Preserving Wood Trim
06-12-04, 06:42 PM
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Preserving Wood Trim
Here's tip for cleaning and polishing the wood surfaces, panels and switches for your Lexus.
I've been using Martin's Guitar Polish and it works amazingly well. Its formulated to maintain delicate instrument finishes. Manufactured by CF Martin, guitarmakers. A little sprayed on a soft polishing cloth cleans everything off and removes fine scratches as well. Buff afterwards and you're done.
I've been using Martin's Guitar Polish and it works amazingly well. Its formulated to maintain delicate instrument finishes. Manufactured by CF Martin, guitarmakers. A little sprayed on a soft polishing cloth cleans everything off and removes fine scratches as well. Buff afterwards and you're done.
06-12-04, 08:59 PM
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Don't have any pics but it works great.
This polish preserves the flexability of urethane/varnish surfaces and is extremely gentle. Some of the wax/polishing stuff that people say they use such as DACP, swirl removers, etc. are going to dry the finish eventually w/ cracking/ hazing resulting.
I've used it on very expensive highend, vintage instruments for years.
You can get it at any guitar shop or musical instrument store. Very common stuff.
This polish preserves the flexability of urethane/varnish surfaces and is extremely gentle. Some of the wax/polishing stuff that people say they use such as DACP, swirl removers, etc. are going to dry the finish eventually w/ cracking/ hazing resulting.
I've used it on very expensive highend, vintage instruments for years.
You can get it at any guitar shop or musical instrument store. Very common stuff.
06-13-04, 11:40 AM
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The Martin Guitar polish will work fine on your clearcoated wood, as srg stated.
I do have to add however, that any automotive polish or wax is fine for it also, and will do no harm because they're formulated for polyurthane paints and lacquers also, for car paint from 1950 to 2005. Automotive lacquers from the past are the same as clear lacquers used on old furniture and guitars, and today's clear wood (your Lexus' wood) is cleared with polyurethane, essentially the same paint used on the car body itself. It's basically another form of plastic.
The older guitars (today's guitars are clear polyurethane not lacquer) were better served by a solvent cleaner /polish like the Martin stuff, rather than gritty abrasives which could wear it down. But there's not much lacquer in use anymore today, on anything, including guitars (save for vintage instrument reconditioning, which is rare).
So the Guitar polish will work, as will the Meguiar's wax, your choice. Cheers fellas.
I do have to add however, that any automotive polish or wax is fine for it also, and will do no harm because they're formulated for polyurthane paints and lacquers also, for car paint from 1950 to 2005. Automotive lacquers from the past are the same as clear lacquers used on old furniture and guitars, and today's clear wood (your Lexus' wood) is cleared with polyurethane, essentially the same paint used on the car body itself. It's basically another form of plastic.
The older guitars (today's guitars are clear polyurethane not lacquer) were better served by a solvent cleaner /polish like the Martin stuff, rather than gritty abrasives which could wear it down. But there's not much lacquer in use anymore today, on anything, including guitars (save for vintage instrument reconditioning, which is rare).
So the Guitar polish will work, as will the Meguiar's wax, your choice. Cheers fellas.
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