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southpaw2v
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guitar cleaning

Unread post by southpaw2v » Tue Nov 16, 2004 2:33 pm

my guitar has a glossy black finish...which as you might imagine...gets dirty quite often...any tips on cleaning it without possibly ruining it?
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Re: guitar cleaning

Unread post by HCHaikuWarrior » Tue Nov 16, 2004 2:54 pm

southpaw2v wrote:my guitar has a glossy black finish...which as you might imagine...gets dirty quite often...any tips on cleaning it without possibly ruining it?
product called lemon oil.
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Unread post by Locarius » Tue Nov 16, 2004 5:26 pm

Just soak it with the hose... make sure to use turtle wax afterwards.
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Unread post by Ricky the Pilot » Tue Nov 16, 2004 8:30 pm

Go to your local guitar store (Guitar Center, Sam Ash). There are plenty of products to keep your guitar clean and shiny. I use Gibson's pump polish. Every time I change the strings I give them a good rub down.
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Unread post by c_tietze » Wed Nov 17, 2004 12:04 pm

Jim Dunlop makes a pump cleaner/polisher, it's good stuff and you only need a pump or two. I know a couple of guys who swear by this stuff at the local music shop.
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Unread post by southpaw2v » Wed Nov 17, 2004 2:30 pm

sweet, thanks for the input
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Unread post by Ranting Thespian » Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:15 pm

Gibson Vintage Reissue Restoriation Kit is the best to get. Rag, lemon oil for the fret board, finish cream for the guitar, and metal cleaner for metal parts, plus a brus with a scrubber for the hard to reach areas. It works very well, I only use that. Well, I also use that nice fende rag, which works very well too.
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