Recommend me a good guitar polish.....

[kylef]

Want to treat my 355 and White Falcon etc to some really good polish. I have Jim Dunlop stuff and its just not worth putting on anymore tbh, for all it does.

 

I want to get stuff that will give a really good shine. What do you guys use with your more expensive instruments? Any pics?

 

Thanks

[chqtarzan]

I use the gibson one, it's safe for all finishes

[PrawnHeed]

I use a cloth. Nothing else.

[Darkstorm]

When I had nitro finish guitars I used johnsons paste wax. for wood floors. For poly and matter finish guitars I use turtle creme wax sold in car polish dept's.

[tweak'd]

I use Gibson's Pump Polish on everything. It's made for guitars....not cars.

[Eddie]

Totally against the common advise, but I use Turtle Wax Express Shine or ProtectAll.

Recommended by John Suhr for his guitars, he suggests HD S100

[Eddie]

 

I use Gibson's Pump Polish on everything. It's made for guitars....not cars.

 

 

Using car care products is common and can be much cheaper than "guitar" products. Meguiars even has its own line with Fender.

[shadesofcraig]

 

Using car care products is common and can be much cheaper than "guitar" products. Meguiars even has its own line with Fender.

 

 

I have used the Meguiars stuff and have had good luck with it. I used to use the Gibson stuff before and had good luck with that. I was always told to never use anything but guitar polish because others can damage or ruin the finish.. BS???

[tweak'd]

 

Using car care products is common and can be much cheaper than "guitar" products. Meguiars even has its own line with Fender .

 

 

That would make it guitar polish...

 

Do they recommend you use that stuff on your car?

 

Cheaper? How much of the stuff you use on your guitars? Most of the stuff I buy will last a lifetime. You trying to save .00000000001 cent a day?

[billybilly]

Most polishes are fine for a poly finish, nitro is more sensitive. I use cut and polish wax for cars on my poly finishes when there is scratching and it works amazing. It's called kitten cut and polish.

[Eddie]

 

That would make it guitar polish... Do they recommend you use that stuff on your car? Cheaper? How much of the stuff you use on your guitars? Most of the stuff I buy will last a lifetime. You trying to save .00000000001 cent a day?

 

 

When I first bought the Meguiars I had multiple guitars, maybe two dozen. Also a couple of basses. I don't recall the price back then. The Turtle Wax was under $5. Before buying the Turtle Wax I had gone through many "guitar" waxes and care products (Gibson, Fender, Dunlop, Clayton, Dean Markley, etc.). They did not last a lifetime, even though I only used them 3 or 4 times a year per guitar. For my needs, it made sense to spend $5 vs. $25 (5 times as much) for the equivalent "guitar" product (16 oz. vs. 4 oz.). And using a 16 oz. bottle was more convenient than going through 4 oz. bottles. The Gibson stuff I still have (but don't use) was even smaller at 2 oz.

 

I also use Formby's

[Eddie]

 

Most polishes are fine for a poly finish, nitro is more sensitive. I use cut and polish wax for cars on my poly finishes when there is scratching and it works amazing. It's called kitten cut and polish.

 

 

Yes, for nitro I used the Gibson products that Gibson recommended. I don't have much experience with those, though, since I quickly sold my Gibsons.

[craigny]

 

I use the gibson one, it's safe for all finishes

 

+1, love the stuff.

[scott944]

GHS New Age Guitar Gloss. Had the same bottle for years. Apply / remove with a microfiber towel. Works for me. I have read that automotive waxes (at least the silicone based ones) can be difficult to remove completely when doing a refin, which can cause issues with the new finish.

[flatheadpete]

I'm not Polish but I'd play 'em both.

[diceman1000]

Love Potion #9

[Jim85IROC]

All of my guitars have modern finishes (i.e not nitro) so I use good quality automotive polishes, since the paint is essentially the same, so is my care and maintenance. Usually I use Zaino.

[Belva]

 

Using car care products is common and can be much cheaper than "guitar" products. Meguiars even has its own line with Fender.

 

Trut. I use 100% carnuba, a.k.a. Kit car wax. It makes my guitars shine like a new dime on a goat's ass.

[kayd_mon]

I use whatever t-shirt I'm wearing to wipe the sweat off the guitar after a gig. That's about it.

[Ralph onion]

Any wax available over the counter. Just a damp sponge or cloth as the manufacturer suggests with a little soap. I think I use Behold. Some cheap {censored} at Dollar General!

[Belva]

 

Any wax available over the counter. Just a damp sponge or cloth as the manufacturer suggests with a little soap. I think I use Behold. Some cheap {censored} at Dollar General!

 

I have used Behold and Lemon Pledge with great results. But it doesn't last a long time.

[Johnny Two Tone]

Did anyone mention those PlanetWaves single use 3-stage polishers? I've used them a couple of times and really like them.

 

For just the final polish cream I use Virtuoso Premium Polish.

[BoneNut]

 

+1, love the stuff.

 

 

That stuff has lacquer in it. Says so right on the label. Would that build up over time?

I mostly use different car products and when I want to really bring the shine up to the top, Novus #2.

[marshallmellow]

Virtuoso Polish and Cleaner, once you use it you won't use anything else.

[tweak'd]

 

That stuff has lacquer in it. Says so right on the label. Would that build up over time? I mostly use different car products and when I want to really bring the shine up to the top, Novus #2.

 

 

Yes it does, but since I have nitro-finished guitars, I want to make sure nothing I use to clean/polish screws up the finish. I don't use it frequently enough to create any problems.