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Guitar Cleaner
Anyone have a good home brew recipe for guitar cleaner? Something that could replace products like Dunlop 65 or Music Nomad MN100?
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8 Replies
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Matt, I misread your question and didn’t notice the part about home brew. I make my own with a large spray bottle, one large dollop of a ultra fine polishing compound like Meguiar’s #9 and one large dollop of liquid carnauba wax.
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Ian, do you use anything to thin it further?
Recommended brand of Liquid Carnuba wax?
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No to thinning it. We used turtle wax at breedlove. I think @patreon_94549210 used the same stuff at Taylor. I think he knows an analog for what we used that is produced today.
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Commenting because I’d be curious to hear answers to OP’s question. I currently use StewMac Clean & Shine which works well, and I’ll also use naphtha from time to time.
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I wish we could reverse-engineer the old Preservation Polish recipe for DIY or reissue – that has been my favorite so far.
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I’m a huge fan of the Meguiar’s Mirror Glaze products. In fact it is all I use. I’ve recently discovered the #34 final inspection and it is the best thing I have found for just a quick cleaning of an instrument. If an instrument’s finish is extremely dull or dirty, use the #7 and hand buff it to a shine. The #7 has no abrasives so you won’t take any finish away, just clean and brighten up what is there. Just make sure you get the mirror glaze line of their products, they are the only line of their products that are silicone free.
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Thank you!
I’ve used Meguiar’s #9 Swirl Remover for years and love it for more assertive hand polishing, and will take a look at #7.
I see they have a #6 that must have just a little cut to it, and sits between #7 and #9.
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