haighy1000

WOW Thankyou all so much for your help. After much considertaion I have decided to leave it as it is. However the input jack has now given up. Does anybody know where I can get vintage japanese parts from?

Hi, I have just brought a Japanease Fender Strat '68 Reisssue. I'm trying to clean it up a bit but I have got stuck on how to sort out a few problems? I hope this is the correct place to post this question. 1. The frets seem to have had some sort of coating (brass or something) on them that has peeled away. How do I get the frets shinny again? Do I need to pick all the bits of and then re polish them? Also the guitar has what looks like a polished maple neck. How do I clean it? I assume leamon oil would tarnish the polish?!?! http://guitarphotos.blogspot.com 1st picture 2. There looks to be some tarnish on the body is the best thinkg to polish it out or can I not get rid of it? http://guitarphotos.blogspot.com 2nd picture 3. The metal work onthe tremelo and the pickups has got tarnished and a little rusty. Is it possible to make it shiney again? http://guitarphotos.blogspot.com 3rd picture 4. Some one very cunningly sctrached thier name in the back of the headstock. Is there away of getting it out? Is there a way of mkaing the tuning heads/keys shiny again? http://guitarphotos.blogspot.com 4th picture Any surrgestions would be much appricaited! (Sorry I can not get the pictures to post!)