To Restore external metal parts of a Stage ?

[parisiano]

Hi There, All my wishes for this new year.

I ordered some new corners and the other external parts. I will replace my old ones cause they are a bit rusty and corroded.

Question : is it possible to recover my old ones to a shiny bright ? And if possible, what is the best way to do it ? What is the metal they are made of ?


Thanks for your help,

[mojito]

Maybe metal polish?

[AFeastOfFriends]

I'm not 100% sure all the parts are this way, but the metal's shiny finish is thin, and I remember reading somewhere that it was painted on. I have two corners where it's flaking, and a handle end on my Twin has a spot where it's been scraped off and underneath is unfinished metal. I think it's also bubbling somewhere on another corner.

Metal polish could maybe work, but I doubt it. Although, I'd be interested in the results of a test.

[Alan Lenhoff]

I've tried polishing, and it was difficult and ineffective. For less than $30, I was able to replace all the corners, handles and glides from Mojotone.  A far better decision.

Alan

[parisiano]

Hi,

Interesting site, do they sell exactly the same models as the original parts ?

[Alan Lenhoff]

They are not exact replacements, but are extremely close. The same is true for the parts sold by the vintage keys sites, at much higher prices.

[Alan Lenhoff]

For more details:
http://ep-forum.com/smf/index.php?topic=6423.msg31653#msg31653

[swenz]

The thread that alenhoff linked to has all the good details.  I replaced all my corners and feet but I ended up polishing the hinges because no one seems to have a replacement with the same triangular shape that the later MK1's have.  I had good luck with polishing those pieces.  I used a drill-mount polishing tool with Mothers Aluminum polish.

[oliisfullysick]

They are chromed. On my old rhodes I removed all the rust and got to the metal using a wire brush on the end of a drill. I then sprayed on a clear coat. Came out really good and nice and easy