I am really into these stock INF pickups for my new guitar. But I want to change to pole pieces to silver.
They are black on black on black. One row is black allen, and the other row is black slugs.
I know I can swap the allen poles for silver if I can find the exact size, but I'm not sure on the best approach for the black slugs.
I'm not sure if its paint or if its annodized (or if the metal is just black). Close up of the slugs appears to be some sort of bulleseye pattern, so black may be down in the crevices. Possible solutions:
1) Sand down the slug coil til it is silver. If I scratch up the cover (which I will), then sand and buff to a polish.
2) Use a dremel on the slugs and try to mask the plastic.
3) Solvent. Find some kind of solvent that will lift the paint without damaging the cover or the pickup underneath.
4) Disassemble the pickup (and flip over the poles). There is a good chance the underside is silver. Or at least this would allow me to swap the slugs or at least sand them to silver outside the pickup. Of course I'd probably have to re-pot the whole thing. Not even sure if this is possible for a DIY.
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They are black on black on black. One row is black allen, and the other row is black slugs.
I know I can swap the allen poles for silver if I can find the exact size, but I'm not sure on the best approach for the black slugs.
I'm not sure if its paint or if its annodized (or if the metal is just black). Close up of the slugs appears to be some sort of bulleseye pattern, so black may be down in the crevices. Possible solutions:
1) Sand down the slug coil til it is silver. If I scratch up the cover (which I will), then sand and buff to a polish.
2) Use a dremel on the slugs and try to mask the plastic.
3) Solvent. Find some kind of solvent that will lift the paint without damaging the cover or the pickup underneath.
4) Disassemble the pickup (and flip over the poles). There is a good chance the underside is silver. Or at least this would allow me to swap the slugs or at least sand them to silver outside the pickup. Of course I'd probably have to re-pot the whole thing. Not even sure if this is possible for a DIY.
Opinions?
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