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Topic: Polisihing Shobud parts--any ideas?? |
John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2014 11:56 am |
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It was pretty grungy!
Last edited by John Billings on 29 Sep 2014 5:28 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Scott Duckworth
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Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 27 Sep 2014 2:04 pm
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Rub, rub, rub! Looks nice!
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John Sluszny
From:
Brussels, Belgium
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Posted 27 Sep 2014 3:52 pm
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| Nice job indeed,what did you rub it with? |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2014 4:25 pm
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Well,,,, the rack bar, and the separate pedals were buffed by a shop. My buffer is too small for endplates and the pedal rack bar,,, streaks. All other parts sanded and buffed on my bench-mount buffer. For polish? Check this stuff out;
5 minutes later, after using California Custom Deioxidizer and Purple Polish.
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John Sluszny
From:
Brussels, Belgium
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Posted 27 Sep 2014 4:35 pm
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Jason Putnam
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2014 5:48 pm
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Beautiful! Mine needs it bad. Has a lot of dings and gouges in the top edge. But I have no idea how to fix that.
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2014 5:54 pm
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Jason,
You'll have to block sand it to get rid of the dents and scratches, before you buff it. Then most likely find a shop with a big buffer. Home buffers just don't seem to be wide enough, but you could give it a shot. If sending to a Pro shop, My guy said up to 600 grit was good enough. Of course he told me that after I'd sanded up to 1.200 wet/dry.
If it's a Shobud. pinholes from the poor quality casting might show up. Happened more than once for me! |
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 29 Sep 2014 8:23 am
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That is awesome restoration work John....you'da Man.
Ricky
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 2 Oct 2014 2:47 pm
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| Thanks Ricky! Coming from you, that means a lot to me! You know how many strange things can be encountered on Shobuds. On this rack, one of the sliders that holds the changer end leg never did fit into the rack! They drilled the hole cockeyed at the factory! Been that way for 40 years. Loose leg! Kinda "on and off" "Quality Control" eh? |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 2 Oct 2014 4:02 pm
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For good polishing at a great price (remember that Bud castings are often porous), Blue Mountain Metal Polishing in Bethel PA ain't bad
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 2 Oct 2014 4:17 pm
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"that Bud castings are often porous"
Got it right Lane! A lot of them seem to have a decent "skin," but are pitted right underneath. I'm convinced that's why the crossovers had the wrinkle black finish. Any castings that were relatively blemish free were made into Crossover Customs, with the polished frame. I had one. Sounded great! I'd play in Epth, all okay. Switch to C6th, all okay. Switch back to E9th, and unplayably out of tune! |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 3 Oct 2014 7:01 am
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I broke down and bought one of these a while back.
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Douglas Schuch
From:
Valencia, Philippines
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Posted 4 Oct 2014 2:36 am
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Irv, you can stack two, or maybe even three buffing pads together on that and get a wider surface to help avoid streaking and to cover more ground faster.
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 4 Oct 2014 5:55 am
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The castings on my Franklin are made at the same place, in Nashville, that made Sho-Bud parts. After 30 plus years of keeping the polished parts polished, I don't see any pin holes.
On my Franklin, the end plates, necks, tuning key heads and pedals are all cast. Recent ones have some machined parts. Mr Franklin showed me a neck that had been machined, about 2 years ago. |
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Dan Robinson
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 4 Oct 2014 6:38 am
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John, that looks fantastic. Great work. I'm a whole lot less ambitious than you, not restoring anything, just cleaning up rack and barrel undercarriage. Will the deoxidizer work for that?
Dan |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 4 Oct 2014 11:25 am
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Dan,
The Purple polish is probably more what you need. The De-oxy works great on areas that have turned uniform gray.You swab it on first, than use the polish right over it. Try your local Mack Truck dealer. That's where I get my California Custom Products. A few bucks cheaper, and no shipping.
http://www.californiacustom.com
I paid $13 a bottle ay Mack. Enough to do a semi, so you'll use it for a long time, on everything. Saves an incredible amount of time. Got mine, first time, from Coop.
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