Help with hardware! - How to prevent gold from coming off?

[Turrokk]

I believe this is a common problem. The gold is starting to come off a bit on my new RG620. Right where I palm mute with my right hand, on th 4,5 and 6th strings. It's only noticeable from a distance like 3 cm, but I am really concerned. Is there any way to prevent the gold from coming off? Or will I be stuck with my "chrome" hardware for life?

(Edited by Turrokk at 7:40 pm on May 3, 2001)

[Noodles]

Try using some clear coat or clear nail polish and a small paint brush and carefully apply it to the worn area.

[Turrokk]

Thanks, but are you sure about this? And what about the rest of the tremolo? Should I cover it as well to prevent it?

[Noodles]

It would only be a temporary fix and I would not use it on any other part of the trem unless there is ware there too.

[Turrokk]

Oh I see. So does every gold hardware come off? I mean I payed 900 bucks for my guitar. One would expect a quality product for that price!! :angryfire:

[carlos seo]

Most guitars doesn't have a good Gold finish in their hardware. I have one, custom built for me that has gold hardware and after 3 years, it looks terrible. The only guitar I've seen that has an excellent gold finish that appears to be intact after 4 years of intense playing is my friend's 7VWH.

I think the only way to prevent this problem is to clean the gold parts just after you've finished playing, because sweat surely helps accelerating it.

[spiro]

In australia there is a product called Incralac which is a spray can with a lacquer for brass and copper protection... *I have used this on *many a guitar and the gold does not wear off... *You simply pull all, I mean all your gold or even cosmo parts of your guit and clean them well, spray a couple of coats on all parts and then reassemble.. This does not affect them in any way.... *Trust me this stuff really works... *I have a guit with gold hardware that I use extensivley and all the hardware still looks new....

Guess what else it stops? * Yes thats right the horrible bubbles you get on the palm side of your floyd.


Use it on everything metal... * *it is very thin and you cannot tell it is there.....

But never forget that once you have finished using you guit wipe it down... I had a 1998 S540QM come in for repair and the floyd looked like it was 20 years old, sweat really kills a guitar.

[Turrokk]

Thanks guys. Too bad Russia is way too far from Australia ... I'll do some research on this.. maybe there are some other ways.