The beginner trick with plate glass sounds like a good one. I haven’t heard of that one before. It sure would make it easy to wash off and try again.

About guitars. Both of mine are finished with lacquer. They are about 35 years old now, and I wouldn’t ask for anything better. I haven’t kept track of modern guitars, so have no idea of what is considered best nowadays. However, a few guitarists with fine old guitars claim they prefer the sound of French Polished shellac. I wouldn’t know that either, because my old ear probably couldn’t hear the difference.

I don’t especially care to use Pledge for protection either, nor do I recommend it to anyone, but for me, it does have its advantages. For instance, after I finish building or restoring a radio, it usually just sits on the shelf gathering dust. Therefore I do not mind when the housekeeper uses it while dusting. Pledge is not the best wax protection, but its better than nothing, which would be the case if everything was left entirely up to me. At least it does not build up over time.

Now I am a curious kind of fellow. That is why I tried Miracle Whip on one small part of an old clunker radio cabinet. So being the curious type, I’d like to ask you a question. What kind of a problems did you have when you put salad dressing on your old dried out radio cabinet? For that matter, what kind of problems did you have when you cleaned out the inside of your filthy old radio cabinet with Pledge?