WezV Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 anyone got any hints on the best way to look after a 'raw' brass bridge I have been asked to strip a hardtail down for a look more like an old charvel.. but i am slightly concerned about it turning green within a few months. I am tempted to give it a light coat of lacquer... not sure how other people have approached the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGGOTBRAIN Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Not sure if this helps or not...I use marine Spar varnish on some brass stuff i have outside...still hasnt turned green yet and its been maybe 5 yrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 it all helps!! I reckon a light coat of lacquer might be the way i end up going but i just wondered what other people have done or indeed if anyone has an old charvel raw brass bridge i know someone thats willing to pay!!! I may have mentioned i am building a lefty Jake E Lee whitey replica. we sorted a bridge for that but now he is asking about replacing the gotoh hardtail on his Jake blue burst (not built by me) for a plain brass one . Also probably going to be doing jakes white LP junior at some point as well.. What can i say - the guys obsessed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 There are specific lacquers for protecting polished brass door furniture and handles, which I believe are formulated slightly differently than regular nitro. I have some from the shop 'Knobs and Knockers', purchased about 20 years ago - god only knows where you'd find some now - architechtural hardware store maybe, or a good hardware store? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j. pierce Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=3260 http://www.permalac.com/ ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 thx for pointing that out guys. I quick search for brass lacquer found me a Uk supplier as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Gold is soo thinly applied. I ALWAYS shoot my gold Tele bridges with nitro, 2-3 superthin coats. BUT you need to be acutely aware of your string grounding paths, and remove any lacquer that will impede a good grounding connection. On a Tele bridgeplate, there are several places that you should remove any lacquer buildup. I use the standard nitro I always use for shooting bodies, just thinned down a lot, never had any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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