Remove oil stains on satin guitar top

[PeteyPower16]

Originally Posted by mirwa

Coming up in my feed, here is a link



http://www.mirwa.com.au/images/tj.JPG

Thanks Steve. That looks really good in terms of a restoration! It also looks like it requires some top class skill.

[phavriluk]

Those Taylor repair pictures....nerves of steel to take that on!

[PeteyPower16]

Originally Posted by mirwa

It is not hard and you could do it with a cloth as you mentioned, I am just not a fan of the look. If you did it, just do a small section first near current area and leave it for a week, then you can make the decision on doing the whole guitar.

The finish itself is a poly satin on top of a uv clear coat, they are not difficult to touch up, but...... not a job for someone that does not do finish work, Taylor themselves do finish repairs and as you would expect they are pretty flawless and IMO not expensive either

I will try and upload a photo for you of what a satin finish on a Taylor looks like touched up tomorrow

Steve

Steve, thanks for all your input here.

Do you have any photos of a fully “buffed to semi-gloss” Taylor satin finish before/after to understand this difference?

My guitar is currently “velveteen,” but equally I don’t know if I should just leave it or try to get a uniform look.

I’m scared of messing it up and going through the finish. Is there any risk of that? It is a 2015 322e.

Thank you!

[mirwa]

No, as I do not recommend the buffing a satin finish option

[PeteyPower16]

Originally Posted by mirwa

No, as I do not recommend the buffing a satin finish option

Okay, thank you for confirming!