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Doug Powdrell
PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2009 5:42 pm 
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I have been using KTM-9 for 9 or 10 guitars and enjoy the product's overall performance. wet/dry to 1200 or 2000, then polish.

However, I've been dinking around with polishing compounds, using surfboard polish, car polish and maguires #10 and/or 17......

Any recommendations for polishing out KTM-9 the correct way/sources for good polish?

thanks in advance.
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cyrguitars
PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2009 1:50 am 
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I wet/dry sand KTM-9 in starting with 600 and ending with 2000, then polish with StewMac's Swirl Remover. The result is a nice high-gloss finish.

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Cecil
PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2009 8:34 am 
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Hey Doug,

If you hand polish, as I do. you can get good results with 3M Finesse-it-ll, Perfect-it-ll, and finish with 3M hand Glaze show car finish. All purchased locally from the auto paint supplier.

I was never really satisfied with the gloss until I discovered the Hand Glaze. Now I have had other luthiers mistake my finish for nitro.

Cecil
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