martthebass Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Sorry if this has been covered before. Helping a friend with a Guitar (sorry again), it's in good condition but it has a few suface scratches/scuffs and plenty of swirl marks. He's looking to px/sell and wants to 'cut' the finish and bring back the shine - any body got any foolproof tips/recommendations. I'm loathed to get involved - on the few occassions I've tried it (on old firewood) I end up with dull patches that look worse than the original problem, Cheers, Mart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 It depends abit on the finish and which type of paint/lacquer it is!! What guitar is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted March 29, 2008 Author Share Posted March 29, 2008 [quote name='The Burpster' post='165617' date='Mar 28 2008, 10:38 PM']It depends abit on the finish and which type of paint/lacquer it is!! What guitar is it?[/quote] MIM Strat in a sort of dark solid blue colour, you know the sort of finish that shows every mark. Poly not nitro I'd expect. Cheers, Mart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99ster Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 This stuff from Fender/Meguiar is good: [url="http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0990512000"]http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0990512000[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted March 29, 2008 Author Share Posted March 29, 2008 [quote name='99ster' post='165807' date='Mar 29 2008, 11:56 AM']This stuff from Fender/Meguiar is good: [url="http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0990512000"]http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0990512000[/url][/quote] Cheers, looks like the stuff - know of any stockists? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 You could try [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380009126125"]T-Cut[/url] - I haven't used it on a guitar myself, but it's great stuff for this sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 For serious dings and wear I use Auto-glym (car stuff avaialbe from Halfords) paint renovator and then super resin polish. (For a regular polish I use PRSs own polish. ) What you have left you can use on your car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99ster Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 [quote name='martthebass' post='165842' date='Mar 29 2008, 01:43 PM']Cheers, looks like the stuff - know of any stockists?[/quote] It is really good. I got mine off eBay (seller in the US)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted March 29, 2008 Author Share Posted March 29, 2008 [quote name='The Burpster' post='165891' date='Mar 29 2008, 03:10 PM']For serious dings and wear I use Auto-glym (car stuff avaialbe from Halfords) paint renovator and then super resin polish. (For a regular polish I use PRSs own polish. ) What you have left you can use on your car![/quote] It's not really that serious, just surface stuff. I shied away from AG, mainly because when I go at my car with it it can give nasty swirls, also I thought Silicone was bad... What sort of finish do you end up with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 [url="http://www.cloverbasses.com/polish.html"]http://www.cloverbasses.com/polish.html[/url] This stuff is the business. Take you time and go through each of the 4 polishes, your paintwork will come up a treat. Looks superb if you do it by hand... looks amazing if you do it with a polishing wheel. I think Thomanns now stock it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 [quote name='martthebass' post='165999' date='Mar 29 2008, 06:08 PM']It's not really that serious, just surface stuff. I shied away from AG, mainly because when I go at my car with it it can give nasty swirls, also I thought Silicone was bad... What sort of finish do you end up with?[/quote] Just be careful with it.... Swirls? what you doing with it? Finish like this:- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted March 30, 2008 Author Share Posted March 30, 2008 [quote name='The Burpster' post='166136' date='Mar 29 2008, 10:54 PM']Just be careful with it.... Swirls? what you doing with it? Finish like this:-[/quote] That looks nicer than my wife's Landrover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted March 30, 2008 Author Share Posted March 30, 2008 [quote name='EBS_freak' post='166073' date='Mar 29 2008, 09:12 PM'][url="http://www.cloverbasses.com/polish.html"]http://www.cloverbasses.com/polish.html[/url] This stuff is the business. Take you time and go through each of the 4 polishes, your paintwork will come up a treat. Looks superb if you do it by hand... looks amazing if you do it with a polishing wheel. I think Thomanns now stock it.[/quote] Cheers EBSF, If the scuffs/scratches are minor do you need to go thro all 4 stages? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub_junkie Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 (edited) Mart, I pretty much always use an automotive cleaner these days. (well one of the jobs I have is at a car garage) I couldnt stand most guitar polishes D'eandrea and others whose names escape me so long since I used any of them. the one I use now is a trade one Autoglaze finishing glaze but Wynns,auto glym etc all do similiar. its a cream white one not liquid and doesnt leave a residue on the instrument and will bring up a shine much better than any of the over the counter guitar polishes. heres the SR5 I got a few days ago. it was a bit dull looking when I first got it - one application of autoglaze and voila! check the sheen! and I've been using these products for the last 4 years without any probs - same stuff goes on showroom Lambos,mercs and beemers hope this helps Keir Edited March 30, 2008 by dub_junkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 (edited) [quote name='martthebass' post='166548' date='Mar 30 2008, 09:11 PM']Cheers EBSF, If the scuffs/scratches are minor do you need to go thro all 4 stages?[/quote] Nope - it's not necessary to go through all the stages. You'll probably only need to use 3 & 4. Or just 4 if you just want to buff it up. The key thing is to take your time and not move onto the next stage until you see an improvement. Don't go too harsh though - you want to leave some of the lacquer on the instrument! Going through all the stages is best when the finish has gone completely dull or where there is hazing appearing in an area of the bass due to say, slapping. Best of luck! PS - I find car polish slightly too harsh. If you look at the Clover stuff, it's a lot less coarse than car polish (although I understand you can get really fine car polish also) Edited March 31, 2008 by EBS_freak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 Thanks for all the help guys, Cheers, Mart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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