Removing Wax / Polish Buildup

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Fri Jan 10, 2003 5:55 pm

You can a pic of a '56 Combo 400 in Montezuma Brown here:
{www.homestead.com/aurs3/newfin.html}

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Sat Jan 11, 2003 4:33 am

Thanks John Williams!
Now as someone who knows vintage Ricks as well as you do, and assuming that this IS the new color, what are your impressions of it? Do you think the new color will be a burst or a solid color? Since you have probably owned guitars with both of these type finishes I would really like to read your comments about them. By that I mean the so called "two-tone brown", early autumnglo (if those two are different), and the actual finish that is referred to as "Montezuma Brown" in the Smith book picture section on pg 98. Then again, maybe this year's color will be Paisley!

billikenn · Post by **billikenn** » Sat Jan 11, 2003 6:58 pm

If Montezuma Brown is the new color, I for one will be greatly disappointed. Especially after the awesome Burgandy.

Brown is such an understated color for a RIC. I dont see myself ever wanting a brown guitar, except for a natural finish on a dark wood...

JP

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Sun Jan 12, 2003 3:28 am

Does anyone know when NAMM is? I believe that's when the announcement will come on the new color. I was really hoping that it would be a finish that shows the character of the wood, like fireglo or Burgundy. From John Halls post above, it isn't really clear whether the Montezuma Brown he is referring to is applied like fireglo or if it is just one uniform color. I guess if it is just one color it would look similar to that "Root Beer" finish you see on some Rick Basses, which I've never been too fond of. I'm keeping my hopes up for the old "two tone brown", or early autumnglo which I think would be a popular finish. But it seems like every year Rickenbacker has several guitars painted up in the color of the year that are displayed at NAMM. Maybe these guitars are being finished right about now, and John wants to see them in person before formally approving the new color.
All of this speculation has definitely got me thinking about a new guitar, and how badly I need a new one, or two, or three....

bassman · Post by **bassman** » Sun Jan 12, 2003 4:29 am

The Winter 2003 NAMM show begins next Thursday and runs through till Sunday.

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Sun Jan 12, 2003 4:31 am

Thanks, Jon,
I guess we'll know what the new color is by this time next week...

bassman · Post by **bassman** » Sun Jan 12, 2003 5:47 am

Gene, It's one of the first bits of information i'll be looking for once the show opens.

But back to the topic of this thread, for the past couple of years i've been using Virtuoso polish and cleaner on my instruments. This stuff is great, especially the cleaner. The amount of dirt/****/polish that this stuff can remove, is amazing. A bottle cost is $10.00
Here's a link to their website http://virtuosopolish.com/store/

ricrocks · Post by **ricrocks** » Mon Jan 13, 2003 10:21 am

To answer the original posters' question: (that would be me lol)

Heres what I did with my newly acquired 330 RBY. This guitar was extremely grungy, so I (gulp) took a deep breath and gave it the famous Arnquist naptha bath. I admit to being very afraid, but this stuff is very easy to use and cleans any part of your guitar... chrome and guards included. No damage whatsoever and it seems to rejuvenate the clear coat as well.

I followed this with some Dr Ducks Ax Wax and the result is gorgeous! This stuff looks like amber colored oil and is used very sparingly on any part of the guitar. One drop does ~1/2 of the body. The look may not be everyones cup of tea, as it gives an ultra glossy, almost wet look to the finish. If you do like that look though, give it a shot. Youll love it!