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Thank you for your response Paul. I was mainly interested in what clear coats were used in the 70's. My guess for this guitar would have been polyacrylic or polyurethane since it is so thick before getting to the spruce. (I wasn't sure since, after all, it is a 30 yr old guitar. I want to clean up ...

I don't want this to be a heretical question, but ...............but can anyone tell me what the factory clearcoat finish of choice would have been in 1975 for an Ovation Custom Balladeer. (for the top and for the back of the neck) It was the first guitar I ever bought and I'm trying to bring it ...