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ARCHIVED TOPIC: Cleaning Up Light Scratches in Old Fiddle

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monradon - Posted - 06/27/2007: 16:36:44

How do you guys take out some of the light scratches when cleaning up a old fiddle. I am not talking deep enough to go through the finish more of just polishing up . Thinking of 1000 or 1500 grit wet dry with homer formby as a lube or maybe 0000 steel wool . Am not going to refinish in fact dont know for sure what was used but best guess german made 20's to 30's for sure before WWII.

Hobbit

Jerry Byers - Posted - 06/27/2007: 17:12:34

Is it scratches or checking?

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Jerry

'04 Altman M-F5 #5
'05 Mid-Mo M-2
*something new is in the works*

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G-string - Posted - 06/27/2007: 21:17:16

Have it french polished or just leave the mojo alone. Lp

monradon - Posted - 06/28/2007: 09:47:01

No its scratches , I have never learned to french polish yet and you kind of need to know what kind of varnish was used first don't you ??

Hobbit

Jerry Byers - Posted - 06/28/2007: 11:44:27

Not necessarily. The French polish uses a shellac to 'seal' and 'polish' the surface. Gibson routinely French polished their oil varnishes.

Steve (voodoo) can tell you all about this stuff.

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Jerry

'04 Altman M-F5 #5
'05 Mid-Mo M-2
*something new is in the works*

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