Giving my Bass a manicure

[hankSRay]

I was just wondering how many of you guys, if any, coat the tops of your pole pieces with clear nail polish to prevent any rusting? Seems like a neat idea to keep your bass lookin fresh, and it doesnt alter tone from what I've heard. so what do you guys think?

 

[JB1]

I do.

And the Pup screws.

 

[element]

Sounds good, will have to try that.

 

[Moondog]

a massage, parafin wax treatment, and a half hour
in the sunbed are a must for rosewood fretboards

 

[mike jungle]

what about black nail polish?

 

[cgworkman]

Well......

On this forum, you sometimes never know what to take serious. Is this for real? I hate it when pups rust.

 

[skabassist13]

i do believe it is. i dont see why it wouldnt be. its a clear coat of sorts, the clear coat on your bass' body protects the paint. why wouldnt nail polish protect the hardware?

 

[bovinehost]

Just a light, light sheen of machine oil does the trick.

If anyone actually puts clear nail polish on their pole pieces, please give us a report.

 

[cgworkman]

I may give it a try. I asked my wife if I could borrow if I cold borrow her clear nail polish - and well... Let's just say she looked at me funny...

 

[JB1]

I've not put it on the poles, just screws.

 

[Mobay45]

I may give it a try. I asked my wife if I could borrow if I cold borrow her clear nail polish - and well... Let's just say she looked at me funny...

Tell her to just be glad you weren't asking to borrow her RED nail polish.

 

[cgworkman]

Well I think it was that fact that I asked to borrow her thigh-hi's too.

 

[hankSRay]

well after sitting in front of my bass for an hour with the bottle in my hand i finally decided to try this out. i just put a coat on each polepiece and waited a few hours for it to dry. when i came back i nervously plugged in and found that my bass sounded great like it always did, no change at all in tone, volume, anything. Now I only hope that it prevents any rusting like I heard it would.

 

[JB1]

I wouldn't have thought there'd be any loss of sound/quality & you proved it.

And you also have rust proof poles.