What is this blem?

[beatlefreak]

It's real angora...

[320capt]

It does look like an aura from the four lights. Does it move to a different spot if the guitar is tilted slightly?

The spot and it's position stay constant as I move the refracted light around it and through it. It is definitely not a reflection but there is also nothing to the touch. I can move the light through and around the blem.

I polished out my 620 yesterday that had the same looking thing and managed to enlarge the area almost to the edges of the guitar using Scratch X and Zymol. However it is now much harder to see on the 620 now that it is all polished up.

My options appear to be: leave it alone, send it back to MF or to see if it is anything that RIC would cover under warranty. I am not sure what they would do. Re-spray it or buff it out perhaps. I would not think they would replace the guitar. MF is now sold out of the FG color.

It is not a huge deal, just wondering if anyone else has seen this before and to try and get a read on if it might become more of an issue over the years.

[jingle_jangle]

This is a "burn-in" blem, where the finish has been touched up and buffed, but after awhile, a ring has developed where the new spot sits on top of the original finish.

Cut it back with fine compound (3M Perfect-It 3000) and a soft cloth. Then Scratch-X and Zymol, and it'll be invisible.

[320capt]

This is a "burn-in" blem, where the finish has been touched up and buffed, but after awhile, a ring has developed where the new spot sits on top of the original finish.

Cut it back with fine compound (3M Perfect-It 3000) and a soft cloth. Then Scratch-X and Zymol, and it'll be invisible.

Thank you Paul!

Just to double check, it is normal for the finish to be slightly hazy after using Scratch-X? This is what I found when polishing out my 620. After some elbow grease with the Zymol and the final water spritz the 620 polished up but at first after the Scratch-X I thought I'd done something very wrong.

[jingle_jangle]

Rick:

A lot depends on the cloth that you used to apply, rub, and buff the Scratch-X. If you used anything but soft cotton (and a cotton diaper is the only thing that I use, as it's worked for me every time!), you'll get some hazing, which the Zymol will possibly fill.

A micro fiber cloth, or cloth with any synthetic blend content, will scratch.

Don't use Scratch-X 2. It's too coarse. If you can't find original Scratch-X, you can look for "Swirl-X", which has replaced the original Scratch-X in Meguiar's lineup, or you can try Nu-Finish Scratch Doctor, which I've been using for some months now with great results!

http://nufinish.com/products_scratch.html

[320capt]

Rick:

A lot depends on the cloth that you used to apply, rub, and buff the Scratch-X. If you used anything but soft cotton (and a cotton diaper is the only thing that I use, as it's worked for me every time!), you'll get some hazing, which the Zymol will possibly fill.

A micro fiber cloth, or cloth with any synthetic blend content, will scratch.

Don't use Scratch-X 2. It's too coarse. If you can't find original Scratch-X, you can look for "Swirl-X", which has replaced the original Scratch-X in Meguiar's lineup, or you can try Nu-Finish Scratch Doctor, which I've been using for some months now with great results!

http://nufinish.com/products_scratch.html

I was using a cotton diaper and an old tube of the original Scratch-X. I also tried using some Meguiars plastic cleaner and scratch remover that I had around but didn't care for that very much. Each time I used the Scatch-X I had slight hazing that polished out with Zymol. I tried Scatch-X and Zymol then the Meguiars plastic cleaner and scratch remover but went back and used the Scratch-X/Zymol again.

Do you get the 3M product at an auto paint supply store?