Make this finish shine. And a few nicks..

[joet]

Hi folks
New here. I have a 96 ce 24. I cleaned the finish with naphtha and used a Gibson polish that I use on my other guitars. The finish still seems a bit dull. Any tips to make this shine?

are there other options to work out the nicks in the finish other than drop filling with ca glue? Wondered if a clay bar would work?

Thanks
Joe

 

[joet]

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[markd21]

Nice guitar!!! Usually I just use car wax on my poly finished guitars. Is the finish cloudy?

 

[joet]

Thanks Mark! Yes it looks a bit cloudy/hazy. Like I can’t see “through” it. Any special tricks or brands to get the haze out?

 

[bodia]

Nothing short of a refinish. That happens sometimes on the older guitars (and some newer ones). That cloudiness is under the clear coat. I believe it comes from excess moisture, or something like that. It seems to happen in wetter climates. I have a '97 Santana I that I bought last year from someone in Florida. It has some cloudiness, but only on the back.

 

[joet]

Nothing short of a refinish. That happens sometimes on the older guitars (and some newer ones). That cloudiness is under the clear coat. I believe it comes from excess moisture, or something like that. It seems to happen in wetter climates. I have a '97 Santana I that I bought last year from someone in Florida. It has some cloudiness, but only on the back.

Yikes! That’s tough. Amazing that the finish can haze between layers!

 

[joet]

After looking at other posts talking about cloudiness they seem more severe than this. This is almost a haze. Not sure if it’s the same thing

The top of the horn near the button shows well in this pic

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1svL--gOSWlE7CmonQaYh1VqcxdLA7u7q/view?usp=drivesdk

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3ienZZo

 

[bodia]

After looking at other posts talking about cloudiness they seem more severe than this. This is almost a haze. Not sure if it’s the same thing

The top of the horn near the button shows well in this pic

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1svL--gOSWlE7CmonQaYh1VqcxdLA7u7q/view?usp=drivesdk

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3ienZZo

Here's the best pic I have showing it on my Santana I

You can kind of see it on the neck in this one.

 

[joet]

OK, I can see it very clearly between the G and B stringpost and tuner knob. My finish is more plain hazy as I dont see the clouds "infiltrating" the rest of the finsih....that's a bummer. Those Santa models are great guitars!

 

[joet]

Meguiar's is some amazing stuff!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uB4lQARnj2nCepMLylmHyT-vJ8WwlzzT/view?usp=sharing

 

[bodia]

Nice! Glad you were able to get it shiny!