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If it's really caked in grime then you might be better off using a car cleaning product, but otherwise, Gibson Pump Polish is really good because it's nitro-safe.
As for the fretboard, I use Dunlop 65, it does the job well, and people will argue all day about which oil and in what concentrations etc. If it's really gunky, I use a razorblade because I like the precision clean it can provide up to the frets, but if you're not experienced in using a blade then a guitar pick does almost as good a job, it just takes a bit longer.
The guitar has suffered no ill-effects from it at all. I wouldn't hesitate to use it again.
If the fretboard has a build up of finger sauce, then I use naphtha (liquid lighter fuel), let it soak for a little while, take it off with paper towel or a cloth, then a decent fretboard oil after it's cleaned up.
Never needed anything else, does the job amazingly on all nitro guitars and wood, including my 59 junior.
Also, don't take a blade anywhere near your guitar. That's crazy. Just rub the ax wax on, leave it as a thin layer over the grimy bits on the body and the fretboard, come back 5 mins later and rub vigourosly with a cloth. The grime will be gone.
1980 Tokai LS-80
Voxman TCut should be fine, it will only remove as much as you want it to, you could try something like Autoglym super resin polish which is like TCut but more of a modern formula, TCut is a light abrasive like brasso, the difference with something like super resin polish is the more you polish with it the more it breaks down and becomes less abrasive so the finer the finish/shine.
There is also meguiars ultimate compound which again is leaps and bounds ahead of TCut, really guys, TCut is so very last year.
I know folk have referred to the paint finish on les pauls as being nitrocellulose ...is this the same for all les pauls?
the ax wax will give you a lovely polish as well
1980 Tokai LS-80
There's a cleaner and a polish. It's what the pros clean their million quid violins with.
It doesn't work miracles, but it's bloody good stuff.
Oh, and it smells nice too...!
@robgilmo - its just a film layer that will come off - I'm not going to use t-cut