Cleaning up a trans orange Stingray

[bassyerbouti]

Hi everyone,

I am a newbie whose had a trans orange stingray for 6 months and love it to bits. I remember them when they first came out and admired the funky design, odd tuner arrangement. Well some 30+ years later I finally have one!

I was wondering if anyone can recommend a paint to fill a couple of dings? I've read that people sometimes use nail varnish - any recommendations on a good match/technique for filling the ding?

Also, there is a little rust on the magnets on the pickup - any recommendations for removing that without damaging anything?

regards,

Bassyerbouti

 

[Rick Auricchio]

For the magnets, don't use steel wool, because little bits of it will stick to the magnets. If you can find non-magnetic stainless wool (try a hardware store or supermarket, and test with a magnet), that will work.

You can often get good results using a Scotch-Brite scrubbing pad, though they usually aren't strong enough to polish metal. I use 'em to buff frets, fingerboards, and sometimes the back of the neck.

 

[Holdsg]

Cymbal cleaner for rust spots, on a q-tip, because its acid, and you want to be very careful to only use a little bit.

 

[bassyerbouti]

Good advice guys - thanks very much