12 May 2009

How to clean your guitar:

This works on both acoustic and electric guitars.

Items needed:
- Microfiber cloth
- Pledge Classic Beauty Furniture Polish. DO NOT USE PLEDGE WITH WAX!

- A guitar (wooden ofcourse)

What to do:
Take your guitar and place it on a rather soft surface, like a bed or table with a cloth or towel on top. Make sure the head is supported, either by the surface it's laying on or something to raise it, like a pillow or a wrapped up towel.

Than spray some Pledge on your guitar, not too much and whipe it off with the microfiber cloth untill all pledge is gone.

Best is to start with the body, than spray between the pickups and wipe it.
If you are having trouble wiping between the strings, take one end of the cloth and pull it under your strings.
If you are done with the body, both the front, back and the sides you can do the neck.
Don't worry, pledge won't damage your strings, it's actually pretty good for your strings too. Just apply a little bit of pledge on it and wipe it off good. Than take the cloth and wipe under the strings. Also clean the back of the neck and than clean the head.

Result:
If you're done, your guitar should now shine and with some you should be able to see your reflection.

Some might ask, why Pledge?
The answer is pretty simple, there are ofcourse other brands of guitar cleaners and polishes, but these are expensive. You can get a 250ml (8.4 oz) can of pledge for ~$ 2,- or ~$ 3,-. Some even say Pledge works better than guitar polish, but I can't say that, since I never used anything else.

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