Electric Guitars

[yyyames]

I was working on my guitar with some steel wool and I guess some residue got on the fish... when I was whipping the body down I noticed there are these micro scratches on the body now... I tried buffing it out with come car wax and still there . Is there any way to get these out of the finish? 

[theManfromAlab…]

Post a picture or explain what make and model, and where did you fuck it up?

[yyyames]

they are light swirl scratches near the neck on a squire tele. If i rub my finger you cannot feel them but in light you can see em. I did some googling and read colgate toothpaste is an old trick and thought it was so funny I tried it but they are still there. I also read this scratchX stuff works anyone ever use it? 

http://www.meguiarsdirect.com/detail/MEG+G10307

[Mad Tele]

car wax is basically a really fine grit sandpaper so if that didnt work you might have to go down in grade to rubbing compound , swirl remover, scratchX, or actually sandpaper like 2000 grit. But id leave it be before you know it you have  a full refinish on yer hands.

[yyyames]

yeah scratch X is sketchy I guess. God damn steel wool... Never going to refinish a squire lol.

[Mad Tele]

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yyyames wrote:

yeah scratch X is sketchy I guess. God damn steel wool... Never going to refinish a squire lol.

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no scratchX is fine. I wouldnt go any courser then that though. Ive used scratchX on poly and nitro and its fine. Just do scratchX and then a finish compound (like 3M finesse it II) after and youll be back up to factory shine.

[billybilly]

I use automotive products all the time, the thing to reemember is, it takes elbow grease (rub hard with a really fine cloth over and over).  You have to graduate the abrasiveness of the products.  Generally, I'll sand to 2000 then use a cut/polish and then polish.  Meguiars is a good brand.

DIY example...

[yyyames]

yeah I dont think I applied it properly I now have more little scratches. I need more elbow I guess. 

[genesis3]

Something that light, believe it or not, will come out using this stuff.....

http://www.guitarscratchremover.com/

Might not be 100% effective, but at the least it will be an improvement

Just be prepared to put a helluva lot of elbow grease into it and maybe make several passes...it seems to work more if you apply it, let it set for a minute two and firm up some, then buff

[Leisure Lee]

Micro Mesh sanding pads.......8000 and 12000 grit with a drop of water .....Smooth !