Breathe new life into your worn EMGs!

[RobRR]

I picked up this old-school set of EMG's off eBay this week... they just got here today. TONS of playing wear on the 81, as expected... the S wasnt that bad. So I said hey, lets see if we cant get these looking a little better!

Before:


After:


Was really easy to do... Using a palm sander:
1- 100 grit JUST until all wear marks are gone
2- 220 grit to remove deep scratches from 100 grit, until smooth and uniform
3- 400 wet
4- 800 wet
5- Polish with your choice of compounds... I used an orbital buffer and they came out GREAT!

Not a bad option for about a half an hour of work! I can live without the EMG logo... but not without the EMG sound.

[NextInLine]

Good job You can also add an EMG logo imo. But I don't know how!

[emperor_black]

have you got any recommendations to restore a POD to its original scratch-free, ding-free condition? Was thinking automotive paint, but dont know which version of red to use. There are paint chips on the body.

[straycat]

You sanded all the MOJO off. They will sound like EMG selects now.

[RobRR]

Nah, I just made it so I can add mojo of my own.

[Special-K]

Nice job!

[straycat]

J/K thats not a bad idea really they look a lot better.You could silk screen the logo back on.What would be cool is come up with a different color for the logo so nobody could figure out what EMGs you have.

[El_Kabong]

Use Letraset rub on text to replace th EMG logos if you wish. A drop of matte nail polish wish protect the lettering.

[LEOKV2]

Any body ever seen a clear EMG? Like, transparent so you can see the actual pickup coils/bars or whatever? That'd be cool...

[quiksilver]

Wow, really nice work!
As to the POD, I think you should do an EVH R/W/B finish on it. That would look pretty cool.

[NextInLine]

As to the POD, I think you should do an EVH R/W/B finish on it. That would look pretty cool.

Now we need a "custom pod generator"