Fender Stratocaster – Cleanup

Here’s a classic looking Strat,  Just needs a bit of a clean, I think had a bit of damp at it.

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Nothing too bad,

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but that’s what I got off the face of the fretboard.

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The frets themselves were also a little corroded..

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so gently polish them with steel wool

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It’s difficult to clean the pickup covers in-situ, so I took each one out in turn.  It also meant I could better clean around the pickguard.

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The same with the control knobs.

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While the pickguard was off I also cleaned the pots’

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Most of the screws in the bridge were a little rusted so I pulled them all out to clean each one with a wire brush and a dremel.

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Lastly of course, the jack socket.

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