Excellent Product for your Hamer

[jclasen]

I have an old black Hamer. Lots of scraatches, looks like hell.

While at Autozone, saw some Meguire's Ultmate Compound, Color and Clarity Restorer.

I used some auto buffing pads and I have to say, the scratches are gone.

A lot of elbow grease is required, but the finish is excellent.

[Disturber]

Yes, I use something similar from Turtlewax. Works like a charm. Be careful though, buffing to hard might actually remove the finish down to the wood.

[G Man]

While these products work well, most have silicone in them, and if they do, they can make any finish repairs to nitro down the road hard.

[bubs_42]

Hard is an uderstatement from what I hear.

[Studio Custom]

The 3M Imperial products are industry standards

[gorch]

Might be nice idea for polishing for the next Ebay sale.

[BlueRedWhite]

ok, what are the safe alternatives??

[G Man]

I've had good results with this, http://www.virtuosopolish.com/

[tobereeno]

I guess there are times when you'd want to do spot lacquer repairs, but for refinishing, stripping is far better than overspraying.

[mukuzi]

i use good ol`e Brasso

[DaveL]

I had to age a tele pickguard... I got rid of the gloss with some 800 grit, then

hit it with my keys in spots... then went over it with meguiars and one of these

(fits on your drill) gotta be real careful with it though. burn thru and the

drill slipping

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Finishing_supplies/Abrasives,_polishes,_buffers/Foam_Polishing_Pad.html

[guitar162]

I have had excellent results with turtle wax premium grade rubbing compound (green bottle) and premium grade polishing compound (black bottle). About $6.00 per 18 oz bottle, silicone free, and clear coat safe. I use both by hand. The rubbing compound is for heavy oxidation and scratches and if your not careful can burn through a lacquer finish. The milder polishing compound is what you follow up with after the rubbing compound, its finer and cuts slower. I would recommend only using the polishing compound if you haven’t done this before. It works well for swirl marks and light oxidation like the dull place you can get from resting your arm on the top of the lower bout.

[tommy p]

I've had good results with this, http://www.virtuosopolish.com/

+1

[RichRS6]

+1 For Virtuoso products.

[Armitage]

I've had a bottle of Meguire's #9 Swirl Remover for ages, it gets rid of that angel hair type pick marks like magic.