What's the bast way to buff out a few semi-deep scratches in pick guards?

[ThreeChordWonder]

^ Preaching to the choir as far as I'm concerned

[solspirit]

Relic-ing has never been cool.

Amen

[solspirit]

The reason these scratches bother me is that they're single deeper scratches and they are incongruent with where normal scratches would be.

[solspirit]

I don't know, maybe I was drunk and acting like Pete Townsend some time ago

[Securb]

I fully expect that's the truth.

You've got to buy a brand new guitar which you take a belt sander to yourself, or buy one which comes pre belt sanded by the factory (for an extra $500 or more, naturally), but playing your [grand]dad's Strat isn't cool.

Nucking futz.

No belt sander. I put the guitar in the car trunk with landscaping stones and drive around with it back there for a week or two.

[ThreeChordWonder]

^ I tie mine to the bumper and drive around the GC parking lot until the desired effect is achieved.

[GuitarDoc]

Toothpaste and a microfiber rag?

For very shallow scratches.

[GuitarDoc]

Relic-ing has never been cool.

Exactly my thoughts too.

[GuitarDoc]

Dynamite is the best solution if you want to fake relic your guitar.

(Oh yeah...the dynamite would be for YOU not the guitar)!

[Mr. 80's]

Exactly my thoughts too.

I'm not a fan of naturally reliced guitars at all either. But they are definitely better than the fake ones.

[solspirit]

For very shallow scratches.

They're pretty deep, I don't hink it will ever be right without new pick guards.

[solspirit]

I'm not a fan of naturally reliced guitars at all either. But they are definitely better than the fake ones.

Same here, I'm like couldn't you take better care of that thing?