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fifthorange

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here a brief picture of my pickguard. notice the scratches. notice that i do not, repeat, DO NOT USE A PICK!. i do slap a lot but still, i dont understand how these scratches got on the pickguard. can someone tell me how to remove this anoyance or what i should do to stop it from appearing on future pickguards.
 

jubjub721

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well it looks lik enormal wear and tear to me.
u kno the scratches mean u have been useing it is what my dad always says. i am not sure what u can do bout them

but then on the otherhand u never know
the stingray gnomes might have been let loose in ur house.
with the picks of doom
 

xcental34x

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I got into a huge arguement over "scratch plates" a couple of months ago. Twas fun.

Your pickguard still becomes scratched from finger nails. That happened on my jazz bass alot.
 

bovinehost

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I usually trade or sell the bass long before that.

Plus some pickguards (plain black) show scratches very easily. Some (white pearloid) hide scratches a bit better.
 

maxschrek

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pickguard problems

You can buff out scratches with a handheld rotary
buffer using Megiar's Mirror Glaze #9 (available
at any autoparts store). I've done this on a couple
of guards with great results.
However, I wouldn't recommend this for the matte
MM guards unless you want them very shiney!

Terry
 

lowstrung

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There are plastic polishing compounds that work very well. Use great care if you are using a powered tool to buff with as this can generate a great deal of heat if you use it at high rpm. Enough to melt the plastic. With the right compound you should be able to do it by hand with a rag. Those scratches look very small and on the surface. Check your right hand nails. cut em short. Maybe you are scratching it when you are trying to controll the intinsity of your spap. Ill bet if you pay attention to your technique your last two nails are hitting the guard every so often. Look at some digital supply outlets. they make a polishing product for cell phone and pda's for removing small scratches on the clear plastic windows.
 

Moondog

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Being a car fanatic, I had to try the Meguiar cleaners. The polish works well - smells even better; but don't count on the scratch remover to remove scratches. It will buff out the minor swirls, but that's about it. Don't sweat it, MM basses look better played-in.
 
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betterthanfew

Those are what we in the buisness call "fingerckratches" your finger scratches it. According to some people a good compound will take that off, but be careful if you use a buffer, because according to some people, the friction that those things can build up will couse the plastice to melt.
 
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