Is there a remedy for a dried out looking body?

[CorvetteandThunb]

Say that the body looks dry similar to this:

Thumb with dry looking pores Link

I'm not a fan of the dried out pore look. Does it have to be refinished? Or will regular maintenance/cleaning (wax/lemon oil) help?

What is the best way to remedy that? IE a way make the body look more like this:

Well maintained Thumb Link

 

[jester]

Hello, and welcome to the forum. I don't know, both basses look shiny and well maintained to me, can you be a little more specific with which pictures look dried out on the first bass?

 

[CorvetteandThunb]

Perhaps "dried out" is the wrong term. What I'm really getting at is the white looking pores. I don't like the contrast of whitish pores against the bubinga body. Is it just wax building up in the pores?

 

[schlobodan]

Wax

 

[shaftbass]

It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.



But seriously, wax will make it shine.

I don't see the white spots you are talking about in the pics of the Thumb in the ebay auction you linked.

 

[DiMarco]

For a dried out looking body the remedy is plastic surgery or finding a new wife who's younger. 8:

 

[Nachobassman]

LOL, Marco...


As other fellas said, the solution is wax.

 

[Augie]

it rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.

bahahahahahahahahahahaha!