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21 May 2006

Bleach Blonde Telecaster Don't try this at home.[More:]
I asked this question on AskMe and got some great feedback. In the meantime I decided to use some lemon Pledge to do a light cleaning of my fretboard. I looked under the sink and found a bottle that was labeled "Pledge" with a lemony scent and figured "Ok, I'm good to go." I laid the guitar flat, started spraying the neck and let it sit for about 30 seconds. Suddenly, I was overcome by a strong smell of bleach. I thought to myself "that's weird" but we do live above the laundry room so I figured that was the source of the smell. I commenced to wiping the "Pledge" and the smell got stonger. Then I panicked. I bent down to smell the neck of the guitar and realized I had just sprayed bleach ALL OVER THE GODDAMN TELECASTER!!!

Epilogue: I got it cleaned up and no untoward damage appears to have occurred but it freaked me out. I called my wife who was out and told her to label bottles if she plans on putting dangerous chemicals in them. She said it was my fault for assuming that a bottle labeled Pledge would actually contain Pledge. That's a whole nother story.
I have to come down on your side with this one. Bleach -- and ammonia -- should always be clearly marked.

Glad your axe is OK.
posted by me3dia 21 May | 12:32
good grief!

hey, did you guys hear my little bluesy number?
posted by quonsar 21 May | 12:41
Next time, mix the bleach with ammonia for better deadly results!
posted by stilicho 21 May | 14:01
Nice work Q! Reminded me of when Albert Collins did that song on John Zorn's album.

LOL Stilicho. Totally HARDCROE!1!!!
posted by KevinSKomsvold 21 May | 14:14
Ouch, Kevin, that's painful. Glad your axe wasn't too badly damaged.

Lemon oil smells nice - that's why I use it, mainly.
posted by ikkyu2 22 May | 03:42
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