Ford
From:
Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 8 Apr 2008 2:06 pm
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Bill Hatcher Has the right idea(no WD40). When I cleaned mine, I taped the changer off as tho I were going to paint it. I used brake cleaner with a wand/tube on it to get into tight places.Worked OK for me.
FWIW...Don't use brake cleaner just because I used it, the way I had everything covered,and taped, there was little chance of overspray.
Bill
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Matthew Carlin
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Lake County, IL.
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Posted 8 Apr 2008 2:17 pm
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I've used Naptha for lots of "other" (not PSG) cleaning applications, safe on ploy and nitro finish as well as plastics, removes all kinds of gooks and oils then dries clean. I don't know for sure but it seems like a good idea?
I take one doesn't need to remove the changer for cleaning?
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Howard Tate
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Leesville, Louisiana, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 8 Apr 2008 3:20 pm
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| Bruce Zumsteg told me to take the strings off, turn it upside down on some throw-away carpet and pour transmission fluid through it and let it sit overnight. |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 8 Apr 2008 3:47 pm
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| Automotive Electronics cleaner is the best. It can degrease a guitar in minutes and will not harm the finish. Finish lube with Tri-Flow. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 8 Apr 2008 3:50 pm
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| Matthew Carlin wrote: |
I've used Naptha for lots of "other" (not PSG) cleaning applications, safe on ploy and nitro finish as well as plastics, removes all kinds of gooks and oils then dries clean. I don't know for sure but it seems like a good idea?
I take one doesn't need to remove the changer for cleaning? |
Yeah, lighter fluid (naptha) works fairly well, and is pretty safe, but I still wouldn't do it in the house. There's too much danger with static electricity from carpets, chairs, and other things made of plastic. Do it outside; you can buy a quart of naptha for what a couple of 6 oz. cans of lighter fluid would cost, and you'll find many other uses for it, too.
Wear rubber gloves, too, as naptha can give your skin a chemical burn with extended exposure.
The proper way to clean the changer is to take it out and take it apart. Of course, flushing it thoroughly while it's in the guitar will get most of the gunk out, but it will never get it completely clean. |
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Jim Sliff
From:
Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2008 6:28 pm
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Lighter fluid - naphtha - is the cleanest solvent that's safe on a guitar. Others either eat finishes or plastics or leave a film. Kerosene is terrible and oily; paint thinner, by the way, does NOT hurt lacquer - it's primarily mineral spirits, which, like naphtha, can be used to clean sticker gunk and related junk off lacquer guitars. If paint thinner melts the lacquer on your guitar, one of two thing happened - your guitar was NOT finished in lacquer, or your paint thinner was mislabeled. I wouldn't use paint thinner on a changer though - it leaves a film.
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