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String winder marks
I am looking at a guitar that has some string marks around the tuners from what I'm guessing is a string winder. Any advice on how to remove it?
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Would need photos but touch up finish work is likely necessary. Any finish work is expensive. Depending the guitar value and extent of the marks, it very well may not be economically prudent to repair.
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Guessing the finish is scratched, one could try light polishing compound to see how much is softened up.
Use the white finishing polish not the heavy abrasive red stuff |
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I use Macquires Fine Cut Cleaner, or the Scratch Remover (for cars).
Doesn't take much to do the trick. |
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Also does not take much to end up in the wood as well.
Me - leave it. Otherwise go see someone that can do it for you and get some advice on just what needs to be done Steve
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I've read that "if you can't catch your fingernail on it, it will probably polish out" - "if it does catch your fingernail, it probably won't polish out".
I use Meguiars Show Car Glaze. Next step up in aggressive cutting action is Swirl Remover 2.0, then Fine Cut Cleaner. In my case, if a few applications of Show Car Glaze doesn't remove the scratch, I start getting scared that I'll do more damage than good. |
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I'm using Novus on a 2003 Collings mandolin at the moment. #2 grit. It is the same stuff Collings uses to remove years of haze and buildup on their nitrocellulose finishes. Works amazingly well. It is a plastic fine scratch remover.
I bought it at a hobby shop. Novus is pretty common stuff, I found out. But when I gouged my Guild D4 with a string winder that was a little wonky, I discarded the winder and went back to hands-only. The marks are in the wood, but if I wanted to lessen them, I'd probably clean the area with naptha and try a tiny bit of stain. I've also used acetone on thick finishes with great results, but please note the word THICK. Acetone will ruin most better finishes. |