Cleaning and Polishing 101

[somethin'else]

I been using Stelling Glyde-Coat for years now on my (R8) body, and got turned on to it when I had my Gretsch Nitro-finished Brian Setzer. All those Old Tyme banjo and fiddle players use it. It's phenomenal. Word of warning: Hold onto your guitar afterwards, or it'll shoot out of your hands like an oiled up bikini-clad wrestler after 10 shots of tequila! (Though it leaves "no oily residue")

[T.J.Fuller]

Meguiars makes a Mirror Glaze - Clear Plastic Polish and Fine Stratch remover #10

No Silicone _ No Wax

Some of the top luthiers use this , check out Luthiers Mercantile Exchange website.

I got turned onto this a year ago - great product !

You can find this for 8.99 at some automotive stores - fixes scratched cd's pretty good too!

[NY Chief]

Smith's is the stuff I was thnking off earlier. Good stuff.

[basile865]

The Dunlop 65 cleaning "system" is really great. Its a pack of like 5 small bottles that have various cleaning agents in them. One that really cuts all the grease and grime away, then a spray polish, then carnuba wax, fretboard conditioner, and string cleaner. The degreasing spray is great, and the fretboard conditioner slicks up the neck nicely. I rarely wax the guitar but every now and then I take the strings off and give it a good cleaning - I have very acidic sweat and it puts a wear and tear on the components if you dont keep it clean after a couple gigs.

Sam Ash used to sell a bottle of this stuff called the Brite stuff or something like that. It was orange/tan colored polish. It always really shined up the frets and body nice. If all else fails windex!