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Subject: Cleaning/polishing guitar finish From: Lane Date: 23 Mar 02 - 10:08 PM I have a 30 year old Guild with a high gloss finish... well, not as high a gloss as it was new! It has some areas of sort of smudges in the finish... including some remant from being stored with a vinyl guitar strap up against it.. pretty stubborn. I've tried guitar polishes to no avail. Its been suggested to use furniture polish, and even fine car polish... but, I don't want to mess it up. Suggestions? Thanks |
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Subject: RE: Cleaning/polishing guitar finish From: 53 Date: 23 Mar 02 - 10:11 PM I have used Fender polish for over 20 years now and it has always done a good job for me. |
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Subject: RE: Cleaning/polishing guitar finish From: catspaw49 Date: 23 Mar 02 - 10:28 PM Any number of polishes will work on the Guild nitrocellulose lacquer but trying to get past the vinyl damage is probably not going to happen without refinishing. Unless it's truly severe and you just can't stand it, I'd use a good lemon oil furniture polish unless bare wood is exposed, in which case DO NOT get the oil into the wood...it just looks worse and grabs the dirt. For some info on all of this try Frank Ford's pages at Frets.Com Vinyl is the Enemy Advice on Cleaning Your Guitar Spaw |
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Subject: RE: Cleaning/polishing guitar finish From: Dicho (Frank Staplin) Date: 23 Mar 02 - 10:47 PM The BEST! Salve |
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Subject: RE: Cleaning/polishing guitar finish From: Dicho (Frank Staplin) Date: 23 Mar 02 - 11:17 PM Or this! Banjo Lots of info and humor on his home page, inc. serial numbers of Martin and Goya guitars, wild stories, songs, etc. Locksley |
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Subject: RE: Cleaning/polishing guitar finish From: GUEST,CraigS Date: 23 Mar 02 - 11:26 PM It is often possible to use a cutting compound intended for cars, such as T-Cut or Color Cut, to polish out marks in guitar finish. The difficulty, especially with Guilds, is that you may try too hard. Guilds are not usually stained; a colored layer is sprayed on the neck, back and sides, then laquer is applied on top. Polish too hard and the whole area will lose its deep red shade. On the other hand, trying just a little may restore the finish. Spaw is right to be apprehensive. Me, I would try a little, then give up if it doesn't work. |
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Subject: RE: Cleaning/polishing guitar finish From: Dicho (Frank Staplin) Date: 23 Mar 02 - 11:51 PM Fender, Gibson, Martin and (lots of) other guitar polishes are available. Any comments on these? I have a couple of guitars that need a cleaning. I do know that oil polishes should never be put on bare wood or deep scratches, it can work under the adjacent finish. Some lacquers won't take car waxes; they dissolve. I suppose this has to do with the solvent or carrier in the wax (had a bad experience with Japanese lacquered wood using both the old GM blue hard wax for cars, and Minwax, which is really solvent for some finishes. Ended up with beeswax on some stuff, which is hard to work with. My experience is almost totally with finishes on old furniture; I am pretty ignorant on instrument care. |
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Subject: RE: Cleaning/polishing guitar finish From: GUEST,FORTUNATO RISING Date: 24 Mar 02 - 07:59 AM LISTEN TO 'SPAW. DON'T RUB THAT CAR SHIT ON YOUR GUILD. 'Spaw is right. If you have smudges that Fender polish won't take off, learn to love them. It is a guitar; it ages with you. Remember your grandmother's couch with the clear plastic covers? Don't be so anal about a smudge that you rub away the finish on your Guild. The shine ain't where the music is, Lane. Love every ding and scratch and smudge, and just play it, man (person). Don't mistake the finger pointing for the moon. (Just my opinion of course, I mostly play a 50 year old guitar that looks like Johnny Cash on a Bloody Mary Morning.) |
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Subject: RE: Cleaning/polishing guitar finish From: mooman Date: 24 Mar 02 - 08:30 AM 'Spaw offers good advice for cleaning where the finish is not worn through to the wood, i.e. a lemon oil-based product. This is also great for removing finger crud from fretboards. For good protection a good carnauba wax, preferably one from a good supplier that is specially formulated for use on instruments, cannot be beaten. I would not recommend the use of T-cut or similar products on a treasured guitar unless you are absolutely familiar with using it for such purposes, you can take of the finish in seconds! Best regards, mooman |
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Subject: RE: Cleaning/polishing guitar finish From: Amos Date: 24 Mar 02 - 09:54 AM Wow -- what a treasure this joint is!! A |
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Subject: RE: Cleaning/polishing guitar finish From: Lane Date: 24 Mar 02 - 12:52 PM "LISTEN TO 'SPAW. DON'T RUB THAT CAR SHIT ON YOUR GUILD." OK, OK! I did'nt say I was going to do it, just that it was suggested! :) Actually, the link that Spaw posted has great info on it and I'll probaly go with that.... mine had the vinyl damage, but it's quite superficial, so I think I may be able to do something with it.... the balance is very fine surface scratching and I'll do what I can a live with the rest. The finish is still quite good, nothing worn through to the wood or anything that bad.. it still has its wonderful deep red color - I'm just looking to clean it up a bit... "The shine ain't where the music is, Lane." Yeah.... very well said... thanks Lane |
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Subject: RE: Cleaning/polishing guitar finish From: Dicho (Frank Staplin) Date: 24 Mar 02 - 01:36 PM Finally got around to reading the article by Ford. Thanks, Spaw. |
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