Telechamp Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 I was wondering what would be the best light scratch remover for an acoustic, when polish just doesn't do it. Some have suggested Meguiar's Scratch X, but I find that product just does not work. Any other suggestions? Thanks!
CrazyHeart Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 I think Virtuoso polish and cleaner is pretty good and it is safe on nitro finishes.
retrorod Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 I was wondering what would be the best light scratch remover for an acoustic, when polish just doesn't do it. Some have suggested MeGuiar's Scratch Remover, but I find that product just does not work. Any other suggestions? Thanks! Mc Guiars No.4 & 7....If that don,t work.....You are in to deep!
Aster1 Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 I have had great success with Meguiar's Scratch X 2.0 (nitro & Ric CV finishes too) for everyday stuff. If the Meguiar's Scratch X doesn't get it then I use (carefully mind you) Novus #2 (red label plastic scratch remover) then the Scratch X over that. The biggest thing, IMHO and I like scratch free gits) is what I use to buff with as well. A Meguiar's microfiber detail cloth on the buff off has worked wonders for me. Some use tee shirts 100% cotton and that, for me, works best for the application of the Novus & Scratch X. Buff off with the Microfiber. Don't scrimp on the Microfiber cloth either!!! Most of the cheap ones tend to scratch from what I have found. The Meguiar's is maybe $8 at the auto stores. They make the one Fender sells as a microfiber cloth (Made in USA Strat's & Tele's are Nitro). That's what I use to keep all my guitars, acoustic or electric, looking like new. Use the Black Diamond polish on all the hardware esp. gold as well. If interested I wrote about that some time back and you have to read thru the yucking it up comments. It does work great however. I hate fingerprints permanently etched into gold finished tuners & pups. See it all the time on other's gits. Not mine however. Aster
Telechamp Posted January 3, 2012 Author Posted January 3, 2012 Thanks, guys - I had forgotten about some of these products. I do have the Meguier's Scratch X, but have found it doesn't do the job - either on my car or guitars... ha - Although it sounds like some of you guys do have good results with it. I had forgotten about Virtuoso.. Thanks for all suggestions, and feel free to keep 'em coming..
pfox14 Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 IMHO You may have to do some light sanding if the scratches are deep enough. Get some 3M 2000 or 2500 grit paper and wet sand the scratches out, then use the Meguiars Scratch X, plus some finish polish. That should do the trick.
Buc McMaster Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 If the above mentioned products don't work on the scratches you have, sanding will but at a cost. If you insist on removing them in this manner, I'd wet sand with 1500-2000 grit as lightly as possible then polish it back out with a compound. Trouble is the sanding could well flatten the wood grain and the sanded/polished area will look different from the rest of the surface, even if the scratches are gone. So, you have to ask yourself, do I feel lucky? You might consider leaving well enough alone......
j45nick Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 If the above mentioned products don't work on the scratches you have, sanding will but at a cost. If you insist on removing them in this manner, I'd wet sand with 1500-2000 grit as lightly as possible then polish it back out with a compound. Trouble is the sanding could well flatten the wood grain and the sanded/polished area will look different from the rest of the surface, even if the scratches are gone. So, you have to ask yourself, do I feel lucky? You might consider leaving well enough alone...... I agree 100% with Buc on this. You might get away with it on the sides and back, but the grain of a spruce top is rarely flat enough to avoid cutting through the finish even with very fine sandpaper (which needs to be wet/dry paper used wet, by the way). If the other products mentioned don't remove the scratches completely, you are just asking for trouble by being more aggressive. Even fairly mild abrasive compounds can cut right through a thin nitro finish if you are not careful. Remember that a substantial portion of the original finish was buffed away at the factory as part of the orginal finishing/buffing process. And that was done on a big, soft buffing wheel by someone who does that job all day, every day. Generally, you shouldn't expect to completely remove scratches, since they won't be consistent in depth. Even if half of it disappears without cutting through the finish, you should count yourself lucky.
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