rgrafend wrote:hi! of course you can smell it if your nose knows what to smell for.
however, if you have a cold or never had it before: put a bit of nitro-thinner onto a cotton-bud and apply it INSIDE (!!!) the pup-cavity. If the painting starts to dissolve within some 2-30 mins: voila! It really takes up to 30 mins on an old ST. Please keep in mind that 30 years are 30 years.
If it doesn't, poly.
Cheers. Rup
hi
thanks ....... i did use acetone on my 57 us vintage 1987 strat ,,,,, and right a way the paint dissolved ,,,,,,,,, but not on my 1980 flg 90 .?????????????? ..... so i was thinking i was doing some thing wrong ,,,,,, i did try in the control cavity ,,,,,, but not thing happend ........

but i did not wait 30 min ...... only 2 min ........
all the best otto