Just GG

[vap0r88]

my brass justGG just arrived. worked perfect straight out of the bubble wrap. with a 18650 battery it was up and running in seconds.
i was quite surprised at how light it really is. - it seems to hit much harder than my nemesis.
(but I will test again after i clean up the nemesis and all the contacts)

it came with 2x large and 2x small O-rings and a extra SS button switch. is there anything i am missing?
is there supposed to be a 'softer' spring?

also...

not to post too many photos but the brass is tarnished all over... i haven't had a brass mod before.
can i clean with toothpaste and brush and put all the parts into the sonic cleaner?

or will i have to get special brass cleaner...

 

[justinred]

Straight to dirt and rocks? Not even getting on the Ramen Noodle train? Uh oh thread - Man down, Man Down!

Am already on a ramen noodle diet after the JustGG. After this round of orders, I might not even afford to boil rocks. Rocks dipped in tap water like tea might be enough.

 

[silentt]

I have never used toothpaste. But I had Mothers aluminum mag polish and it shined up my brass flawlessly. You can try toothpaste, it shouldn't do any harm. The ultrasonic cleaner is safe to use.

Mothers mag and aluminum polish:

 

[Darkreign]

Mother's metal polish or Brasso work well to clean up the tarnish. But it is only temporary. It will tarnish quickly with handling so I don't even bother anymore. Actually the look of the patina has grown on me quite a bit and I now prefer it.

 

[yankeebobo]

Mother's metal polish or Brasso work well to clean up the tarnish. But it is only temporary. It will tarnish quickly with handling so I don't even bother anymore. Actually the look of the patina has grown on me quite a bit and I now prefer it.

Save the elbow grease for something else.
Jojo thinks white cotton glove work well

 

[yankeebobo]

Amazon baby

 

[Darkreign]

Amazon baby

Yeah, sorry. I got my JGG to put it to work, so it is gonna look well used. I cant see wearing white gloves (for any reason. )

 

[RiverNut]

what if you were playing a mime for holloween Dark? That would be one reason.

The SS is my work mod but the brass is my home mod, and I'm finding that just wiping it down before I put it up for the night works great at slowing down the oxidation.

 

[Darkreign]

what if you were playing a mime for holloween Dark? That would be one reason.

The SS is my work mod but the brass is my home mod, and I'm finding that just wiping it down before I put it up for the night works great at slowing down the oxidation.

If you catch me playing a mime for Halloween, feel free to shoot me in the head.

 

[yankeebobo]

It's like cleaning up your tools at the end of the day. Vape and wipe it down.

 

[Darkreign]

I'm supposed to clean my tools????



Picture is horrible, but its late and I don't feel like setting everything up for a good shot...

 

[yankeebobo]

 

[RiverNut]

I like patina..up to a certain point though.

got any spare odys dark?

 

[Darkreign]

Just the one. I hold it in reserve now with a dual coil for when I am rebuilding my Ithaka. Tomorrow I plan on spending a little time polishing up the JGG without removing the patina to see how she looks.

I have completely torn down my office looking for my spare o-rings and button for this thing, but I still cant find them...

 

[RiverNut]

it's a tiny package, easy to lose

If I could get the jggs color like this I'd be happy

 

[Darkreign]

That would be tough. Depends so much on the composition of the brass and I believe Imeo used an aluminum alloy with this batch so you get more brown and that looks like it has alot of red in it. Maybe with heat, but I am not putting a torch to mine to find out.

By the way, that brass telescope I got from you turned out to be the older brass alloy. Not that I am complaining, just letting you know.

 

[RiverNut]

I think I knew that...hope I didn't say otherwise
From what I remember, the button head, and the stealth caps were the first to come out with the new alloy. jgg is the first tele made with it, isn't it?
btw I use Renaissance wax on the TB to maintain the color. Works pretty good.

 

[Darkreign]

I was thinking about polishing with pure beeswax to see how it goes. Anytime I have used any commercial waxes, they only hold off the tarnish for about 15 minutes. I am really looking to keep the patina, maybe even let it get a bit darker like my other pieces, but add a sheen to it so it isn't so dull.

 

[Darkreign]

We need to set up a diving expedition to search for your lost GGTS. I would be interested to see how all that time in the water has affected it.

 

[steliosss]

I'm supposed to clean my tools????

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Picture is horrible, but its late and I don't feel like setting everything up for a good shot...

Please don't let your beauties in that condition. I can't even look at them
Once... we were going at tobacco stores even twice a day buying cigarettes. It's not a big deal to clean our GG's once a week IMHO