Turtle Wax Carnauba Car Wax Guitar
Posted : admin On 18.07.2019Hexa
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The Taylor Guitar website has some very interesting videos on guitar making and maintenance. Last night, as I was watching one specific video on guitar maintenance, I was shocked to hear that the tech was recommending to use Turtle Wax 'Express Shine' to polish the guitar!!??
He even says that it works particularly well on a satin finish. The exact quote is '...if this was a satin guitar, I would really suggest the Turtle Wax'.
Is this madness or what? I'm curious to know what you think. This particular 'car' polish is made with carnauba wax. It's the same product we would find on a lot of 'guitar' polish. Then again, maybe it's not safe on Nitro finish...
Here's the direct link to the video. Fast forward to 5m 10sec to see the part about the Turtle Wax.
Care & Feeding Part 1
How to properly clean, polish and restring your guitar.
He even says that it works particularly well on a satin finish. The exact quote is '...if this was a satin guitar, I would really suggest the Turtle Wax'.
Is this madness or what? I'm curious to know what you think. This particular 'car' polish is made with carnauba wax. It's the same product we would find on a lot of 'guitar' polish. Then again, maybe it's not safe on Nitro finish...
Here's the direct link to the video. Fast forward to 5m 10sec to see the part about the Turtle Wax.
Care & Feeding Part 1
How to properly clean, polish and restring your guitar.
Turtle Wax won't really enhance the shine on satin finishes. But it can be used used to clean and protect guitars and basses. It will enhance the shine of gloss finishes, nitro or poly.
Turtle Wax T-465R ICE Paste Polish Wax. Turtle Wax T-465R is one of their most popular products due to the fact that it is inexpensive and offers excellent results. It comes in the form of a paste is a small aluminum recipient of 8 ounces. Similar to other car waxes it provides protection against UV rays that can damage the paint. Jul 10, 2013 Hi, just wondering if car wax will Take light scratches out of a highway 1 body. The guitar is a 2003 and it is finished in Satin Acrylic Lacquer.