Pledge vs Guitar Polish

Blaendulais

They smell very different.  One gets ads on TV the other is more expensive and only available online or in dingy shops

Fretboard polish aside whats the differences / advantages

underdog

I'm sure traidional furniture polish can damage some guitar finishes? Also can cause an issue if you ever need some or part of the guitar refinished at any point.

TheMarlin

Pledge is full of silicon. Will damage the wood, you’ll never get it out of the nooks and crannies. Won’t do your electrics any good either. 

robgilmo

Aerosol polish damages French polish. I use furniture wax sometimes, T Cut is good to shine up dull polyester.

Phil_aka_Pip

Don't ordinary furniture polishes leave a waxy or oily residue? I found they did that when i was a teenager and more willing to use my mum's cleaning materials than to buy my own guitar polish. But hey, that was a long time ago and I've been using "Guitar Polish" ever since.

guitars4you

TheMarlin said:

Pledge is full of silicon. Will damage the wood, you’ll never get it out of the nooks and crannies. Won’t do your electrics any good either. 

exactly - avoid any such polish with silicon

viz

Just use shredder lube. 

http://i.imgur.com/r8aJXLZ.jpg





(don’t)

Corvus

Silicon is major PITA when it comes to paint/touch-ups. A good carnauba car wax will be fine.

thecolourbox

Corvus said:

Silicon is major PITA when it comes to paint/touch-ups. A good carnauba car wax will be fine.

Don't they do a germanium one?

Blaendulais

thanks no to pledge!

robgilmo

You know for Polyester or polyurethane a wipe down with a soft damp cloth works fine, I might use wax on mine if I'm bored during a set up or if it's new, modern finishes are quite tough.

robgilmo

Pledge is fine on poly finishes.

robgilmo

I have to admit I do like polishing stuff. Something very satisfying about rubbing on a shellac finish and making something fairly bland look really nice.

 https://i.imgur.com/3evVUQN.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/IHMSNiL.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ViO7Lt5.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/6kbJKZf.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ytzrvFL.jpg

Blaendulais

robgilmo said:

I have to admit I do like polishing stuff. Something very satisfying about rubbing on a shellac finish and making something fairly bland look really nice.

 https://i.imgur.com/3evVUQN.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/IHMSNiL.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ViO7Lt5.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/6kbJKZf.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ytzrvFL.jpg

wow you are some polisher!

robgilmo

Blaendulais said:

robgilmo said:

I have to admit I do like polishing stuff. Something very satisfying about rubbing on a shellac finish and making something fairly bland look really nice.

 https://i.imgur.com/3evVUQN.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/IHMSNiL.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ViO7Lt5.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/6kbJKZf.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ytzrvFL.jpg

wow you are some polisher!

Cant help it, I see something I like and I polish it!


Jesus, that sounded well wrong!

rlw

robgilmo said:

Pledge is fine on poly finishes.

This.  And used sparingly on nitro too.

thermionic

Corvus said:

Silicon is major PITA when it comes to paint/touch-ups. A good carnauba car wax will be fine.

I have to interject here (I have a PhD on the properties of silicon) - silicon is a crystalline metalloid element, often found in semiconductor devices. Silicones are polymerised silicon compounds analogous to organic chemicals (with silicon atoms where you'd expect to see carbon atoms), and are often found in household polishes, bathroom sealants and adult entertainment stars.

RandallFlagg

Gibson pump polish, works geat on all guitars, all finishes. Simply the best, and not too expensive either

LooseMoose

On nitro I don’t think I’d use anything unless there was something you need to try and get rid of - on poly you can use anything at all and that finish will still be there

bignorm

TheMarlin said:

Pledge is full of silicon. Will damage the wood, you’ll never get it out of the nooks and crannies. Won’t do your electrics any good either. 

It's a bitch to get off if you ever need to respray too.
A furniture maker once told me never use pledge or anything like it on furniture.
Use a damp cloth

Corvus

thermionic said:

Corvus said:

Silicon is major PITA when it comes to paint/touch-ups. A good carnauba car wax will be fine.

I have to interject here (I have a PhD on the properties of silicon) - silicon is a crystalline metalloid element, often found in semiconductor devices. Silicones are polymerised silicon compounds analogous to organic chemicals (with silicon atoms where you'd expect to see carbon atoms), and are often found in household polishes, bathroom sealants and adult entertainment stars.

Oops, I dropped a Methyl​enedioxy​methamphetamine.

Pledge contains silicone; silicone is a problem with repaint so don't use it if you might ever want to do that. It causes 'fisheyes' and is very hard to get rid of. It's not about the finish but what's in the wax/polish.