Eia ma kahi o 18 mau ʻano ʻokoʻa hoʻokaʻawale uea: polyurethanes, nylons, poly-nylons, polyester, a me ka inoa o kekahi.Ua aʻo ka poʻe hana pickup pehea e hoʻohana ai i nā ʻano ʻokoʻa ʻokoʻa e hoʻomaʻemaʻe i ka pane tonal o kahi pickup.No ka laʻana, hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia kahi uea me ka insulation kaumaha e mālama i nā kikoʻī kiʻekiʻe.
Hoʻohana ʻia ka uea pololei o ka wā i nā ʻokiʻoki like ʻole.ʻO kekahi mea hoʻokaʻawale ʻano waina kaulana ʻo Formvar, i hoʻohana ʻia ma nā Strats kahiko a ma kekahi mau pahu pahu Jazz Bass.Akā ʻo ka mea i ʻike maikaʻi ʻia e ka poʻe insulation vintage buffs he enamel maʻemaʻe, me kona uhi ʻeleʻele-ʻulaʻula.He mea maʻamau ka uea enamel maʻamau i nā makahiki '50 a i nā makahiki 60 ma mua o ka hoʻokumu ʻia ʻana o nā insulations hou.