cleaning a satin finish?

[dave_man]

Hi everybody, I recently got a new Takamine EAN40C its really nice , has a great look and tone, its the first acoustic I have with a satin finish and I wanted to know if there is an specific way of cleaning a finish like this so that it doesnt lose that finish and start to become shiny, anyways thanks in advance.

[jellyfish]

Hi everybody, I recently got a new Takamine EAN40C its really nice , has a great look and tone, its the first acoustic I have with a satin finish and I wanted to know if there is an specific way of cleaning a finish like this so that it doesnt lose that finish and start to become shiny, anyways thanks in advance.

Wipe it wih a dry polish cloth.

[geekmug]

As someone who has owned one for the past 4 years, it will become shiney if you actually play it. It will happen to any satin finish instrument. You can clean and polish it like any other guitar, but you are typically recommended to not use the polishes because they act as a finish filler and abrasive and will make it shiny quicker. So, like jelly said, just wipe it down with a dry cloth. Unless you get something particularly stubborn on it and then use a light amount of a liquid spray type guitar polish to help get it off.

But like I said, it will get shiny anywhere you touch it, you are the ultimate buffing device. mostly where your arm comes over the back and then around the strings depending on your playing technique/style. If it bothers you, you can polish the finish out to a uniform shine, but I'd give you at least a year before you start noticing it and probably 2 years before you have a mirror shine in those areas.. at least if you play a good amount. Some people (me) don't mind it and think it is just part of the charm.