ColorTone Polishing Compounds

I'm a bowl turner and was looking for a way to get that glossy smooth as glass finish for some of my work. This product does a wonderful job. I used the foam pad on my drill press and moved the belt to the slowest set of sheaves.

The web site has a help function and the company responded quickly and professionally. I purchased the supplies and they were delivered quickly. Excellent company

I have on bench to do quick touch ups to finish for guitars I'm working on. Makes it look new!

I used these to repair the finish on an Epiphone Explorer. Worked fine.

I recently purchased Color Tone products and Foam polishing pads. What used to take the better part of an hour by hand, I finished in just a few minutes.
Thanks, Stew-Mac...You guys keep us all rocking & rolling / picking &.grinning.

Works to some degree but no miracle.

I BOUGHT THESE TO FINISH UP MY KNOCK OFF STRAT AND THEY WORKED GREAT WITH MY FOAM PADS AND ELECTRIC DRILL. STILL HAVE SOME LEFT FOR MY NEXT GUITAR PROJECT.

Works so well.. pity it isn't available in Oz...costly to send from the USA... but worth it...

I have a Taylor 714ce with a burst finish. Bottom line -- dark colors show lots of scratches if you're not careful with cleaning and polishing. It's easy to temporarily wreck a dark finish with an improper application of a "swirl remover" even -- I've done it in the past. So when performing periodic cleanups throughout the year I like to carefully polish the top. The Swirl Remover with the drill-mounted foam polishing pads works great for removing the scratches from periodic wipe downs, light scrapes, etc. Following it up with the Preservation Polish though actually polishes even more of the ultra fine scratches that are left by the Swirl Remover but that are only really visible on dark finishes. There is either a a very, very fine polishing agent in the Preservation Polish or it provides the foam polishing pad just the right amount of lubrication to further polish the finish to near perfection using the friction of the foam itself. In between the Swirl Remover and Preservation Polish I use only a clean microfiber towel to remove the residue from the Swirl Remover -- make sure you get it all off. After the Preservation Polish I also use another clean microfiber towel to wipe down the remaining residue.

So, my tips on dark finishes:

1. Swirl Remover with foam polishing pad on drill
2. Wipe down with microfiber
3. Preservation polish with another foam polishing pad
4. Wipe down with another clean microfiber towel

MOST IMPORTANTLY THOUGH, USE LONG EDGE-TO-EDGE CONTINUES SWEEPING MOTIONS AT ALL TIMES. If you stick around in any one area with tiny movements it will leave much more noticeable lap lines in just that area that really stand out on a dark finish.

Don't bother trying to hand apply on a dark finish. You will most likely end up with very random, inconsistent polish lap lines everywhere that aren't very appealing.

The right lighting helps. Your hard work might look great under dim lighting to only look very lacking when you get it into a bright room or even outside.

A true random orbital buffer is the best "home" approach on any dark finish but they're REALLY hard to use on a guitar top without smacking into things. This will give you the least noticeable lap lines though.

First attempt for polishing ,used with foam pads on my power hand drill,the result is nearly thats I expected ,maybe a little bit too slow speed during polishing but satisfied and smooth feeling.