Recommendations for a Good Guitar Polish

[Revy]

I have a Collings D2H that has been played quite a bit. Back has dull spots on the finish from being against clothing. I would assume sweat, etc. I would like to hand buff the guitar and just give it a general good cleaning. All the finishes are in tact. Just needs some cleaning and polishing. What would be a good guitar polish to use to bring back luster. I would be doing this by hand and not with a machine. Appreciate any help. Thanks, REV

[Ned Milburn]

Guitar Nomad makes a nice guitar polish.

[fazool]

Originally Posted by Ned Milburn

Guitar Nomad makes a nice guitar polish.

+1 I was coming to specifically recommend Guitar Nomad polish

[B. Howard]

I like Ken Smith polish, have used it for over 20 years.

http://www.kensmithbasses.com/access...ithpolish.html

[121]

Is it safe to use polish ?

http://www.collingsguitars.com/care.html

[Ed-in-Ohio]

Check with Collings before using anything on it, but since the DH2 has a Nitro finish, I'd bet you can use naphtha on it, and that stuff will work wonders on the haze.

In terms of a polish, I have used Stew-Mac's Preservation Polish with very good results.

Of course, YMMV.

[Ned Milburn]

Originally Posted by 121

Is it safe to use polish ?

http://www.collingsguitars.com/care.html

The Guitar Nomad polish is safe for FP and nitro (and hence, also very safe for any poly finish). It is gentle, but strong enough to actually polish. I apply with a cotton ball. Sometimes I'll add a dab of 3M Imperial Hand Glaze (an automotive product that used to be re-packaged for D'Addario as a guitar polish, but is no longer available from D'Addario). For heavier duty scratch removal, I have another product I use in my workshop. But I'd never hesitate to recommend the two products I mention here.

[redir]

I've been using the Preservation Polish for a few years now, it's good stuff.

[Revy]

Thank you everyone for the suggestions! I'll do a little research and go from there. REV

[Taylorplayer]

Virtuoso Cleaner. Virtuoso Polish. Both are #1 in my book... Hope this is helpful to you!

[Revy]

Thank you for everyone's suggestions. I used the professional strength Guitar Nomad polish to remove the haze and then went over it with their "#1". Then cleaned and oiled the fret board with their fret board oil. Looks awesome!