Polish

Polish

I have an Ozark steel resonator guitar, nickel plated.
It's been in the case for a while and the body has gone a bit manky -
it needs a good clean & polish.

Anyone recommend a decent metal polish to bring back it's shine?

Thanks

Matthew

Re: Polish

Umm, sorry, I thought this post was about Polish guitar players. :-)

Seriously, wouldn't a polishing paste designed for nickle plated
silverware work just fine?

I would head down to my local Wally World and check out silverware
polish first. Good luck

Re: Polish


"Jenkins Khan" <matthew149guy@gmail,com > wrote in message
news:32cc4995-9dd0-48be-85bb-3e1b02b99a8c@p25g2000hsf.googlegroups,com ...
>I have an Ozark steel resonator guitar, nickel plated.
> It's been in the case for a while and the body has gone a bit manky -
> it needs a good clean & polish.
>
> Anyone recommend a decent metal polish to bring back it's shine?
>
> Thanks
>
> Matthew

I don't polish mine very often, because it just wears off the plating and I
prefer the "used" look. I clean it with kitchen wet wipes to remove the
grunge.

If you want to polish it, any polish recommended for nickel will do. I use
one called "Reflection" that I get from an industrial hardware store, it is
a bit heavier duty than "Silvo", the main supermarket brand here in Oz.

Tony D

Re: Polish

On May 16, 8:28 pm, "Tony Done" <tonyd...@bigpond,com > wrote:
> "Jenkins Khan" <matthew149...@gmail,com > wrote in message
>
> news:32cc4995-9dd0-48be-85bb-3e1b02b99a8c@p25g2000hsf.googlegroups,com ...
>
> >I have an Ozark steel resonator guitar, nickel plated.
> > It's been in the case for a while and the body has gone a bit manky -
> > it needs a good clean & polish.
>
> > Anyone recommend a decent metal polish to bring back it's shine?
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Matthew
>
> I don't polish mine very often, because it just wears off the plating and I
> prefer the "used" look. I clean it with kitchen wet wipes to remove the
> grunge.
>
> If you want to polish it, any polish recommended for nickel will do. I use
> one called "Reflection" that I get from an industrial hardware store, it is
> a bit heavier duty than "Silvo", the main supermarket brand here in Oz.
>
> Tony D

I've been to see a guy who restores antique furniture and knick-knacks
- he's a bit of an expert it this kind of thing, and has advised me to
simply clean the guitar body with methylated spirits, as the nickel is
a finish in it's own right and does not really need a polish or wax on
it.

I will try it out, and let you all know.

thanks

Matthew