ShreddyKrueger Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 I posted earlier about taking off a pickup cover, and i took it off. I put it back in my guitar and i am experiencing some microphonic feedback. I have read on other pages about how you can fix this by dipping the pickup in wax. Does anyone know how to do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Go to the main site, on the tutorials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShreddyKrueger Posted July 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Thanks Maiden. Could regular candle wax work instead of paraffin wax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 I'm pretty sure "candle wax" is parafin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 I'm pretty sure "candle wax" is parafin. It is - it just costs twice as much and smells prettier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPL Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 I'm pretty sure "candle wax" is parafin. It is - it just costs twice as much and smells prettier. Candle wax is mostly parafin. There are a lot of formulas for candle wax and few are pure parafin. Bee's wax, soy wax, additives, coloring or fragrences are in virtually every candle on the market. I have no idea if any of this would be a problem. The good thing is parafin is dead cheap. A couple of bucks worth and you'll have enough to pot pups for the rest of your life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Candle wax is mostly parafin. There are a lot of formulas for candle wax and few are pure parafin. Bee's wax, soy wax, additives, coloring or fragrences are in virtually every candle on the market. I have no idea if any of this would be a problem.Take my word for it, it won't - there are pickups out there that were potted in red bayberry candle wax at least 20 years ago that were still working fine as recently as December 2003 (the last time I talked to him). The good thing is parafin is dead cheap. A couple of bucks worth and you'll have enough to pot pups for the rest of your life. Yes, you can go get Gulfwax paraffin at the grocery store for under $2.00 for a 1lb box. Spa wax costs almost ten times that much, and candle wax is between the two. Just be really careful melting any wax, and don't do it over an open flame, unless you've got the fire department and the burn center on speed dial and a really good health provider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPL Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 there are pickups out there that were potted in red bayberry candle wax at least 20 years ago that were still working fine I bet it smells pretty in the middle of that hot lick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 I bet it smells pretty in the middle of that hot lick. Well, it was Christmas, and we were broke (again/still), and my (ex)girlfriend had these big fat red candles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefm Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Hmmm....I like bayberry.... Maybe I'll try vanilla though... Hmmm...scented pickups...I wonder if there's a market??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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