Rust problems !!! arggh !!!

[celebro95]

HI.
when i use my Ibby Universe UV777 i deeply clean the trem, strings, etc etc.
but, if i do not use the guitar in the next 3 or 4 days, the saddles and the screws get a bit of rust... im getting tired of it

what product can i use to prevent that ??? ive tried

WD40
Gun Oil
Turbine Oil
Silicone Grease

and this keep going
i'll go to a machine shop and will try to get the screws in "stain-less steel"
my ibby is 06, so the trem is EdgePro 7

 

[jymellis]

are the screws black?

 

[sytraxiplague]

are the screws black?

My Steinberger has the exact same issue. Not to an obnoxious degree, but it's there.

 

[orakle]

ok as dumb as it can seem, i use a syringe loaded with engine oil and inject very very few where i think it can rust and then wipe it off 3-4 hours later

the oil penetrates the metal and prevents corrosion for a certain time

works very very well for me, my 2006 jackson still has 0 rust, and i have very sweaty and acidic hands

hope it works for you !

 

[wlfers]

What kind of gun oil? WD40 btw does not remove rust that has already formed.

a little CLP is great for rust and some 0000 steel wool, but if the rust has penetrated too deep into the metal there's really no salvaging it unless you do some electrolytic rust removal (BUT i really doubt this is the case).

edit: oil coating only prevents rust, it will not help remove

 

[jymellis]

if its black finished hardware, do this. clean it with .0000 steel wool or a wire brush. then color it with a black sharpie. after about a minute of drying. paint it with clear fingernail polish (dont paint threads, just heads). this will make the sharpie shiny and look like hardened paint. it will also seal it and keep it from rusting or wearing off the black.

if its cosmo,chrome, or worn. use 3 in 1 oil.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

Naphtha to clean, 3-In-One to restore and protect.

 

[celebro95]

i'll try 3 in 1

 

[JPMike]

I had rust problems, on one of my pickups, all I did I scratched the rust away with light sandpaper.

 

[Neogospel]

You can get rid of the rust, but it will eventually come back, get what you can in SS, and coat the other parts