SteveFord Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 By popular demand (one request), here's my 2005 ES-335 Satin, polishing done with Virtuoso Cleaner and then Virtuoso Polish. Polishing done by hand, it took a few hours. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Looks great Steve. How are you liking the results? Did you remove the pickups, tuners, knobs, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) Shinny. Edited August 27, 2023 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callen3615 Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) Thanks Steve. I tried this over the weekend on my vintage burst 335 Picture Picture2 Edited August 27, 2023 by callen3615 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody78 Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Wow! Very nice 😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Good job, looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted August 28, 2023 Author Share Posted August 28, 2023 Thanks, it's an improvement over how it originally came. I know I removed the knobs and replaced them with Speed knobs, I think the pick guard came off, I left the pick ups in place. These photos don't show it but over the years the pattern in the wood started to come through. Not a fancy, figured top but there is some there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Looks great like that. Certainly worth the effort. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 How long did it take? How did you do it? Can you get a real High Gloss or just a Semi High Gloss with a somewhat Matted look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Very nice!!! 👍 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted August 28, 2023 Author Share Posted August 28, 2023 On 8/27/2023 at 10:59 AM, SteveFord said: polishing done with Virtuoso Cleaner and then Virtuoso Polish. Polishing done by hand, it took a few hours. What you see is what you get - some gloss (the pick up selector knob's reflection) but it's certainly not a high gloss. You can see I was messing with the pick ups, I put the bridge back the way it was after the pictures. WTH? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Is it possible to polish to high gloss on a Satin finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 35 minutes ago, Larsongs said: Is it possible to polish to high gloss on a Satin finish? Yep with 80 grit sandpaper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Heavy Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 I made the same kind of job + modifications on my Les Paul Tribute . 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 The Pic looks like medium Gloss.. May be just the Pic? Ive watched a few You Tubes about Polishing to High Gloss but none really looked like high gloss.. Mild to Medium but not really High Gloss… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Satin lacquer has an additive that makes it dry with that satin look. The satin finishes are not meant to be wet sanded or polished after their final coat. You can polish a satin finish so that the surface is smooth and shiny, but the lacquer itself won’t have the clarity of normal gloss lacquer Keep in mind that many Gibson guitars with “satin” finishes also skip grain filler on the mahogany, so in that case you will never get those parts looking the way they do on a gloss Gibson I understand this product is made for guitars but it’s probably essentially what you normally call swirl remover you could get a buffing pad attachment for your drill (separate pad for each grit) and medium, fine, and swirl remover paste and do this much more efficiently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Heavy Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 A better picture, 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 6 hours ago, Strong Heavy said: A better picture, Yes, better Pic.. Brings out higher gloss.. Nice looking Geetar!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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