Rusty pole piece.

[bubinga5]

Got me some rusty ones. Any idea how to clean them without getting the Dremel out.?

[Happy Jack]

Always thought that Rusty Polepiece was sadly under-rated as a bassist.

[ezbass]

I assumed it was a euphemism.

[Bunion]

Cover them up with black electrical tape, stops the clacking and hides the Shame… 

[Grimalkin]

Depends on how much, I bought a bass a while back that had some corrosion on the back pickup poles. I managed to get it off with a coarser microfibre cloth and some thumb pressure.

[gary mac]

Kitchen silver foil, nicely scrunched up and rubbed on the offending pieces works well.

[Lfalex v1.1]

Fairly sure I used brasso on a cotton bud to good effect on some Musicman HB sized ones. 

 

Tip to prevent recurrence- once clean,  put a coat of clear nail varnish over them.  I myself favour Max Factor Diamond hard..

Edited December 30, 2021 by Lfalex v1.1

[Stub Mandrel]

If you've ever struggled to de-lacquer bass components (I have) to clean them, Windsor & Newton do a gloss spray for artworks that dissolves in white spirit. I've used it to protect clean and polished brass on a Westone and it would also be idea as an easily reverisble protection for piole pieces