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Topic: safe to buff older emmons mica? |
Jerome Hawkes
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Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 2 Aug 2011 6:43 am |
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i've heard different answers to this - but i have a musician friend with an older emmons rosewood p/p from around 1970, its hard to tell from the years if its / was satin or gloss - sort of in between imo. so is it safe to buff this older mica to freshen up the steel - i've heard you can do it on the older satin finishes, but the new ones are different and dont take the buffing and will turn milky.
also odd is this emmons has a tan flocking...orginal, i dont know.
oh - and i'm not going to try this myself - just wondering for restoration purposes.
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 2 Aug 2011 6:57 am
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| If you're looking to restore the cosmetics of this guitar, Mike Cass does a great job at putting on new mica and reflocking. He's not very spendy either. |
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Paul Norman
From:
Washington, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 2 Aug 2011 1:19 pm
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| Not to take anything away from Mike Cass, cause I like him, but Billy Knowles is right down the road driving distance from Fayetteville. |
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Jack Strayhorn
From:
Winston-Salem, NC
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Posted 3 Aug 2011 3:42 pm
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| The only mica that I know can be buffed is the low luster black mica that was used in the 60's. The color is throughout the thickness. |
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Doug Earnest
From:
Branson, MO USA
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Posted 3 Aug 2011 6:40 pm
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| You can improve the luster of some laminates with some 3M swirl remover and a random orbit electric auto buffer, but be very very careful. There is a fine line between shiny and ruined. Trust me, I know... |
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Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 4 Aug 2011 4:03 am
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It could be satin and has some kind of armor-all or like product on it.
I would try cleaning it before more drastic measures are taken.
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Glenn Uhler
From:
Trenton, New Jersey, USA
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Posted 4 Aug 2011 12:56 pm Finish layer on mica
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Be very careful when cleaning or buffing mica. The actual decorative layer is less than 1/100 of an inch thick. You can buff through it or scratch it in a jiffy!
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 5 Aug 2011 9:08 am
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| Glenn's right. Don't do anything you might regret. |
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