btoth76 Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Hello! I have watched a video of Scott* Grove. He isn't that often happy about products, but said good words about the Eternashine Scratch Remover. So, I thought it's a good reason to try it. I have ordered the "Player's kit" package, which contains a coarse and a fine compound with a microfiber cloth. The product was bought from www.poshguitars.com - excellent service as always from UK. Before using the product on any of my guitars, - just to be safe - I tried it on two different furnitures. However, it's not recommended for old, aged (nor for satin) finishes. Anyways, I tried it on a 50 years old poly-finished table, and a 60 years old nitro-finished cabinet. The poly-finished table top had millions of small scratches, and lot's of swelled, milky hazings. It didn't remove scratches, nor did it smooth out the swelled finish, but removed the hazing and buffed the surface to high-gloss - without leaving any swirl marks. It worked differently on the old nitro-finish. The cabinet has a rigid and thin, - well aged - finish, with crazing and some surface scratches. I choose a palm-sized area where I found an ugly-looking scratch, and also made another with my fingernail next to it. I started rubbing it with the coarser (blue) compound. It immediately dulled the finish, but as I went on rubbing it with 2-inch wide circular motions, it cleared up. The former, ugly-looking scratch was gone, but the one I have made with my nail did not. Still, the entire surface became looking much better, and the scratch that I did, is only visible from looking at a very narrow angle. The real test is yet to be done, on the soft nitro-finish of my Classic Custom. As it seems it works great with picking marks and it does leave a nice glossy surface. But it doesn't removes deeper scratches, ones like caused by a fingernail. It's a great cleaner, polisher, swirl remover. I'll keep You updated, how does it works on my Classic Custom. By the way, POSH Guitars have a very nice 25/50 Anniversary LP for sale: http://www.poshguitars.com/product/1979-gibson-les-paul-2550-anniversary-model-tobacco-sunburst/ Cheers... Bence *Name corrected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 That is a beautiful guitar, Bence! It sounds like Posh Guitars has a great product there. I look forward to seeing how well it works. Here in the US, I have found wonderful results from an automotive product called Formula 1 Scratch-Out. It costs about 3 dollars a bottle, and it works much like the Eternashine stuff. After buffing it off, I always apply some Turtle Wax (or any other good carnauba wax) to make the finish really shine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Windex and the bottom of whatever shirt I'm wearing. Same as it ever was. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 It's just grossly over priced cutting compound. You can buy much larger quantities for far lower prices by looking outside the guitar market. I wouldn't put much weight behind what SG says personally. Edit: sorry, I read that too quick. I thought it said Scott Grove. Carry on. Still just cutting compound though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 ... Edit: sorry, I read that too quick. I thought it said Scott Grove. Carry on. ... Sorry, I write too quickly... Scott Grove, of course. :D Best wishes... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 at the risk of starting great controversy... I use (with excellent results) Maguires Scratch-X, and have done so for many years. you can buy 5 times the amount for half the moolah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Never having had a Gibson before (this year), I am amazed at just how quickly that nitro finish collects scratches. I'm pretty careful when handling guitars, but my 339 looks like its seen active service. which it hasn't, -just played in the house. Eventually it will be gigged. That should prove interesting ?! :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 yea, I hear ya. new nitro finishes take a very long time to fully cure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 As others have said, sounds like this is just a mild abrasive compound. Not really a special product It's probably best not to use this kind of thing on a regular basis, as it works by wearing down the finish by a tiny amount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Hello! Most likely, You are right: I could have bought the same product much cheaper... ...but it says "Nitro-safe", which means they have to take responsibility for that. Anyways, it did what I wanted: This guitar was badly wounded by a luthier. He was trying to turn the thumbwheels under full string tension. As a result, He impressed the finish deep with a 1/8" wide circular scar with His nails. It was ugly, and disturbed me a lot. Now, it's gone without trace. In fact, I didn't expected such results. I am happy. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Hello! An important thing to note. As said above, this is not for regular maintenance! This product is for spot repair! Another thing I have learned while doing this, that the provided microfiber cloth is better than any other rag/diaper I have used before. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. C.O. Jones Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Wow Bence! That guy really called himself luthier? I guess I will keep doing everything on my guitars myself. If I scratch or break something at least it would be my own fault. Trying to turn the thumbweels with full tension? Dude a chimpanse could do better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Hello! An important thing to note. As said above, this is not for regular maintenance! This product is for spot repair! Another thing I have learned while doing this, that the provided microfiber cloth is better than any other rag/diaper I have used before. Cheers... Bence Glad to hear this about microfiber. I replaced all my guitar wipes with these this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 ... That guy really called himself luthier? ... Hello Marcos! Unfortunately, yes. In fact, to start a business in Hungary, You must have a degree on the territory of Your business activity. So, this guy is not a simple tech, but a person who has spent 4 years at university...Shame! On the other hand, thanks to this experience, I started to do things on my own. Best wishes... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvercrow Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Unfortunately, yes. In fact, to start a business in Hungary, You must have a degree on the territory of Your business activity. So, this guy is not a simple tech, but a person who has spent 4 years at university...Shame! On the other hand, thanks to this experience, I started to do things on my own. Best wishes... Bence Which just goes to prove my saying- 'there is a gap between theory and application'! You know, Bence, it's experiences like this, unfortunate as they are, that cause one to learn to do things themselves and thus to gain knowledge and expertise, just as you've stated. Best wishes as always- Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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