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Post by LTB on Dec 25, 2023 4:55:02 GMT -5
Thought I would mention using a product called Semichrome Polish. My wife used it for years to polish a rather large brass deer I bought her in the 80’s. I sucessfully us it to polish out light scratches on my Fender and Sire Basses. It got 100% of the scratches from the body and 85-90% from the pickguard. It worked twice as good as 3M Scratch remover as only used a micro fiber cloth to apply and buff it out. Worked pretty fast!
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Dec 25, 2023 12:53:18 GMT -5
Just checked the SDS sheet because brasso and other things use some pretty gnarly solvent bases that would be a bad idea around some plastics or lacquer, but it looks like that uses a naphtha base instead.
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Post by LTB on Dec 25, 2023 14:43:54 GMT -5
Just checked the SDS sheet because brasso and other things use some pretty gnarly solvent bases that would be a bad idea around some plastics or lacquer, but it looks like that uses a naphtha base instead. m My stuff is Poly finished. Did not hurt the pickguard or body. Brasso is very abrasive. That is the reason my wife used Semichrome on brass. |
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Dec 25, 2023 15:37:45 GMT -5
Yeah, I'd want to find a test spot with lacquer first, but from what I can tell it should be okay. Brasso has an ammonia base, which probably would munch lacquer (and a quick google search agrees with me), but I'm not positive.
My memory is fuzzy, but I remember the base solvents for a lot of those are pretty gnarly. Maybe my memory is bad on it because I used too much of it? I can't even remember what I was up to where I was trying this stuff...
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Post by LTB on Dec 26, 2023 0:11:34 GMT -5
Yeah, I'd want to find a test spot with lacquer first, but from what I can tell it should be okay. Brasso has an ammonia base, which probably would munch lacquer (and a quick google search agrees with me), but I'm not positive. My memory is fuzzy, but I remember the base solvents for a lot of those are pretty gnarly. Maybe my memory is bad on it because I used too much of it? I can't even remember what I was up to where I was trying this stuff... The brass deer she uses Semichrome on is lacquered and has worked quite well. Still on an instrument with Lacquer finish I would want to test a small spot. |
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Post by Larry Madsen on Dec 26, 2023 10:30:17 GMT -5
There are all manner of products made by Meguiar's specifically designed for these types of finishes.
If you need a little "cutting" action, they have it. If you need to "polish" to a high luster, they have it ... and any anything in between.
Granted they are marketed mostly for automotive applications, but I don't see the difference in practice.
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Post by sirWheat on Dec 27, 2023 8:06:31 GMT -5
I have used ScratchX by Meguiar's on nitro finishes with great results. Got rid of pick marks and the like and didn't leave any dull spots in need of buffing.
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