Quick (probably stupid) Quistion

[lowenduser]

Just a quicky.... Is it ok to use turtle wax on the body pf a bass?

[DeanT]

It probably is. Since Turtle Wax is made for polishing cars, and the paint on many basses is similar to that on a car, I would think there shouldn't be a problem, but I'm not 100% sure on this. So, polish away at your own risk. Try a small patch and see how it come out (maybe on the bottom near the strap pin).

[lowenduser]

I'll try that approach, and let you know!! Just don't want to try it and discover a disintegrated bass in my gig bag the next day!

[DeanT]

Well, it definitely won't disintegrate your bass. But it could possibly discolor or even eat away at the finish, so that's why I suggested trying a small spot that no one can see easily.

[MonetBass]

I've used Meguiar's on my poly-finished bass and it looks fantastic. Never tried it on nitro, though, but I imagine it would work on that as well.

[62bass]

I've used Turtle wax on a couple basses with the factory polyurethane finishes that most use these days. No problem at all. It's a very hard wax though and because of this, difficult to polish out by hand, particularly if you put it on too thick or wait too long before polishing so that it dries hard. I prefer some of the slightly softer waxes sold for polishing furniture, such as Bison's.

But Turtlewax won't hurt the finish. Just your arm when polishing.

[Zooberwerx]

Modulus actually recommends Turtle Wax and advises against spray guitar polish. I use Blue Coral something-or-another on my clear-coated basses.

Riis