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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | So I got myself a 2005 S771-4...
It has had a rough life.
Well... I actually has been stored for most of it's life, in a Less-than-Sterile environment.
I just cleaned-it-up with a damp rag, so I got most of the crud off of the top.
I also oiled the fingerboard and got the rusty strings off of there.
(I got a corroded spot on one of the frets, but that is another thread)
Anyway... What is best to use to clean and maintain a Satin Finish?
(or is a damp rag about as Good as it Gets?)
Meanwhile... Time to Brag!
All cleaned-up...
 
Oh, and this thing has unusually low action... Even with two shims under the saddle.
And it sounds nice. I had one with an OP-24+ before... This has an OP30, so I get a Tuna. |
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Location: SoCal | Pledge..... |
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Location: Eaton, Indiana | I use glass plus on all of my O's. It works well and doesn't leave a film.
Also, I use magic eraser to clean fretboards. It's intended for floors and such but really does a nice job and is non-abrasive.
scott lamperd b c (before computers) |
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Location: Flahdaw | Better question....how do you clean those window treatments? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | dark bar asks:
Better question....how do you clean those window treatments? Those are aluminized plastic Emergency Blankets... Y'know? by Coleman.
They keep the afternoon sun from baking my room.
I can see through them during the day, like mirror shades, but they reflect the camera flash.
I will take them down in the Fall, after the Equinox. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | besides the foregoing pledge etc according to Dan Erilwine's guitar player handbook, he uses saliva. I've used it and it's a pretty good solvent ... but if you use it, clean up afterwards with something like dunlop 65. |
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Location: Utah | I'd use a soapy dish cloth, with very little soap, followed by several wipes with a damp rag to get all the soap off. I would not put anything on it to protect it.
Dunlop 65 works well too. |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by an4340:
besides the foregoing pledge etc according to Dan Erilwine's guitar player handbook, he uses saliva. I've used it and it's a pretty good solvent ... but if you use it, clean up afterwards with something like dunlop 65. Spit polish??
You guys way over think this. Just use lemon Pledge. Guitar looks and smells wonderful.... |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Dunlop 65, and less effort than for glossy finishes. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Y'see? Therein lies the problem.
Before, when I had another S771, I just used a damp cloth.
But when I read about Pledge, and other such cleaners, I am NOT trying to make it shiny.
Actually I want it to stay "Satin" and maybe remove that shiny spot below the strings where people have rested their pinky finger. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
where people have rested their pinky finger. Keep your damn, greasy pinky OFF the guitar! |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | very problematic to remove shiny spots on a satin guitar due to the fact that the spot has simply been worn into a gloss finish. I have a mutant les paul (actually a tacoma electric papoose, which as far as I know will never be made again by that company that bought tacoma, which is a shame, but I digress ...) that was a satin finish, had some gloss spots, I buffed it out with some car stuff, forget what it was and made the whole thing gloss. Once you start rubbing to gloss, there's no going back. I think you're best bet is just to clean it with the dunlop 65, and leave the shiny spot as character. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Character! Love it.
I was told that this guitar has very little play-time, but it has wear-spots in the frets. But really, I like it.
Has it few marks here-n-there, but it gives it Character! (like you said)
It has apparently been stored for a while. But I took it out today, and I could hear it 'open-up' again due to about two hours of playing. And it sounds NICE. Acoustically and plugged-in. I have always liked sound of an A-Braced Balladeer Special. So I will be taking this one out often.
I am more concerned with NOT making any more Shiny spots. :p |
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Location: Utah | Dunlop 65. Best guitar polish, hands down. I use 100% lemon oil on most fretboards. I love the Old English brand of lemon oil. |
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How do I clean a Satin Finish?