Swirl Marks
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skynyrdlover1
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Re: Swirl Marks
Is there any way to take them out?
Is there any way to take them out?
skynyrdlover1
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Re: Swirl Marks
Is There Any Way To Take Them Out?
Is There Any Way To Take Them Out?
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Some patience...
I guess so, but what's the point? They'll come back sooner or later...
Some patience...
I guess so, but what's the point? They'll come back sooner or later...
Re: Swirl Marks
Take a little gander at the literature on tribology---the study of friction and wear patterns. Polishing is just creating a lot more smaller whorls...in a real sense, the surface is actually rougher. You will be tempted to look at the surface under a 20x power lens to find even more swirls...
Take a little gander at the literature on tribology---the study of friction and wear patterns. Polishing is just creating a lot more smaller whorls...in a real sense, the surface is actually rougher. You will be tempted to look at the surface under a 20x power lens to find even more swirls...
Fresh_Start
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Re: Swirl Marks
skynrdlover - you might ask over on the ReRanch forum.
3M Imperial Hand Glaze might be a good start - very mild
3M also makes Swirl Mark Remover - but that's more aggressive and you would probably need to polish/buff afterward
PLEASE check w/ ReRanch folks before trying this!
Personally, I'd leave it alone. I noticed a bunch of tiny scratches on the back of my Warmoth strat today and decided they just show it's been played and loved
Chip
skynrdlover - you might ask over on the ReRanch forum.
3M Imperial Hand Glaze might be a good start - very mild
3M also makes Swirl Mark Remover - but that's more aggressive and you would probably need to polish/buff afterward
PLEASE check w/ ReRanch folks before trying this!
Personally, I'd leave it alone. I noticed a bunch of tiny scratches on the back of my Warmoth strat today and decided they just show it's been played and loved
Chip
lex666
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Leave 'em. Like others said, they'll just come back eventually. I like fine scratches and wear marks THAT I PUT THERE from playing. I think it adds character. I can't wait for some of my black ESP's to get worn down to the wood. Major MOJO.
Guitars are made to be played. Hang a picture of a guitar on a wall if all your gonna do is stare at it...
Leave 'em. Like others said, they'll just come back eventually. I like fine scratches and wear marks THAT I PUT THERE from playing. I think it adds character. I can't wait for some of my black ESP's to get worn down to the wood. Major MOJO.
Guitars are made to be played. Hang a picture of a guitar on a wall if all your gonna do is stare at it...
. After seeing Yngwies beat up guitars, the worn look suddenly became cool to me. In fact Im going to beat up my cheapy Ibanez on purpose. The nice flamed top one is still babied however:fing2: .Re: Swirl Marks
I can totally appreciate the desire to want your guitar to look perfect.
However, look at all the major guitar gods out there and what their main axes look like. For example, check out Steve Vai's web site and look at his main guitar EVO. Talk about a beat up instrument, but he loves the tone out of it.
For a next guitar, you could look at a natural wood look with a rubbed oil finish. You won't get swirl marks, and if it got any scratches or nicks, you can just lightly sand it away, and rub more oil on it and it looks like new.
Best of luck.
I can totally appreciate the desire to want your guitar to look perfect.
However, look at all the major guitar gods out there and what their main axes look like. For example, check out Steve Vai's web site and look at his main guitar EVO. Talk about a beat up instrument, but he loves the tone out of it.
For a next guitar, you could look at a natural wood look with a rubbed oil finish. You won't get swirl marks, and if it got any scratches or nicks, you can just lightly sand it away, and rub more oil on it and it looks like new.
Best of luck.
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