Acoustic Guitar Polishing
cleaning my electro acoustic guitar?? I have a gig tonight and it needs a polish, its too late to buy…..?
cleaning products from the guitar shop, has any one got any handy hints of how to make my guitar look less grubby?
Its a dark blue, yamaha apx, not sure if that helps, but the more information some times the better.
thanks for ya time
Pledge and other commercial furniture polish actually penitrate the finish of your guitar and can affect the sound of your instrument. I had tree sap on my Taylor guitar, it was nasty and not coming off. I contacted Taylor, I was told to use Goo-Gone. This removed the sap and didn’t damage the finish.
From: guitarnoise.com article by Alan Horvath
Regarding acoustic guitars, wax is not cool … and non-drying oils (like lemon oil) are even worse. Oils, waxes, and silicates penetrate the finish, entering the wood itself … and over a period of time, they’ll add a density to the wood that detracts from it’s resonance. These “nasties” also turn simple repairs into nightmares – ask any experienced luthier, and you’ll find no question about the matter.
The more the wood DRIES and ages, the more resonant and rich it’s sound will become.
Generally, wiping the guitar down, with something like a chamois cloth, after each playing session, is all the maintenence your guitar will ever need. Most players have it backwards — over attending to waxing and fretboard lubricants (bad stuff!), while abusing the wood by not keeping the guitar in it’s case, where it should be whenever it’s not being played.
I like to clean my guitar when I change the strings, so I can get at all those spots UNDER them. A damp rag is all that’s needed – dipped in a little water, and wrung dry. Put some serious elbow grease into it though, with a soft, non-abrasive cloth (like an old t-shirt) … and wipe the guitar down thoroughly – same for the fretboard. A little Murphy’s Oil Soap, diluted with water (as instructed on the bottle) is excellent! Don’t worry about the water: STANDING water is what damages wood — we’re talking about a damp rag.
After a few years, you may want to remove the “grunge” off your fretboard by giving it a very light brushing with #000, or #0000 steel wool. And if you want to use a polish, use Martin Guitar Polish (the only one I’ve ever heard confidently recommended by luthiers) … but not on the fretboard! If you want something for the fretboard, luthiers recommend almond oil … just a drop or two … once per year.
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