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teeder · Post by **teeder** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:04 am

Can someone please point me towards the Zymol and Scratch-X How-To thread?
I want to have my V63 all spiffy for MARF.

We thank you!

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:14 pm

You can do mine, too.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:42 pm

If you apply 2 small drops of Dr. Duck's Axe Wax and String lube on a cloth, and then polish whole guitar, strings and all, it will look awesome. The secret to the Dr's polish is to use SPARINGLY. If the guitar/bass feels "greasy", you used too much and you have to keep wiping down til you get it off. Used correctly, it is the best I've used.

I just talked to the good Dr. today, and he has put some in the hands of CF Martin & Co. There are some VERY high profile players using it as string lube before concerts also.

Check him out, he has an ebay store as well

www.ducksdeluxe.com

On ebay - Duck's Guitar Supply Bonanza.

I have also heard some very good things, about his strings!

He is Rickenbacker challenged though. I asked him about Ricky guitars, and he said he thought the pickups were weak! He plays a Strat with a humbucker at the bridge and a Tele with a B bender!

Hope you don't mind the shameless plug, but he is a good friend.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:44 pm

http://www.rickenbacker.com/forum_view_thread.asp?thread_id=1340&forum=RIC_Restoration,_from_Part_to_Finish&thread_name=Jetglo%20questions

There were so many....

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:39 pm

Just so I can make my plug worth a little more, use Dr. Ducks as the "everyday" polish and lube, and you won't have to "restore".

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:24 pm

I think you have my right wrist up between my shoulder blades, Charly!

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:27 pm

Peace, Love, Led Zeppelin!

Los Lobos?

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:07 am

Thank guys! I saved the thread for reference. Sounds pretty straight forward, but I wanted to make sure.

Jeff,

I'll clean up your V63 if you send the 4005 too! It should only take a couple months to get it done!

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:13 am

2 months? For an instrument that precious, I would have to spend at least a decade on it!

Quality takes time!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:19 pm

Using Dr. Duck's Axe Wax to remove haloing and fine scratches in a guitar (especially a Rickenbacker, which has a particularly tough surface), is like trying to run a gasoline car on diesel fuel.

Each fuel has its purposes and works well for those purposes. It's the same with detailing products.

I would ask, I suppose, if there is any petroleum distillate in Dr. Duck's. If there is, then the main distinction between Zymol and all of the rest remains:

Zymol is water-based and because there is no petroleum distillate to strip previous coats of wax off while you are applying a new coat, it becomes possible to build up several nice, hard coats one over another. Meguiar's used to make a wax called "Medallion" which worked this way. Then they reformulated their line, and now I'm not sure the new "Medallion" has this advantage. I seem to recall that the reformulation was when I switched to Zymol.

Scratch-X is a very, very fine glaze with an abrasive which breaks down with the heat of friction, into finer and finer particles until the surface which you're polishing is--literally--like glass.

As Aitch is find of saying, "Horses for courses..."

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:58 pm

I will defer to the experts. It is more suited for new, than to "restore".

Here's a link to the info on it, and it is a distillate, thus the lubing properties, I assume.

http://www.ducksdeluxe.com/ddaxwax.html