Easiest way to remove (most) scratches from clear coat?

[louloomis]

Hi. I have a bass with a pretty decent amount of scratches that are not very deep. I'd like to try to remove most of them if at all possible.

Is there a relatively easy way to do this easily (i.e. slowly and carefully)? I don't want to take it to a luthier because I think it will be a lot more expensive than the amount of money I have in the bass already. The results don't have to be perfect (i.e. all scratches removed), but I would like to try to improve it.

Thanks in advance.

LL

 

[ddnidd1]

In the past I have used compound products by Meguiars on quite a few basses.

There are plenty of products of this type on the market.

It just takes a lot of hand rubbing using increasingly fine 'abrasives'.

 

[electracoyote]

In the past I have used compound products by Meguiars on quite a few basses.

There are plenty of products of this type on the market.

It just takes a lot of hand rubbing using increasingly fine 'abrasives'.

+1

Meguiar's #7 is my favorite "one step" for light scratches.

Works great on my cars too.

 

[96tbird]

Yep, if its a poly clear, any auto polish will work perfectly.

 

[Warhawk]

Yep, auto polish. I really like Meguiars products.

 

[Zooberwerx]

Best: 3M Finesse-It II #39003 Machine Polish. Stuff stays usable in the bottle for years, too.

Riis

 

[Pilgrim]

Best: 3M Finesse-It II #39003 Machine Polish. Stuff stays usable in the bottle for years, too.

Riis

I vote this way also. I have used it for polishing out roughness on a couple of instruments, and for final buff on a lacquer repaint. I bought a soft buffing wheel at ACE Hardware with a shaft that would chuck up in my 3/8" VSR drill, and used it to buff out the rough areas with much less hand-work.

NOTE: if you do that, remember that a spinning buffing wheel will throw polish all over....wear eye protection, don't do this in your living room, and don't wear your best clothes while doing it.

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

Another satisfied Meguir's user (on both nitro and poly.)

On, and +1 to all the above.