Anybody ever heard of the "soak it in naptha" method?

[frankfalbo]

There's some kind of bitter naptha controversy I'm unaware of?

There will be as soon as someone blows their face off like the Ricky's mom in "Better off Dead"

[Zhangliqun]

Nothing like a de-facing to dampen the mood at a party...

[LtKojak]

Everyone.... it's NAPHTHA.

David... you've got OCD.

[David Schwab]

David... you've got OCD.

No, I have a spell checker.

[Dude]

Ironically, some naphtha contains paraffin! Naphtha is one of the ingredients in lighter fluid and camp fuel, so it certainly does burn. But it is a common degreaser used in guitar repair work. Light naphtha shouldn't harm hard plastics or finishes.

I didn't read the post at the Duncan forums, but I'll assume the guy isn't heating it on the stove or something! It's certainly no more dangerous than using any flammable solvent or spraying nitro lacquer for that matter.

When I was younger I used to spray guitars with nitro using a small air brush setup in my basement with little ventilation and right by the pilot light of the gas clothes dryer! Luckily I didn't blow myself up, but I did develop bronchitis which lasted for a decade or so. :\

It seems like it will work, to a point. I've just used a heat gun to "un-pot" a pickup. (It's not perfect.)

I spray nitro with a cigarette in my mouth. I just won't flick my bic in the room. It's the spark that will ignite it.

[Sweetfinger]

Everyone.... it's NAPHTHA.

Yo DS! som ppl send teh post from d phone! gotta conserve!

Conversely, my spellcheck seems to to flag plenty of words that are indeed, spelled correctly. It doesn't flag naptha here, however. I think that quick reply may not enable a spellcheck here. Also in my defense, my big can of Naphtha has a big price sticker right over the "pht" so I don't get a constant visual reminder of the correct way to spell it.

[Chuck H]

There are companies that do spell it NAPTHA. Could be for customer recognition FAIK. But most MFG's do spell it NAPHTHA. And most MFG's and consumers pronounce it nap-tha. Go figure.

Chuck

[copperheadroads]

building guitars ,finishing guitars,between coats of lacquer, i use that stuff on everything .it removes old adhesive from sanding blocks
. anybody got a potted single coil a "tester" ? submerse it in naphtha for a peroid of time .id go with an hour but i might be way off .
(do some sound clips before and after- just kidding) & id would check if there it a short to any of the magnets before an after

[LtKojak]

No, I have a spell checker.

Also the spellchecker feeds your OCD.

[David Schwab]

Also the spellchecker feeds your OCD.

No, it helps with my lousy spelling.

[David Schwab]

And most MFG's and consumers pronounce it nap-tha. Go figure.

Chuck

Yes, you can pronounce it as nap-tha. That's how I always said it.

Hey, I didn't realize it had an H in there until I typed it the wrong way and I got a red underline. :P

[frankfalbo]

I've seen it spelled both ways between different manufacturers. It's no brig deal.

[David Schwab]

I've seen it spelled both ways between different manufacturers. It's no brig deal.

I was just busting chops. Even manufacturers can misspell words.

[LtKojak]

I was just busting chops. Even manufacturers can misspell words.

Busting chops feeds your OCD.

[David Schwab]

Busting chops feeds your OCD.

It seems YOU are obsessive and compulsive about saying I have OCD (which I don't)