American Strat complete.
If I wax the Squier Deluxe we are looking at a price increase.
So I take a run down to AutoZone and I'm picking up all the parts for the brake and drum job set for today. While I'm there I decide to pick-up some wax that a guy on the Toyota forum suggested I try (Meguiar's), not an unknown brand, but I had never used it.
The sales guy tells me he's been using it for 25 years and I joke "Hmm, maybe I'll use it on my guitars". He tells me "Oh, I use it on all mine and have been for 10 years". Well, fellow fretters you know that's all it took and it's a good it was early and the store was empty. His main are two Gibsons, an LP and a 335.
I get home and my wife inquires on why it took so long. I told her and she says "can you go anywhere without finding someone that plays guitar?". I just smiled and said "Someday we will rule the world".
BTW, I came home and my daughter was getting ready to go shopping, so the brakes will have to wait until she gets home.
The Dot is waxed and shines magnificently, plus as smooth as a babies butt. NEXT!!!
Mark
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American Strat complete.
If I wax the Squier Deluxe we are looking at a price increase.
Mark
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You should actually steer clear of waxes regardless of the "AutoZone" advice... waxes tend to continue to build up residue that must be removed eventually which will also end up removing/damaging the finish and require a complete strip & refinish.
That's why most guitar manufacturers recommend against "wax" and there are plenty of "no wax" cleaners & polishes out there specifically for guitar finishes.
If you really feel that you must wax your guitar, do is sparingly and not often.
Postscripts:
If you wax the neck you will find that your hand will stick & drag at the slightest hint of hand moisture like sweat.
If you wax the fretboard you find that it will no longer absorb fretboard conditioner.
It's referred to as a cleaner and polisher (same thing Dunlop 65 is referred to), so wax may be incorrect wording. I will have to look at that.
As for the neck and fretboard - dry rag on neck (cotton or the ones used for lens and monitor cleaning). Damp cloth on fretboard occasionally, but again mostly dry. Wood conditioning of some sort less than once a year.
Mark
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Have you seen this???
http://www.fender.com/products//sear...tno=0990508000
Works well.
Cheers,
Bob
Help, I've fallen and can't reach my Tele!
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So you've purchased it? What's the cost?Originally Posted by rkwrenn
Here's the results of today's quick polish:
Mark
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Lose touch for a couple of days and all hell breaks loose.
I thought that you sold the drums?
Steve
Sold yes, gone no. My co-worker (as Rocket scrambles for dictionary) is on vacation, so he will probably take possession next week when I come back from vacation.Originally Posted by Steve206
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The polish job looks good on both guitars, but what do you use to keep your socks such a bright white?
Guitars:
Fender 2006 MIM Fender Stratocaster HSS in 3TS
Ibanez RG 570 with a bridge Invader
ESP M II Deluxe with a Tune-o-Matic bridge
Eleanor, the magical, mystical Road Worn wonder Tele
Blackstar HT Club 40
Painted them white with black toes before the photo session. You should be thankful I don't make pancakes.Originally Posted by Katastrophe
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c-o-w-o-r-k-e-r-?
Something to do with cows... right?
It is expensive. I got my kit at cost from a friend who manages a music store. Here's an MF linky...Originally Posted by just strum
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...ars?sku=420795
Rocket : gives good advice and take heed. Automotive paint and guitar paint are different. I would think that car wax would need more powerful solvents to deal with road grime and such.
Cheers and HTH,
Bob
Help, I've fallen and can't reach my Tele!
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I didn't notice that it's made by the same company (Meguiar's) - I am going to have to check ingredients.Originally Posted by rkwrenn
Mark
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You got it, French for cow robbers.Originally Posted by Rocket
Shiner, give this guy gift certificates for dinner for two at the Hard Rock Cafe.
Mark
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A few weeks ago, the wife and I were grocery shopping. We went our seperate ways at the store and I hit the seafood department. Turns out that I had a guitar T shirt on and the guy working the counter plays. After a half hour, my wife found me shooting the breeze with this guy.........................and I got my king crab legs for $2.99 a pound! He felt the need to "hook a brother up".
I told my wife "See, it pays to play the guitar!"
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
Effects: Tonebone Trimode, EH Holy Grail, Boss CH-1, Dunlop Crybaby Classic, Framptone Amp Switcher, THD Hot Plate, Yamaha AG Stomp Acoustic Processor, Boss BCB-60 Pedal Board.
$2.99 A POUND FOR KING CRAB LEGS??? Dang brother, you did get a sweet deal. Last weekend my son and I took a trip to Lowe's so I could pick up some wire to finish the firefly amph. The kid cutting the wire asked what I was building, so I told him. Turns out he's a bass player. But he didn't offer to cut me any special deals. He did ask me to name him in the will after I told him how many guitars CB and I have. Then again, what do you expect from a bass player?Originally Posted by Plank_Spanker
Oh Rocket, I think I can do ya' a little better than a couple of gift certificates to Hard Rock. But you're going to have to come to Texas to collect.
Guitars and other stringed instruments: Washburn D10S, Washburn EA52SWCE, Washburn Cumberland J28SDL, Washburn D46S12, D'Aquisto Centura, Rover RM-50B Mando
Amps and Cabs: Behringer AT108, Firefly Tube Amph, Blackheart Little Giant BH5H, Shiner's Custom Cab v.1.0
". . . because without beer, things do not seem to go as well . . ." Brother Epp, Capuchin Monastery, Munjor, Kansas 1902
I think that sums it upOriginally Posted by luvmyshiner
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What is it about bass players?
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
Effects: Tonebone Trimode, EH Holy Grail, Boss CH-1, Dunlop Crybaby Classic, Framptone Amp Switcher, THD Hot Plate, Yamaha AG Stomp Acoustic Processor, Boss BCB-60 Pedal Board.