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BTW - I play both Rosewood and Ebony boards.

Just don't. I don't remember why, but it can have adverse effects. Contact they have the BEST guitar polish and Fretboard cleaner (almost gets that blackness out of well worn maple boards). Then use Lemon Oil (I use Circa 1850 Lemon Oil) to condition.

They also have Ass kicking pickguards...

Pledge contains silicates that will leave nasty build-up all over everything. Keep that sh!t far, far away from your guitar.

Ohh.... ****!

I've been using it on my guitars bodies for awhile now and it's made them much smoother and better looking.I use fast-fret on my fretboard tho.


Originally Posted by ratherdashingPledge contains silicates that will leave nasty build-up all over everything. Keep that sh!t far, far away from your guitar.And we have a winner.

The silicates build up a film which also has the nasty habit of creeping into any cracks.... this makes future repairs near impossible..... For ex. it can well be that for a broken Headstock you have to have a whole new neck made because the glue won´t hold


Originally Posted by ZerberusAnd we have a winner.

The silicates build up a film which also has the nasty habit of creeping into any cracks.... this makes future repairs near impossible..... For ex. it can well be that for a broken Headstock you have to have a whole new neck made because the glue won´t hold

I thought the furniture polish thing was just bad for nitro finishes.


Originally Posted by The Golden BoyI thought the furniture polish thing was just bad for nitro finishes.

That´s an added quot;Minusquot;, but the silicates are already more than enough..

Do not ever use ANY silicone based or containing product on guitars, period... there´s a reason for quot;guitar polishquot;, and it´s not all poppycöck

Not to hijack, but does anyone have anything to say about using Liquid Turtle Wax for guitar bodies? Of course, I keep it from getting near the neck, hardware, and crevices, but it seems to do a good job shining up a finish. Good or bad?


Originally Posted by GearjoneserNot to hijack, but does anyone have anything to say about using Liquid Turtle Wax for guitar bodies? Of course, I keep it from getting near the neck, hardware, and crevices, but it seems to do a good job shining up a finish. Good or bad?

I've read that while it will shine the finish phenomenally, it will fill in the holes that begin to form on a nitro finish, sealing up the guitar more like a poly finish. Will this hurt the finish? I don't know. Will it hurt the tone? I guess it depends on what you prefer, but it seems to me that it would adversly effect that tone you get from an old nitro-finished guitar. I don't know if it would reverse the effects of aging but it would definitely keep a new nitro finish sounding new. Again, good or bad is a personal preference on that.


Originally Posted by GearjoneserNot to hijack, but does anyone have anything to say about using Liquid Turtle Wax for guitar bodies? Of course, I keep it from getting near the neck, hardware, and crevices, but it seems to do a good job shining up a finish. Good or bad?

If it were me, I'd use paste wax instead. It is a bit more labour intensive, but it's easier to control where it ends up, and the results are much better. I use this stuff on my car, and it looks amazing. No silicates, plus it smells like coconuts!

But for my guitars, I use Martin guitar polish. Great results with that.


Originally Posted by GearjoneserNot to hijack, but does anyone have anything to say about using Liquid Turtle Wax for guitar bodies? Of course, I keep it from getting near the neck, hardware, and crevices, but it seems to do a good job shining up a finish. Good or bad?I´ve heard of people using SexWax (surfboards) on teh neck, but Turtle Wax is new to me on anything but autos.... but I´d have to read the ingredients to say anything certain, haven´t seen a tub in years, ever since Dad got rid of his Dodge

His Dodge???? Your dad isnt Al Bundy is he??? LOL!!!!!!


Originally Posted by theodieHis Dodge???? Your dad isnt Al Bundy is he??? LOL!!!!!!

Well, sometimes I wonder....

But it was a Van, so I think we can rule that out

An old article about Roy Buchanon said he used lemon Pledge on his neck...everyone in the studio knew he was around by the lemon smell. I'm guessing since his guitar was so worn, he probably used it more like a 'Finger-Ease' lubricant as well as thought it was good for the wood... Having owned a furniture resto biz, I can tell ya, Pledge is a refinishers nightmare. I learned to ask customers if they used Pledge on their furniture...if so, I did'nt take the job. The slightest speck of silicone will fisheye and sanding like mad, is'nt really doing the wood much good either.
IMO, poly used on guitars is the same as used on autos, except polyester. Carnuba auto wax should be fine for those finishes, but guitar wax is best for the lacquer finish.

how'd you get the silicates off then? any chemical means that won't mash the guitar?

tom

I think it's mostly a refinishing issue. If silicone is absorbed into the wood itself a new finish will not stick evenly to the wood. You'll get quot;fish-eyesquot;...spots where the finish doesn't adhere to the wood and forms a finish defect that looks like a little crater in the finish. Lew


Originally Posted by GearjoneserNot to hijack, but does anyone have anything to say about using Liquid Turtle Wax for guitar bodies? Of course, I keep it from getting near the neck, hardware, and crevices, but it seems to do a good job shining up a finish. Good or bad?I have heard of people using car wax after painting bodies with car paints.... But i've never done it myself...


Originally Posted by WhoFanI have heard of people using car wax after painting bodies with car paints.... But i've never done it myself...

News flash: most modern guitars are sprayed with the same polyurethane finish the automakers use. In other words, car wax will work very well on almost any guitar.


Originally Posted by ratherdashingNews flash: most modern guitars are sprayed with the same polyurethane finish the automakers use. In other words, car wax will work very well on almost any guitar.

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