Guitar Polishes Guitar polishes tend to be used after ‘cleaning’ your guitar, and are usually a lot thinner than guitar cleaner. Guitar polishes will often contain a small bit of wax (pure carnauba wax is the best), which acts as a protectant and helps give the finish a lustrous shine. Vigorous rubbing on a single scratch can cut through a finish quite quickly. It is rare that 100% of even tiny scratches can be removed. Some will inevitably be deeper than others. Removing 90% of the scratches is a very, very good result that can dramatically improve an instrument cosmetically. If applying a wipe-on finish you can apply this using wet and dry sandpaper (1200 grit, followed by 1500 grit), followed by super fine steel wool. Rub back the back of the neck until it feels silky smooth and fast. If spraying your neck you will need to wait for it to cure before sanding to a smooth fast finish. Once the neck is removed, you can start removing the frets. Look at the ends of the frets and see which way the frets were slid into the fretboard. Clamp the neck in place and place a nail set on the end of the fret. Use a hammer to lightly hit the nail set and drive the frets out sideways. To clean a satin finish acoustic guitar, you will need a lint-free cloth and a cleaning solution. First, lightly dampen the cloth with the cleaning solution. Next, wipe the cloth over the guitar’s surface in a circular motion. Be sure to avoid getting the cleaning solution on the guitar’s strings. That’s why we wrote this article so you know how to safely clean your matte finish guitar. Simply, to clean your matte/satin finish guitar, you will need to do the following: Step 1: Wipe off any dust. Step 2: Wipe the guitar with a microfiber cloth. Step 3 (Optional): Use a satin cleaner or water to wipe the guitar. WAIT, don’t leave! How to remove the finish from your guitar. In this video we cover what I believe to be the three most effective ways of removing the previous finish from your guitar. As I mentioned in the On 1/14/2022 at 3:30 PM, tbonesullivan said: Nail Polish remover is dilute acetone, and should remove superglue. Definitely easier to work with than straight acetone, which often evaporates too fast to do any good. You can try scraping off the excess with a razor blade CAREFULLY before using the solvents. Thanks for the info. .

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