Getting Rid of Guitar Swirl Marks...any suggestions?

rkreisher · **Posted:** Sun Jul 17, 2011 5:37 pm

I recently purchaced an old guitar that has a lot of little swirl marks and minor scratches I would like to get rid of. I have cleaned all the grime and crud off. I thought my Fender Guitar Polish would help the swirls, but to no avail. Does anyone have suggestions for getting rid of these swirls? Thanks in advance.

Danny Duke · **Joined:** Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:00 pm **Posts:** 3063

chef wong wrote:

Just make more swirls, man. Have fun with the thing, unless you bought it for resale.

+1

----Danny,

TimDrakeMusic · **Posted:** Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:52 pm

Any idea on what the finish is? I.E. Poly, Nitro...etc. etc. That piece of info could change the answers to this question depending on the finish material.

tyronne · **Joined:** Sun Feb 15, 2009 3:52 pm **Posts:** 2005

There are car polishing compounds made specifically to remove "swirl marks". Though they may have abrasives in them and you need to be careful about this, depending on the finish you have.

Here's a post that may be useful:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=48160

rkreisher · **Posted:** Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:50 am

the finish is poly. I did not buy it for re-sale, just to restore and play the crap out of it (which I have been doing already).

guitslinger · **Posted:** Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:56 am

The people who make Big Bends Nut Sauce make a fine scratch and swirl remover that's supposed to work pretty good.Try here: http://www.bigbends.com/

rkreisher · **Posted:** Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:30 am

Thanks for the info, I will research the makers of the nut sauce.

tdanb2003 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:13 am

Maguire's #7 polish in your local auto dept. will do the trick. we used it to take out minor swirl marks and scratches on poly finish guitars at the music store I used to work at. Try it in a small unobtrusive area to see if you like the results before taking it to the whole guitar.

truebluefliplover · **Joined:** Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:09 pm **Posts:** 378

rkreisher wrote:

I recently purchaced an old guitar that has a lot of little swirl marks and minor scratches I would like to get rid of. I have cleaned all the grime and crud off. I thought my Fender Guitar Polish would help the swirls, but to no avail. Does anyone have suggestions for getting rid of these swirls? Thanks in advance.

Take a look at the Virtuoso Clear and Polish sold here: http://www.virtuosopolish.com/
I have seen it work wonders! The last time I ordered some it was about $20 for both the cleaner and the polish.

zenbone · **Posted:** Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:39 pm

i have used Mothers hard carnauba wax with some success on swirls depending on how deep they were. It also really makes the surface BEAUTIFUL. i have not used any of the abrasive stuff on the body because i worry about more damage. I use the mothers chrome polish on chrome, that has light abrasives in it.

TimDrakeMusic · **Posted:** Tue Jul 19, 2011 11:22 pm

tdanb2003 wrote:

Maguire's #7 polish in your local auto dept. will do the trick. we used it to take out minor swirl marks and scratches on poly finish guitars at the music store I used to work at. Try it in a small unobtrusive area to see if you like the results before taking it to the whole guitar.

+1...that would be my suggestion for a poly finish. That stuff works awesome. I just don't know that I'd try it on any delicate finish types.

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