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I thought it was important for me to show you how you can fix an acoustic guitar when it gets old looking. I think all people try to keep their guitar in good condition when they first get it because it is valuable, but it doesn't seem to matter what you do because you end up with dents and scratches on it. A lot of people assume that they're going to have to invest a lot of energy into getting this fixed. I even had people asking me about getting a new guitar, which would cost hundreds. That is completely unnecessary and you can repair your guitar with very little money invested.
I will start with dents first. People often tell me that they need to get wood filler to fix this, but that isn't true. You're not actually missing any wood. It's just compressed at one exact point on the guitar. All you have to do is expand and pop it out to get back to the original state. Doing this may seem a bit difficult, but it is really easy if you know how to do it properly. If you put a drop of water in the dent, the water will make the wood fill in the space and it will expand in size.
Scratches are even easier to fix. Essentially when you get a scrape, you have the the varnish finish with a scratch and that is what what needs the repair. If you can fill in the finish, you get a perfect looking guitar. All you need is clear nail polish that will easily fill in the damaged area and give you the guitar you first bought.