MikeThomasmusic Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Any suggestions or recommendations that one might have laying around the house to substitute for guitar polish when out? Something safe for nitro finishes? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar God Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Try Lizard Spit polish. I have a bottle and it's great guitar polish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Lighter Fluid, or Naphtha! No Silicon based polishes, though. Meguiar's silicon free auto polish will work well, too. You may just need to use the Naphtha, for cleaning, and then a soft ALL COTTON cloth, to polish it, alone? Depends on how "serious" the finish problem is. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Windex. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brc Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 An old violin maker from Las Vegas told me he made his polish out of tooth paste and vaseline. Did not believe him until he mixed up some and polished out a violin in front of me. Thats a home made mixture for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoya Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Windex. rct Also good for psoriasis and poison ivy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 An old violin maker from Las Vegas told me he made his polish out of tooth paste and vaseline. Did not believe him until he mixed up some and polished out a violin in front of me. Thats a home made mixture for sure Hello! Yes, it works. I used to use tooth paste on my black Les Paul Studio. However, find an old-fashioned paste, because those with micro-particles will scratch the finish badly. As an advice from a professional (Dan Erlewine): use polishing compounds only on relatively new guitars. On vintage finishes try to avoid them. He recommends breath moist, or distilled water with pure cotton rag. When these methods do not work, use naptha lightly. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Windex. rct Yeah - or soap and water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Windex. rct Hello Rct. May I guess, the Spring Bouquet scented variant? :) Best wishes... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drog Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I just use my breath and a soft cloth. Does the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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