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JuanDaBomb
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RE: French polish help (in reply to CuerdasDulces)
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I'm certainly no expert, but since no one else has responded yet (and I've recently spent who-knows-how-many hours French Polishing a guitar), I feel I can put a couple words in I'm 99.999999% sure you don't have to re-finish the whole guitar . Spot repairs come naturally with shellac. As far as damage goes, I really doubt that as well. I think what happens is that the heat and pressure from one's arm ever so slightly melts the surface layer of shellac which then pulls off along with your arm/shirt. Still, I don't think ALL of the shellac gets removed in this way over time, and hence the wood remains sealed, safe and sound behind at least a microscopic layer of beetle-poo. (If I am way off here, please let me know!) I own 2 FP guitars, and with both of them this began to happen in less than a couple weeks (on one of them I can start to see the sanding marks on the wood). That's why I'd have to say don't even bother fixing it. It just ain't worth it. But if it's looking really butt-ugly and you're set on fixing it, you should do it yourself especially if you're more after peace-of-mind than cosmetics. Many online stores sell sample packs which is more than enough for something like that. Some denatured alcohol, mineral oil, some rub-a-dub-dub, aircraft carrier mis-landings, wax-on-wax-off and you're ready to start messing it up with your arm again! lol
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