Cheapest guitar polish/cleaner?

[jimcroisdale]

Hiya all,

Just on the lookout for the cheapest guitar polish that I can get in larger than normal amounts.

Sick of buying the Dunlop stuff in the spray bottles that stop working right.

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Jim

[HowieBass]

I use raw linseed oil for natural wood finishes (rosewood boards and open pore swamp ash body); I've used metal cleaner on painted surfaces to remove light scratches and then a car dash cleaner aerosol for a polish. I've even used the Back To Black type spray to polish painted bodies and also on ebonol boards.

[jimcroisdale]

More just for painted finishes really

[ambient]

Mr Sheen (or equivalent) from the supermarket, I'm guessing it's all pretty much the same, regardless of how it's packaged and advertised.

It's all I use anyway.

[jimcroisdale]

I know you're not meant to use furniture polish because it contains chemicals that can cause problems with cellulose finishes, and can make resprays difficult too apparently.

I don't like to use it because of the feel it gives when you get a tiny bit on your fingers. I much prefer the proper guitar stuff myself.

Jim

[EmmettC]

I really like the Fender Custom Shop guitar cleaner, I get it in 2 fl oz bottles. It's about a fiver, but you pour it on instead of spraying it, it's creamy rather than watery. I got a bottle before christmas and it's about half full (or is it half empty), I don't like cleaning though. I think it works out a bit cheaper than the Dunlop one, but muck better imho.

[chrismuzz]

I use WD40

Edited April 16, 2014 by chrismuzz

[ambient]

[quote name='jimcroisdale' timestamp='1397657941' post='2426155']
I know you're not meant to use furniture polish because it contains chemicals that can cause problems with cellulose finishes, and can make resprays difficult too apparently.

I don't like to use it because of the feel it gives when you get a tiny bit on your fingers. I much prefer the proper guitar stuff myself.

Jim
[/quote]

See your point about cellulose finishes, but most guitars are finished in poly nowadays, your Ernie Ball Musicman is. I read somewhere that Status use it on their basses before shipping.

Who's to know that a bottle of guitar polish doesn't contain the same stuff as furniture polish ?

Just bottled and packaged and overpriced ?

[molan]

Dr Duck's Ax Wax is brilliant. We use it in the shop to clean almost all guitars before they leave and we're still not through our first bottle after about 10 months!

You have to use a really tiny amount to clean with then just wipe away. Works on most fretboards and cleans up frets nicely too

http://www.ducksdeluxe.com/ddaxwax.html

Edited April 16, 2014 by molan

[Thunderbird]

I like the GHS polish and personally I would not use Mr sheen or pledge as it contains silicone which is not really to great for painted surfaces such as a bass

[jgmh315]

For poly finishes, lighter fluid. Cleans, polishes, leaves no residue and no swirlies or polish marks.

[Dad3353]

[quote]Cheapest guitar polish/cleaner?[/quote]

Spit..?

[yorks5stringer]

[quote name='jgmh315' timestamp='1397671338' post='2426355']
For poly finishes, lighter fluid. Cleans, polishes, leaves no residue and no swirlies or polish marks.
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Also very handy when your guitarist sets his axe on fire in the Hendrix Tribute set...

[Count Bassy]

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1397672062' post='2426367']
Spit..?
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Beat me to it!

[iconic]

Asda smartprice furniture polish.....good stuff and pennnies to buy.

[skej21]

Just but a really nice Dunlop Microfibre cloth. With a bit of breath and a few wipes you get a lovely clean surface without using any polish :-)

[Horizontalste]

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1401268513' post='2461753']
Just but a really nice Dunlop Microfibre cloth. With a bit of breath and a few wipes you get a lovely clean surface without using any polish :-)
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What he said, any decent microfibre will do, just don't wash it in detergent.

[Grangur]

What are you trying to do? Do you want to clean the body or polish it?

Maybe if you post pics we might be able to help more.

[iiipopes]

CHEAP?! You pay how many hundreds of quid on a nice bass and you want CHEAP?! That's about as bad as the historical area in East London that traditionally had the butcher chops that gave rise to the word "cheap" as an adjective.

Using cheap polish will turn the finish of your bass into a bloody shambles, especially if it has silicone in the mix. Don't be penny-wise and pound-foolish.

Zymol. The standard. Save your gig money, buy a decent bottle, and use it sparingly. It will last forever, and your instrument will always look great. I use Zymol on my collectible guitars and basses, and if you want any more of an endorsement, Mr. JH of Rickenbacker recommends it.

[url="http://www.zymol.co.uk/zymolcreamewax8oz.aspx"]http://www.zymol.co....eamewax8oz.aspx[/url]

In the USA, Zymol is now marketing the original in another container that is actually labeled guitar polish. But it is the same product.

Edited May 31, 2014 by iiipopes