Recommend me a polish

[clarkpegasus4001]

Hi guy's, (sorry if this is the wrong section), and sorry in advance if this has been posted before
I have just purchased an old Gibson bass. The bass hasn't been cleaned for some time. I've cleaned it up with some Peavey guitar polish. However it hasn't come up how I would like. The finish is walnut. (nitro finish).
Can you recommend me some polish/cleaner/restorer to clear the remaining gunk and bring the shine back up please? Many thanks.

[Number6]

A lot of people use lighter fluid to clean away the years of grime n gunk then use a polish afterwards to get a good sheen and protect the finish.

[clarkpegasus4001]

[quote name='Number6' timestamp='1468002666' post='3088035']
A lot of people use lighter fluid to clean away the years of grime n gunk then use a polish afterwards to get a good sheen and protect the finish.
[/quote]

Really? lighter fluid? never heard of that method before.

[skankdelvar]

Spit. As recommended by repair guru [url="http://www.guitarplayer.com/miscellaneous/1139/dan-erlewine39s-mod-squad/19896"]Dan Erlewine[/url].

[Bilbo]

I once walked into Andy's Guitar Shop in Denmark Street with a guitar roadie from a famous Parisienne guitarist. He asked Andy 'can you recommend a good Polish for my man's guitars'?

Andy answered 'Pledge' :-D

I left the shop really quickly.

[clarkpegasus4001]

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1468005137' post='3088055']
Spit. As recommended by repair guru [url="http://www.guitarplayer.com/miscellaneous/1139/dan-erlewine39s-mod-squad/19896"]Dan Erlewine[/url].
[/quote]

Lol yes i've seen that. i've got the gunk off, it just needs a really good polish. I might try some of that Gerlitz No'1 Carnauba wax and polish. I've heard it's good.

[clarkpegasus4001]

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1468007707' post='3088075']
I once walked into Andy's Guitar Shop in Denmark Street with a guitar roadie from a famous Parisienne guitarist. He asked Andy 'can you recommend a good Polish for my man's guitars'?

Andy answered 'Pledge' :-D

I left the shop really quickly.
[/quote]

I'm not surprised!

[clarkpegasus4001]

Here is the bass, a 1972 EB3 L. As you can see, it's pretty clean now (considering it was filthy to start with). It just needs a really good polish and a set up.

[stingrayPete1977]

My wife is Polish........ah hang on I see what you mean, I like this Dunlop 65 stuff.

[Panamonte]

This is what I use on my Thunderbird which has a nitro finish - works a treat.

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[geoffbyrne]

Occasionally (because it's mildly abrasive) I'll use car polish - might be just what your's needs - once.

G.

[Bolo]

Dr.Duck's axwax

[mcnach]

I was going to recommend my girlfriend but... I will wait until I know what you'd want her for.

edit: StingrayPete got there first, dang...

Edited July 9, 2016 by mcnach

[Grangur]

http://www.wood-finishes-direct.com/product/fiddes-wax

I would use a good clear wax polish. Its probably similar to Axwax, but a lot cheaper by volume.

Edited July 9, 2016 by Grangur

[clarkpegasus4001]

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1468039556' post='3088206']
[url="http://www.wood-finishes-direct.com/product/fiddes-wax"]http://www.wood-fini...duct/fiddes-wax[/url]

I would use a good clear wax polish. Its probably similar to Axwax, but a lot cheaper by volume.
[/quote]

Not seen that stuff before. I'm not bothered about the cost so long as it does a good job.

[clarkpegasus4001]

[quote name='geoffbyrne' timestamp='1468011780' post='3088134']
Occasionally (because it's mildly abrasive) I'll use car polish - might be just what your's needs - once.

G.
[/quote]

Such as? I think T-Cut would be a bit too abrasive? Or was you thinking of something else?

[Thunderbird]

A small blob of T cut and I mean small then GHS guitar gloss I would personally avoid the T cut but it does work in an emergancy

[paul h]

Jestem Polakiem.

(sorry for the spelling)

[paul h]

Ha...apparently I spelled it correctly! Check me out

[stingrayPete1977]

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1468028008' post='3088202']
I was going to recommend my girlfriend but... I will wait until I know what you'd want her for.

edit: StingrayPete got there first, dang...
[/quote]

Snooze you lose Jose

[geoffbyrne]

[quote name='clarkpegasus4001' timestamp='1468047809' post='3088221']
Such as? I think T-Cut would be a bit too abrasive? Or was you thinking of something else?
[/quote]

I used to use Turtle Wax because I had it for the car anyway.

ALSO, I found the car wax less liable to show fingerprints as it's much harder than a furniture polish.

But, as I said, I didn't use it very often.

G.

[stingrayPete1977]

The term car wax and car polish have blurred over the years, a [i]polish[/i] by nature has some abrasion where a proper[i] wax[/i] does not, none at all. Something like autoglym super resin polish has enough grit to remove light swirls and grime but you would need to rub for hours to damage anything unlike t-cut which can cut right through car paint on the edges of panels even by hand, autoglym HD wax to treat a car after the polishing stage is purely a wax, you apply it damp then buff it to a shine, it wont even remove the smallest of marks you miss at the polishing stage no matter how hard you rub it.

[DBerriff]

Clean - yes, and lighter fluid is good because it evaporates and leaves no residue. But why polish? We have got used to thick, synthetic finishes on modern basses, but on a bass like this I would go with the patina. As for furniture or car finishing products I personally would want 100% assurance they do not contain anything that will be absorbed by the finish or wood.

Edited July 9, 2016 by DBerriff

[molan]

We use Dr Ducks in the shop - it seems to work on anything and lasts for ages!

Be sure to use sparingly though

[MoonBassAlpha]

I used the Dunlop polish on my '74 Gibson SG (similar age to your bass) and it had a very bad reaction to it. The finish went very matt and almost sticky. I really wish I'd tried it on the back first!
I tried loads of things to remedy it, eventually winning with toothpaste (really!) and a LOT of elbow grease. I'm never letting that stuff near the SG again, but it does work fine on all my other (non-nitro finish) guitars.