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[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Jens Westerinen

Isn't there alot of posts missing in this thread?

Not that I'm aware of. Even if someone deletes a Post, I will see it stuck here until I delete it from the system.

What do you think is missing?

[Jens Westerinen]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Not that I'm aware of. Even if someone deletes a Post, I will see it stuck here until I delete it from the system.

What do you think is missing?

I went back to this thread to read the tips I got but can't find the ones I was looking for. Someone mentioned steel wool and you wrote a post with tips I'm missing.

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Jens Westerinen

I went back to this thread to read the tips I got but can't find the ones I was looking for. Someone mentioned steel wool and you wrote a post with tips I'm missing.

Ok, yes. That was a total misleading suggestion. I deleted any and all mention of it. I don't want anyone going down that path. There was nothing useful there except the warning to NOT use any steel wool in finishing a bass. Waxing an oil finished bass with dry 0000 steel wool and wax combined is ok but you are 100% better off with white colored non-abrasive Scotch Brite.

You bass is missing finish. It need Finish first. Then you can worry about how to polish and protect it.

Like waching and waxing a car. If the Paint is missing, there is nothing to wash or wax. It needs Paint! No?

[Jens Westerinen]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Ok, yes. That was a total misleading suggestion. I deleted any and all mention of it. I don't want anyone going down that path. There was nothing useful there except the warning to NOT use any steel wool in finishing a bass. Waxing an oil finished bass with dry 0000 steel wool and wax combined is ok but you are 100% better off with white colored non-abrasive Scotch Brite.

You bass is missing finish. It need Finish first. Then you can worry about how to polish and protect it.

Like waching and waxing a car. If the Paint is missing, there is nothing to wash or wax. It needs Paint! No?

I understand. So except from the Scotch Brite your next suggestion is a total re-finish of the whole body?

Nothing I can do just to protect the bare wood and get somewhere close the same color as the rest of the bass?

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Jens Westerinen

I understand. So except from the Scotch Brite your next suggestion is a total re-finish of the whole body?

Nothing I can do just to protect the bare wood and get somewhere close the same color as the rest of the bass?

The Scotch Brite is NOT your fix. Use the Scotch Brite to apply wax over the Finish IF you even have a Finish. If not, you need new Finish. I cannot tell you what the bass needs from pictures. A doctor can't tell you what pills to take or how deep to cut from pictures, you have to be there WITH the Doctor in person just like your bass would need to be in my hands to know what it needs. Even then, touching up is an Art for the expert, not the novice. Finish accounts for 25-33% of the making of an instrument.

The other thing I often think is that if you have to ask, it may be best you leave it alone and take it to someone that knows what he is doing. Doing it wrong will cost you 2-3x more the amount to fix than if left alone and given to a professional.

Do not take medical advice on the internet. Treat your bass with an ounce of the same respect. It will live longer.

[Jens Westerinen]

Ok, I see...

[Jens Westerinen]

Sorry for going on about this but you never answered one of my questions.
If I don't have the ambition to make the re-finish looking pro. done, what could I do after cleaning and sanding the area a bit to give it somewhere near the look of the rest of the bass? Could you sell me something that could help me get a nicer look on it?