How to make your gloss finish bass shine like a Gloss Mirror Finished Hot Rod Show Car

[Bass42]

Hello,

It's a very easy and fun process, all that you have to do is to buy the following products. In US you'll pay about U$50 for all. Attention, this is just to be used on a Gloss finished bass, not Satin !

The secret is :

Microfiber cloth
Meguiar's Scratch X2.0 , scratch remover
Meguiar's Solo - Cut & Polish Cream 86
Meguiar's Gold Class Carnauba Plus WAX

You just read the instructions but I brief description of the process is :

1) First Cut the microfiber cloth in 3 3"x3"pieces
2) Put some drops of Meguiar's X2.0 and buff it hard in circular motion. X2.0 will eliminate all major scratches left by your nails, slap technique and hard use on the Gloss Varnish .
3) Clean and buff it with a cotton piece.
4) Put some drops of Meguiar's Solo and repeat the process in 1 and 2. But use the 2nd piece of the microfiber cloth.
5) Use the Carnauba WAX, read the instructions .Use the 3rd piece of the microfiber cloth.

Do all this things at least 2 times, to have more fun it's better to do the 2nd time day after ! It will be get tired with all these physical motions ! LOL !


PS : Remove the strings before start.




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Edited June 21, 2013 by Bass42

[KingBollock]

If you do it properly, you can learn karate at the same time!

Tried desperately not to mention the giant bum hole it seems to have left, but I failed.

Edited June 21, 2013 by KingBollock

[gary mac]

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1371787041' post='2118110']
If you do it properly, you can learn karate at the same time!

Tried desperately not to mention the giant bum hole it seems to have left, but I failed.
[/quote]

[LukeFRC]

yeah, I've done similar with a bass I built. T-cut is quite cheap in wilkinsons too. I didn't bother with the polish.

[BobVbass]

yes I did the same with a an old foto flame MIJ P bass - really orange peely to start with - used 1200 grit wet and dry, then T cut then polish - came up looking fabulous

[JapanAxe]

Sorry but this seems too much like hard work to me, and as soon as you start playing the instrument and sweating all over it, off you go again

[sblueplanet]

Could this technique be used to remove surface scratches from a Steinberger?

Edited June 21, 2013 by sblueplanet

[Bass42]

[quote name='sblueplanet' timestamp='1371815780' post='2118425']
Could this technique be used to remove surface scratches from a Steinberger?
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Yes ! I did it on my 80's XL2 and it worked very well. It gave more life to the finish !

[martthebass]

Does it work on Ricks.......honest not being sarcastic. My MM and Status are glossy gloss like but for some reason every Rick I've had has a haze to it.....

[iconic]

or find a friendly car valeter/paint shop and ask for a bit of Grade 3 Farecla, then polish/wax job done

[EBS_freak]

[quote name='martthebass' timestamp='1372003715' post='2120532']
Does it work on Ricks.......honest not being sarcastic. My MM and Status are glossy gloss like but for some reason every Rick I've had has a haze to it.....
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A belt sander is what is required in this circumstance.

Or a bandsaw.

[lettsguitars]

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1372067502' post='2121104']
A belt sander is what is required in this circumstance.

Or a bandsaw.
[/quote]ha ha ha. Definitely. Or a log burner should work too
Tcut to remove scratches and swirl remover for buffing stuff.

[jonsmith]

These are pretty similar to what an ex Rickenbacker employee was recommending for Ricks, which worked really well for me. Somewhere I've got the exact details & I'll try and find them. The old CV finish was quite susceptible to interacting with certain foams, which may explain the haze you've picked up if it's been in non-Rick cases or cheapo guitar stands.

[martthebass]

[quote name='jonsmith' timestamp='1372092081' post='2121477']
These are pretty similar to what an ex Rickenbacker employee was recommending for Ricks, which worked really well for me. Somewhere I've got the exact details & I'll try and find them. The old CV finish was quite susceptible to interacting with certain foams, which may explain the haze you've picked up if it's been in non-Rick cases or cheapo guitar stands.
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Nah, this is the new UV cured finish....just never seems to come up as nice as say the MM poly coat. You know that very deep gloss like a new Audi! Finish on Ricks always seems thin to me though in comparison to some....guess it's part of the plan.