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Post subject: Making Satin Finish Glossy?
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:00 pm
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I'd like to get the satin finished headstock on my Strat looking glossy. Can it be done by simple polishing with a certain polish or is it a project in which case, I'll leave it alone? TIA


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Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:41 pm
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I'm assuming your wanting just the headstock done, not the neck itself right? If so, take the strings, tuners, hardware etc. off the headstock, sand it just a little to roughen it up some (to remove contaminants mainly) and dip it into a can of polyurethane up to the point where you want the finish to end (like the edge of the fretboard). Then hang the neck upside down and let it drip dry (off the tip of the headstock).

The good thing about it is that polyurethane will start to tint perfectly in about a year.


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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:25 am
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Try polishing it with automotive compound. I read a post earlier where someone did the whole guitar and said it worked fine. I have a 07 hwy 1 with satin finish and the forearm relief is already polished to a high gloss just from my arm rubbing after only 3 months.


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