Anyone knows how to remove light scratches on guitars?

[SFYN.]

So are there any methods or ways to remove light scratches on guitars?other than going for a paintjobs.do they have like any guitar polish or something like that to remove light/minor scratches?cos my guitar has a few minor ones under the string area.

Thanks for the help,in advance guys!Cheers and have a g'day fellow softies!:-D

 

[shamprophet]

Scratches? Don't think they're removable.. Just live with it.
OR...
You could give it a shot with this

 

[dudelove]

cos my guitar has a few minor ones under the string area.

Sorry, but these kinda things are totally unavoidable. Get a new paintjob? After playing a few weeks, scratches will come back again. Buff the finish smooth, same thing, after playing a few weeks, the scratches will appear again.

If you want your guitar to be scratch free, frame it up and hang it on the wall and don't touch it. Scratches only show that it has been played.

 

[templar03]

You can try Turtlewax. Go to car shop or selffix. But make incur mircoscratches. As it is a mild abrasive polisher.

Also your guitar may not be glossy as anymore after this.

Try at your own risk.

 

[relinquish69]

even if you use rubbing compounds, it would slowly but surely wear the finish of the guitar hence eating into the paint.

scratches are unavoidable. even brand new guitars can have scratches.

 

[Everdying]

what guitar is it? poly or nitro finish?
if poly finish, use meguiars...yes that car detailing product.
even fender have a cleaning kit made by meguiars.

 

[SFYN.]

Ohh i see,so i guess i'll just have to live with it then.Thanks anw guys

 

[Ripper]

Live with it?

Let me give you a semi pri solution that you will thank me.

Get a electric drill, mount a turning buffer on it, use blasso. Yes, blasso for metal. High-speed polish the light scratch area, they will be removed.

The buffer with blasso will buff out the light scratches for sure.

 

[aero_91]

its brasso.

 

[relinquish69]

my preference is towards 3m rubbing compound instead of brasso. IMHO, I think brasso is a little too rough.

 

[SFYN.]

yeah isnt brasso for metal?

 

[MusicPebbles]

HEy bro i think planet waves got a cream its called restore i think it works see my teacher use it be4 give it a shot and tell me how it goes! cheers

 

[Valentinoz]

Live with it?

Let me give you a semi pri solution that you will thank me.

Get a electric drill, mount a turning buffer on it, use blasso. Yes, blasso for metal. High-speed polish the light scratch area, they will be removed.

The buffer with blasso will buff out the light scratches for sure.

its brasso. its a brown liquid which polishes.

 

[Ripper]

oKay. Its BRAsso. My bad. Really bad.

 

[SFYN.]

HEy bro i think planet waves got a cream its called restore i think it works see my teacher use it be4 give it a shot and tell me how it goes! cheers

Oh awesome!thanks man,ill check it out real soon.

 

[han2u]

oKay. Its BRAsso. My bad. Really bad.

haha not THAT bad lar...brasso eh?

 

[shinobi]

my god brasso on a gloss finish... i will never do that.

carnauba wax <-- google

dunlop and planet waves make it as part of their guitar maintenance line

 

[eieio]

anybody has tried it successfully? especially on black high gloss poly finish?
if don't know please try to avoid suggesting anyhow as it might do more harm than good

 

[relinquish69]

I suggested using 3M rubbing compound on the previous page but I have this feeling that no one tried it out .

The 2 products that will not fail you:

- 3M Rubbing Compound

- 3M Swirl Mark Remover

Brasso works but its risky. I got so obsessed with making one of my guitars shine like army boots on national day that I actually rubbed through the lacquer and hitting the paint. When you have a Candy Apple Red guitar, you'd know that you've gone over after seeing traces of gold/sliver under the red finish. Managed to sell that guitar to some guy who was interested in the "relic" look.

If I were to make a comparison, Brasso is like the liquid form of 500 grit sand paper while 3M Rubbing Compound is comparable to 1000 grit sandpaper. That is why I'm willing to pay more.

Where to get them? I'm not sure because I got my cousin to buy them for me overseas. You could try Ebay if HomeFix/car shop doesn't carry them.

 

[Gr3y]

i would strongly suggest the following idea..

Send your guitar to a luthier to fix the scratch problem. If you are not comfortable with locals, foreign is fine but at your own expense.

Then, find yourself a frame maker and build something like this.

Now lock your guitar in it and mount it securely to somewhere you desire.

Then you'll need some securities to guard it.

You may also consider getting your precious insured.

Remember to insure against fire hazards, natural disasters and most importantly damages on the guitar(eg. fine scratches)















But if this idea sounds offensive and does not appeal to you, i apologize for that.
Whining about fine scratch is so b*tchy..