Tape to protect silver plating

The bulk of the musical talk
Post Reply
Kleintuba
lurker
lurker
Posts: 16
Joined: Sun May 06, 2018 5:24 pm

Tape to protect silver plating

Post by Kleintuba »

The plating on the top bow of my 35 year-old plus Yamaha F has been worn off in several places just be contact with my fingers. I'd like for that not to happen to the Eastman CC I just bought. I know I could wear a glove but I couldn't take the ridicule that would engender. Any suggestions?
Three Valves
6 valves
6 valves
Posts: 4230
Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2015 9:44 am
Location: With my fellow Thought Criminals

Re: Tape to protect silver plating

Post by Three Valves »

I’d like to find that sparkly tape you’d see on bicycle handlebars back in the 70s!!
I am committed to the advancement of civil rights, minus the Marxist intimidation and thuggery of BLM.
User avatar
The Big Ben
6 valves
6 valves
Posts: 3169
Joined: Sat Dec 16, 2006 11:54 am
Location: Port Townsend, WA

Re: Tape to protect silver plating

Post by The Big Ben »

Maybe someone can add to this. Or maybe Chris himself:

I've seen Chris Olka play up close a few times and he uses some plastic/naughahide/whatever disks where his hands touch the silver plating. They are about 4x6 with rounded corners. I remember that I asked him about them and he gave me the name but I don't remember it. They weren't magnetic and they did not use any type of adhesive to hold them in place. He could pick them up and move them around. Static electricity? Good juju? A no-extra-cost option on the Yamayork? I don't know but they seemed to work well.
User avatar
The Big Ben
6 valves
6 valves
Posts: 3169
Joined: Sat Dec 16, 2006 11:54 am
Location: Port Townsend, WA

Re: Tape to protect silver plating

Post by The Big Ben »

Three Valves wrote:I’d like to find that sparkly tape you’d see on bicycle handlebars back in the 70s!!
I think it is still available. Check a bike shop. It doesn't have adhesive on it but it does stay put.
User avatar
windshieldbug
Once got the "hand" as a cue
Once got the "hand" as a cue
Posts: 11511
Joined: Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:41 pm
Location: 8vb

Re: Tape to protect silver plating

Post by windshieldbug »

I think a tape of the Greatful Dead’s August 21, 1972 concert will work just fine...
Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure?
User avatar
Ken Crawford
4 valves
4 valves
Posts: 722
Joined: Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:45 am
Location: Rexburg, ID

Re: Tape to protect silver plating

Post by Ken Crawford »

A coating would be better than any kind of tape or cover. You can even lacquer over silver. Tape it off and lacquer the spots you want to last forever.
Three Valves
6 valves
6 valves
Posts: 4230
Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2015 9:44 am
Location: With my fellow Thought Criminals

Re: Tape to protect silver plating

Post by Three Valves »

bloke wrote:
...and yeah, I see the very same distress to the surface of the brass on instruments when people use bicycle handle tape, and I remove it (for repairs) after a couple of years.
Let’s change the topic to, “tape to cover already damaged silver and lacquer that looks more cool than sparkly bicycle handle tape!!”

:tuba:
I am committed to the advancement of civil rights, minus the Marxist intimidation and thuggery of BLM.
wrms
lurker
lurker
Posts: 9
Joined: Wed Jul 11, 2018 1:19 am

Re: Tape to protect silver plating

Post by wrms »

On worn areas of my horns I put a coat of clear fingernail polish. It lasts a fair bit, is cheap, you can’t see it and polish remover doesn’t seem to harm anything should I want to remove it. Works for me.

Mark
tofu
5 valves
5 valves
Posts: 1995
Joined: Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:59 pm
Location: One toke over the line...

Re: Tape to protect silver plating

Post by tofu »

.
Last edited by tofu on Wed Dec 29, 2021 10:54 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
The Big Ben
6 valves
6 valves
Posts: 3169
Joined: Sat Dec 16, 2006 11:54 am
Location: Port Townsend, WA

Re: Tape to protect silver plating

Post by The Big Ben »

tofu wrote:Taping parts of your horn reminds me of the people in the 1990's that put expensive "car bras" on the front ends of their cars. The cars looked stupid, fabric flapped in the wind and the bra material interacted with & made a mess of the underlying paint on the hood and front end. Never understood driving around making your sleek car look not so sleek, but preserving the finish for the next owner - which it didn't. :shock:

"Bras" had their start at the Porsche factory. They would put one on the new cars before they took them out for a turn on the test track before shipping the car to the customer. They wanted to avoid stone chips on a customer's new car. When they were finished, they took it off and shipped the new car. Why they became popular for everyday cars, I do not know.
Post Reply