Froggy55

so i have had this issue on my 2019 les paul standard i originally used a snark which did damage my finish on the head stock which i was mostly able to buff out i now am using a cherub ca tuner that to did damage to my headstock so ill again have to buff it out. i think the issue is not so much chemical reaction as it is spring pressure the springs on these clip on tuners squeeze to much just having on to tune it then taking it off right away did damage to my headstock i have little indents from the rubber teeth on the tuner maybe not every nitro finish is the same maybe newer nitro finishes are softer due to how long it takes to cure im sure its just a thought what i did do that worked was put a sock or cloth of some kind on my head stock then attack the tuner on that and i did not get any damage my mistake was being lazy and not continuing to do this and now i have to buff out those indents again maybe there is a tuner with softer springs that wont damage the guitar but i know from experience my snark tuner damaged my head stock how ever with the snark i left it on too long not knowing that this would happen the cherub i now use i tuned and took it right back off and still got damage so if it is necessary to use a headstock tuner my advice is to put some kind of padding on your headstock first then attach the tuner on the padding so it wont damage the headstock

i had a small scratch on my Gibson Les Paul standard 2019 which has a nitro finish i used Colgate toothpaste which worked really well as has been stated use cotton cloth in my case i used an old pair of cotton undershorts i buffed out a scratch on the face of my guitar that i accidentally did with my thumb nail it came out no problem when i was done buffing and all tooth paste was wiped off i then did a light coat of pledge furniture polish which gave it back its glossy shine and it was as good as new and on my head stock there was two spots i buffed out one on top from leaving my clip on tuner attached to long which left a indent in the nitro and the other on the right side near the g tuner i successfully buffed out both the scratch on the right side of the head stock in no longer there the indent however is only noticeable at certain angles and you have to really look to spot it i could probably get it the rest of the way out but my hands got tired so stopped but the head stock looks immaculate again and just like the body after buffing and all toothpaste is wiped off i used a small amount of furniture polish sprayed on to a cotton cloth and gently buffed it in to give it back its gloss i can say that you can safely use toothpaste to fix any fine scratches and blemishes but use in small amounts and make sure what you use does not have crystals in it as some tooth pastes do this is why i specified Colgate because it does not and works well on a side note i used this same method on my expensive watch when i accidentally scratched the outer covering of the bezel and now no more scratch i hope this helps and guitar player s beware not to leave a clip on tuner attached to a nitro finished head stock for too long because it can and did damage the head stock on my expensive Gibson Les Paul with a nitro finish