My GF-25 is beat up. No other way to describe it.
I figured that I may as well try to polish it up. I dug out my trusty bottle of 3M Light Rubbing Compound, & applied vigorously with a flannel. Check out the results.
You can see pretty much all of the pick scratches I wanted to rub out in this before shot (it was like this when I got it). They cross the guitar all the way from the upper bout bass-side to the lower bout treble-side, with many a detour to the treble upper bout (Yes, the center seam is split, but stable):
Heres' a closeup of the pickguard & body before:
Here, the body is done, but not the pickguard (also note the wear into the wood at the sound hole. There's no polishing THAT out!):
& now the pickguard after (you can also see the crack in the top that follows the bass side of the pickguard. It's stable, the bracing seems to be holding the top together):
Shiny!
Upper bout treble before:
After:
Upper bout bass before:
After:
The guitar posing in front of my vinyl, still beat but prettier:
The polish worked better than I had hoped. Took lots of elbow grease, but it was worth it.
I figured that I may as well try to polish it up. I dug out my trusty bottle of 3M Light Rubbing Compound, & applied vigorously with a flannel. Check out the results.
You can see pretty much all of the pick scratches I wanted to rub out in this before shot (it was like this when I got it). They cross the guitar all the way from the upper bout bass-side to the lower bout treble-side, with many a detour to the treble upper bout (Yes, the center seam is split, but stable):
Heres' a closeup of the pickguard & body before:
Here, the body is done, but not the pickguard (also note the wear into the wood at the sound hole. There's no polishing THAT out!):
& now the pickguard after (you can also see the crack in the top that follows the bass side of the pickguard. It's stable, the bracing seems to be holding the top together):
Shiny!
Upper bout treble before:
After:
Upper bout bass before:
After:
The guitar posing in front of my vinyl, still beat but prettier:
The polish worked better than I had hoped. Took lots of elbow grease, but it was worth it.