The best thing to do if you have a nitro finished guitar is to only use stands or hangers that specifically state they are safe for nitrocellulose finishes.
Guitar stand that won t damage finish.
And the guitars look cool hanging on this hanger.
As a professional stand manufacturer hercules goes to great lengths to provide the highest quality and the most secure stands.
I always line the contact areas of my guitar stands with clean cotton if i m going to put nitro finished guitars on em.
Chervokas aug 2 2013.
Most people report that this is the case and their guitars have not been damaged from using these stands.
The guitar hangs from the strap buttons instead of the neck.
When in doubt simply place a cloth between your guitar and the stand or hanger.
I was looking at some guitar stand s and one had in the detail that it was not for nitro finish and would harm it.
For added peace of mind with these and other stands wrapping cotton around the contact points will further protect against the possibility of ugly nitro burn.
Not sure what you can do to repair that finish damage.
Tips for cleaning urethane acrylic polyester finishes aren t modern materials great.
Hercules stands hercules guitar stands claim to be safe for guitars that are finished with nitrocellulose.
They claim that their guitar stands will not damage the guitar.
No damage to the guitar and it can be hung in any position even on the ceiling with complete safety.
Hercules had conducted numerous experiments on our sff foam and is pleased to find that it does not react with most of the guitar finishes in the market including nitrocellulose.
All things considered there are guitar stands that won t damage nitro finishes when used as a temporary storage option.