Need some cleaning advice pleeb!!

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I have this 78 (WAS) white (now is tobacco white) Rickenback 4003 that has an issue... i cant seem to git the nicotine and/or what ever other shit gunk on the body or neck to come off /emoticons/default_biggrin.png ive tried lizard spit, the dunlop 65 , 409..... that orange peel shit.... NOTHING is takin this mess off... when i play the neck after about 15 minutes its like the shit is coming out of the pores and makes my palm stick to the back of the neck... irrataing as hell since the other 3 dont do this..... /emoticons/default_biggrin.png

any ideas will help please.... /emoticons/default_biggrin.png

Danke

Sir Douglas /emoticons/default_rolleyes.gif

Randy /emoticons/default_cool.png

I started to suggest Goo Gone, but isn't that the same thing as "That orange peel shit"?

You may be down to naphtha now. THAT'll get it off. (I believe it will, anyway...)

I hate using naphtha, but sometimes it's the only solution.

Try using a light car finish polisher.

You aply a thin layer to the finish and let it dry.

Then you polish it off. Not only does

it remove scratches & small dents

it will guaranteed remove all

yucky stuff as well. I had a pretty

nasty SS1 that was a pain to clean up,

but with a bottle of some sort from Turtewax it finally

worked.

Something Greg suggested to me was Meguiar's cleaner wax. Great stuff.

If that doesn't work, try the naptha - just be careful.

A lot of things actually soak into the finish surface, they're there for ever... and nitro yellows on it's own... you may not get it all out.

naptha should help.

Armitage is correct - it may not be possible to get the yellowing out of a finish, although the naptha will remove the gunk and grime accumulated over years.

Just don't smoke while you're doing that little job, or you'll be like the Flaming Banana man. /emoticons/default_rolleyes.gif

Meguiar's Cleaner Wax. Over and over. The yellowing will not go, but the oxidized top coat of laquer will.

when i play the neck after about 15 minutes its like the shit is coming out of the pores and makes my palm stick to the back of the neck

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I had a 4003 for a while - don't recall the year. It was in pristine condition. But it had a soft finish on the neck and yes, it did get sticky. I believe that is a "known" issue with some 4003s.