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Location: Ottawa, Canada | Mark in Boise said that the scratch on the headstock might be able to be polished out. What would I use if I decided to try that?
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Location: Boise, Idaho | They have guitar polish for sale all the time on ebay. Scratch remover. It's a fine polishing compound. I use 3M swirl remover for cars. It takes a lot of rubbing to get a scratch out, so if that one is pretty deep, it probably won't work. I'm guessing it's not too deep because it looks like little dashes. |
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Location: New Hampsha | Gibson scratch remover, or oddly enough, Meguire's aluminum wheel polish also does a nice job polishing wood finishes. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | It looks like you might need to add a little color to it too. They make auto scratch removers with color. I've never tried them but I would imagine they are similar to some of the other products mentioned. Just go easy. It's hard on a guitar to test an inconspicous spot. |
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Location: Michigan | That did not take long :( . Anyway if it is just paint from something else you may want to try a bit of rubbing alcohol before you try to buff it out with anything abrasive. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...scratch? nah...it's mojo. Leave it. |
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Location: Colorado | If it's paint from something else then a good car wax might take it off. Otherwise get a fine rubbing/polishing compound that's not too harsh. 3M makes a good one that I use on our car paint. You can get it at Walmart, but it's about $10 for a small bottle. Use it sparingly, then wax/buff it afterwards. Hell, if you have some wood wax around, try that before you try anything else. |
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Location: NW of Philadelphia | Maguires X polish worked wonders for me. |
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Location: Tennessee | Sharpie. |
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Location: Right now? | Sharpie.
THERE ya go!
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Location: Colorado | Good one--I actually like that one. I'd try it. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | DON'T!!! They were only joking. Any type of felt tip pen will really show. The black will give off a purple-ish color whenever the light hits it. If you need to touch it up, go to an auto parts store with the guitar in hand and match it to a black touch up paint. (There are lots of different shades of black.) Remember, you want PAINT, not INK. |
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Location: Ottawa, Canada | Thanks Alison, I had no thoughts of taking a Sharpie to it! Thanks for you very real concerns!
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Location: Colorado | Sorry for the panic we caused you Alison. But I have used Sharpie (discreetly and with great care and patience) on my Infinity speakers. They had a couple of minor marks near the grilles and the Sharpie did good enough that it's hard to tell where the marks are. Different type of finish on the speakers than the ADII.
I think it will be tough to match the sheen of the headstock paint anyway whether with an ink-pen or paint. Trying to buff it out is probably the best option. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I had a chip of paint flake off one of my blue adamas guitars. I found some nail polish that matched it perfectly. |
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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | Nail polish, that's one I would never have thought of.
My favorite method for touch ups is to go to an art supply store and get a few of the paint pens that are made especially for restoring painted picture frames. They come in various colors, sheens and nib sizes to match and fill almost any scratch.
After the paint dries, buff out the area as others have suggested. |
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Location: Utah | It is difficult to tell from the picture exactly what is going on. I would start with the easy stuff first. If it isn't paint from something else, I'd try a basic clean and wax. It is possible that a good wax will fill small irregularities and do a good job of hiding it. Dunlop 65 has a Carnuba wax product that I like.
Only if it can't be cleaned off or hidden with a wax would I consider polishing with an abrasive product (lots of brands already mentioned in other responses). Even then, I would consider leaving it unless I was confident of not making the problem worse. |
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Removing the scratch?
