The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #34828   Message #472051
Posted By: BK
28-May-01 - 11:14 PM
Thread Name: Luthiary Question
Subject: Luthiary Question
I'm guessing some of y'all know some answers; I have several guitars w/the new style "satin" (ie, dull!!!) finish. It hasn't grown on me at all, 'n I notice on the neck of my ~5 yr old Martin D-M there is a lovely glossy shine where my hand encounters it. This shine is great looking & in striking contrast to the drab dullness of the rest of the guitar.

So: what simple technique can I use (other than years of rubbing my hands on the wood -all over the guitar- suggested by some of the cut-ups at the thursday jam session) to engender a similar lusterous shine on the rest of the guitar. I can put a decent buffing wheel on my big bench grinder, and...?

Cheers, BK