Can Polish Help Fresh Nick?

[Hank T. Tone]

I just dropped my capo, and the rubber tip nicked the soundboard of my cedartop. I immediately buffed it with polish, and that seems to have smoothed out the tiny nick. Has anyone ever heard of this or done it? I put alot of polish on it right away, and gave it a good firm buff. Feedback, please. Thanks in advance.

[michaelw]

hi Hank,
i haven't tried this method myself & i don't have a cedar top Taylor, but
i have brought a polyester finished guitar with a ding in the top to a shop &
they did a 'drop-fill' of CA (superglue), then lightly sanded it, then buffed it ...
good as new

this was on a spruce top guitar where the depression did not break the finish -
i think Taylor's term for it is 'jet, buff & wax'

provided the 'nick' is more of a 'scratch', rather than through the finish to the wood
i believe that using a very fine polish, as you've done, would have good results

please exercise caution when applying pressure to the top, especially with cedar ...
just reading about it makes me a bit nervous (eek)

[Hank T. Tone]

Thanks Michael. The nick did not break the finish. Your remedy sounds interesting. Is that something Taylor recommends?

I'll be curious to hear the experiences of other players.

[Jack Gretz]

This Method is widely used on these style finishes, You must be very careful- If you are not familiar with this I would not recommend trying to do it on your own. It is best to pay the money and get it done by a competant repair person

[dkoloff]

This Method is widely used on these style finishes, You must be very careful- If you are not familiar with this I would not recommend trying to do it on your own. It is best to pay the money and get it done by a competant repair person

Agree on letting the pro do it......unless you practice a lot on someone elses guitar.