Warwick Wax Alternatives..

[Pedro1020]

Ok, well with the purchase of my 1986 Streamer, I feel it needs a wax.

Rather than getting Warwick wax, whats a decent alternative?..if any..colron?

:blush: Im quite a wax virgin. Oh yeah, I'll post up porn pics of my Two "W's" tomorrow


Thanks in advance.

[Mottlefeeder]

[quote name='Pedro1020' post='194930' date='May 8 2008, 07:35 PM']Ok, well with the purchase of my 1986 Streamer, I feel it needs a wax.

Rather than getting Warwick wax, whats a decent alternative?..if any..colron?

:blush: Im quite a wax virgin. Oh yeah, I'll post up porn pics of my Two "W's" tomorrow


Thanks in advance.[/quote]
I used boiled linseed oil on the (wenge) neck, and Colron wax polish on the (bubinga) body. That was fine.

Over on Talkbass, these was a thread where the consensus seemed to be anything that would feed the wood would do. One guy was using gun-stock oil.

Edited May 8, 2008 by Mottlefeeder

[clauster]

Tung oil gets good words on the warwick.de forum.

I'm gonna try it on mine shortly.

[BassBod]

Any beeswax furniture polish will do the job, but avoid anything that contains silicon. For the neck, use oil rather than wax so it doesn't feel sticky - tung oil is fine, gun stock is better (dries quicker and harder).

The Warwick wax seems expensive, but I prefer it because it produces a softer, thinner finish than most furniture waxes, and it works on the neck without feeling sticky.

If the bass is old and grubby I'd suggest a clean all over with steel wool ( the plastic stuff doesn't stick to your pickups) followed by a coat or two of tung/gunstock oil. A few days later, a coat or two of wax.

BB

[Pedro1020]

[quote name='BassBod' post='195358' date='May 9 2008, 12:17 PM']Any beeswax furniture polish will do the job, but avoid anything that contains silicon. For the neck, use oil rather than wax so it doesn't feel sticky - tung oil is fine, gun stock is better (dries quicker and harder).

The Warwick wax seems expensive, but I prefer it because it produces a softer, thinner finish than most furniture waxes, and it works on the neck without feeling sticky.

If the bass is old and grubby I'd suggest a clean all over with steel wool ( the plastic stuff doesn't stick to your pickups) followed by a coat or two of tung/gunstock oil. A few days later, a coat or two of wax.

BB[/quote]

Thanks BB, Clauster, Mottlefeeder. Highly appreciated!

The Streamers actually in pretty good nic, for its age. No dings, scratches, except a lil' thumb rash you get above the PU, it doesn't feel grubby atm. I this is advice in advance.

I think with this one the neck is all wenge :wacko: and the fretboard are as one (I see no seam-line to indicate its two parts, or maybe I have bad eyes... So if this the case, maybe it means oil all for neck 'n' fretboard?

Here's a pic of it, try and get a side view if poss.


And heres the body,


I didn't realise colron did a wax polish, only finish?

Peter

P.S. Oh yeah, this bass totally OWNS..

Edited May 9, 2008 by Pedro1020

[alexclaber]

[quote name='Pedro1020' post='195454' date='May 9 2008, 02:35 PM']P.S. Oh yeah, this bass totally OWNS...[/quote]

This is my '87 Streamer:

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These old Warwicks are awesome.

Alex

[warwickhunt]

[quote name='Pedro1020' post='195454' date='May 9 2008, 02:35 PM']I think with this one the neck is all wenge :wacko: and the fretboard are as one (I see no seam-line to indicate its two parts, or maybe I have bad eyes... So if this the case, maybe it means oil all for neck 'n' fretboard?[/quote]

Your fingerboard is a nice thick slab of wenge but the neck is separate laminates of wenge and maple/cherry/unpronounceablewoodthatIalwaysforget. I've never yet been able to establish exactly which wood is used for the thin stringers through the neck; even the Warwick forum has differing opinions but I always assumed that it would be the same wood as used on the body... makes sense commercially and for stability!

All good info for waxing/oiling/feeding the bass and lemon-oil etc is good for the fingerboard but you don't need to go beserk with any cleaner/nourisher.

[BassBod]

Very nice bass there....

BB

[johnnylager]

[quote name='clauster' post='195299' date='May 9 2008, 10:05 AM']Tung oil gets good words on the warwick.de forum.

I'm gonna try it on mine shortly.[/quote]
And Sir's thoughts?

[clauster]

TBH haven't tried it yet Johnny, I needed a new straplock and wanted to try the JAN3 and when I ordered them from Warwick I got a new tin of wax at the same time. So it'll be another two or three years before I get round to trying the tung oil.

[steve-soar]

[quote name='Pedro1020' post='195454' date='May 9 2008, 01:35 PM']Thanks BB, Clauster, Mottlefeeder. Highly appreciated!

The Streamers actually in pretty good nic, for its age. No dings, scratches, except a lil' thumb rash you get above the PU, it doesn't feel grubby atm. I this is advice in advance.

I think with this one the neck is all wenge :wacko: and the fretboard are as one (I see no seam-line to indicate its two parts, or maybe I have bad eyes... So if this the case, maybe it means oil all for neck 'n' fretboard?

Here's a pic of it, try and get a side view if poss.


And heres the body,


I didn't realise colron did a wax polish, only finish?

Peter

P.S. Oh yeah, this bass totally OWNS..[/quote]Looks like Cherry body and stringers.