cleaning your guitar body?

[honky_tonk]

hello.....

I havent cleaned my new ibanez yet

Because I know once i do it scratches the top coat.....it leaves the scratches you only see at a certain angle but it bothers me.......

Is there a way to avoid this?.........I use a polish cloth that i bought from guitar store..........Martin polish.....

[nuno]

Originally Posted by honky_tonk

...it scratches the top coat... it leaves the scratches you only see at a certain angle...

HUH!?!

anyway, if you really think that the polish scratches your guitar body, dont use it. rather use a water-moisten cloth, it cleans the hell out without scratching anything.

[RaspberryJam]

To my mind it's the dust and crap left on your axe after playing that will mess up the finish.
A good quality lint free cloth is what you need, if you want to go all out you can get wipes that lift dust from the surface, i use one of these before applying polish so's not to rub dust and dirt into and around the finish.

[Jamie]

You can get really good microfibre cloths called Googalies I use them after a final buff they are excellent,

Jamie

[Jammy]

tac cloth is good for removing any dust before polishing. I think you can get it in most DIY stores. It picks up the dirt and leaves it stuck to the cloth.

-better shred than dead-ANDY