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05-09-2016, 08:49 AM
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Polish satin finish on 000-17S
Hi,
Looking for some advise and seeing if anybody has done this to the new 17 series martin line. I purchased a new 000-17S Martin, I am totally in love with it. It is exactly what I was looking for tone wise. The only thing I don't like is the satin back and sides. I was thinking about polishing it out to a semi gloss using Meguiars #3 the finishing up with #7. My question is should I mask the top the keep from scratching it while doing the sides? Just curious if anybody has attempted this on the new 17 series and what your results were. Thanks 
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05-09-2016, 10:42 PM
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I did exactly this after I shined up some areas through wear - both on the top under my forearm and on the back as it rubbed on my clothes. I think I used the planet waves Restore polish, then buffed it out with regular guitar polish. I much prefer the semi-gloss to the satin finish, looks more like a vintage instrument.
There isn't enough finish or grain filler on there to get a full gloss finish. I removed the pickguard at the same time and rounded over the edges.
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05-10-2016, 10:21 PM
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I'd probably just go with the #7 first and see if you get a good result. If not try #9 first. The #3 can cut aggressively, and there's not a heckuva lot of finish there. Also realize the satin is achieved through a chemical additive; used to be talc, but I don't know what they use now. Also satin will hide small imperfections that will be more visible under sheen or shine.
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