Tech/maintenance lacquer repair on a Conn Naked Lady

[PigSquealer]

I’ll add that I restore a bunch of things. Not just saxophones. I’ve used hundreds of cleaning care products over the years. Still I’m game to try something new.
I think the guys using Brasso went home early on this day.

Nineteen feet of fifty three year old 100% original car. The judges (5 of them) even measured the paint thickness.

 

[Targa]

I’ll add that I restore a bunch of things. Not just saxophones. I’ve used hundreds of cleaning care products over the years. Still I’m game to try something new.
I think the guys using Brasso went home early on this day.
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Nineteen feet of fifty three year old 100% original car. The judges (5 of them) even measured the paint thickness.
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Is that man in the wide brim hat Wayne Carini?
The 'tache looks familiar.

 

[turf3]

I’ve read this thread with interest over several days. I have three comments.

1. I’d avoid Brasso, it will remove existing lacquer. .

Maybe, maybe not. This appears to be a late-model Conn, which is likely finished with the nearly nuke-proof stuff they changed to in the late 50s/early 60s. At any rate, with ANY polish, if you're using a soft rag and doing it by hand, it's dead easy to STOP working if you get over the areas where lacquer remains and you see it starting to be removed.

 

[JayeNM]

Maybe, maybe not. This appears to be a late-model Conn, which is likely finished with the nearly nuke-proof stuff they changed to in the late 50s/early 60s. At any rate, with ANY polish, if you're using a soft rag and doing it by hand, it's dead easy to STOP working if you get over the areas where lacquer remains and you see it starting to be removed.

I don't think 60's Conns had the bomb-proof lacq, I have worked enough of them, they never struck me as having the 'modern' lacq formula, Working ion a couple 16M's of that era now, they seem to have the standard vintage formula lacq if my chem bath and Wrights cream cleaning is indicative of anything (and it usually is).

 

[JayeNM]

I’ll add that I restore a bunch of things. Not just saxophones. I’ve used hundreds of cleaning care products over the years. Still I’m game to try something new.
I think the guys using Brasso went home early on this day.
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Nineteen feet of fifty three year old 100% original car. The judges (5 of them) even measured the paint thickness.

Congrats, that color KICKS !

Nice thing about that era American vehicle, you can fit two bodies in the trunk comfortably, AND an added one under the front hood.

 

[PigSquealer]

Is that man in the wide brim hat Wayne Carini?
The 'tache looks familiar.

No. Wayne is much shorter.
Sun hats and Hawaiian shirts are common attire.

Nice thing about that era American vehicle, you can fit two bodies in the trunk comfortably, AND an added one under the front hood.

The boot fits five. The bonnet two.

 

[Woodpad]

DON'T LACQUER IT!

Just brighten that area with a bit of salt and vinegar or tomato juice. Anything mildly acidic left on there for a few minutes will shine the bare brass without rubbing or polishing. The brightened brass may not blend perfectly with the surrounding lacquer but it will be much less noticeable. Just re-treat it when it starts to darken again.

I use silicone paste in my pads to make them fit to tone holes. The paste produces a tiny amount of acetic acid and it cleans the tone holes. Sometimes I use it to clean difficult corners. Apply paste, seal it, wait and remove. The acetic acid evaporates.

 

[Targa]

No. Wayne is much shorter.
Sun hats and Hawaiian shirts are common attire.
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The boot fits five. The bonnet two.

Have you met Wayne?
Obviously I know of him through Chasing Classic Cars.

 

[PigSquealer]

Have you met Wayne?
Obviously I know of him through Chasing Classic Cars.

Yes, several times.

 

[Ivan]

Wayne is much shorter

 

[Colin the Bear]

So... are we going to lightly clean the area and slap some clear nail varnish on it?

 

[Ivan]

So... are we going to lightly clean the area and slap some clear nail varnish on it?

Nice of you to volunteer

 

[Targa]

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I had to google 'Wayne saxophone' to find who that is.

 

[JayeNM]

So... are we going to lightly clean the area and slap some clear nail varnish on it?

Only if the owner later puts cigarette lighter to the area ....during performance....so the audience can have a gratuitous "Great Balls o' Fire" moment.....

 

[Colin the Bear]

I must warn all those ladies that smoke.

 

[h4yn0nnym0u5e]

“I don’t know, I never looked”

 

[Ivan]

I had to google 'Wayne saxophone' to find who that is

Good ferreting...

A Sax Dude

 

[Grumps]

No. Wayne is much shorter.
Sun hats and Hawaiian shirts are common attire.
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The boot fits five. The bonnet two.

Must have been the watch.

 

[TobyB]

2000-3000 grit wet paper....

We figured out that the bog roll at work was about 1200 grit, but unusable when wet...

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[syevad]

Here's 2 attempt to mask the engraving:
1) using some DAS clay (sort of italian plasticine) - this is a fail for sure - the stuff doesn't stay in place and the thickness doesn't leave enough room for the polishing.
2) silver aluminium tape - this takes longer (done while "watching" Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing on BBC) - it might work...