How to remove scratches from a PRS SE Custom 24

Javier Roldan

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Hi everyone,

Unfortunately yesterday I scratched my brand new PRS SE Custom 24 guitar with the hateful chair where I play (it has a bolt where the arms are attached). They are not deep scratchs, they seem to be shallow. There are not dents either.

I have read a lot about guitar polishers as for example www.guitarscratchremover.com and it seems to be proper only for some kinds of finishes (they talk about high glosh finishes only).

In PRS webpage (https://www.prsguitars.com/csc/faq.html) they talk about a finish called V12 (from 2010) as a midpoint between nitro and acrylic. They specifically say that V12 is extremely thin to allow the guitar to resonate, so I don't know if this kind of polishers would damage the guitar of works without any problem.

Have you ever used or know someone that has used this kind of polishers? Did it work? Any problems as dull results or halos?

Thank you very much.

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Your SE comes with a polyurethane finish, and scratches should be able to be buffed out with any decent automotive grade scratch/swirl remover unless they're too deep.
 
Your SE comes with a polyurethane finish, and scratches should be able to be buffed out with any decent automotive grade scratch/swirl remover unless they're too deep.

Thank you Sergio for your quick response. I have talked with a luthier and it seems to be easy and quick to remove. I will take the guitar to him and I will let you know.

Regards
 
Hi Sergio, I use guitarscratchremover on all of my guitars and it does a wonderful job on light scratches. You can also use it to bring your finish back up to a deep gloss. You do need to apply some pressure and several coats for best results. That's my experience anyway.

Regards
 
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