My latest vintage bow came with more than usual scuffs, scrapes and minor scratches in the limb glass, riser, etc. A good scrubbing with a soft cotton old sock and warm water removed the majority of the grime, fingerprints and smudges. I know a light coat of carnauba wax will do wonders, but is there anything I can use before I get to that that on some of the scuffed/dull areas that won't harm the lams or glass resin, etc? I was tempted to go at the scuffs on the limb backs and belly with Flitz, but it smells so strongly of ammonia I had second thoughts. I don't want to remove any of the current finish as all the lettering and silkscreens are intact and in good condition, and it's a rather collectible 'survivor'. I just want to spruce it up some. Any ideas?

You might want to post this on the bowiers bench. 

Mineral spirts or rubbing alcohol are mild and shouldn't hurt the finish. peanut butter or canola oil will dissolve a lot of sticky stuff. I will sometimes use mineral spirits on a Mr. Clean eraser on tough spots, but not too much on any one spot as its a mild abrasive.

Sometimes you have to scuff it up more to remove old scuffs.  Try using 2000 to 4000 grit wet/dry sandpaper, use it wet and very little pressure while sanding. Watch you decals! Then after the bow is dry do a very lite coat of Tru-oil by Birchwood Casey.  Put very little on a clean cotton cloth and rub it into the bow. you might have to do this a couple of times. It should look new after that. 

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   I have used this on many bows with a soft Terry cloth rag and it really lifts the old grime with a little elbow grease .
   I got this at Lowe's for just around $10.00 and it goes a long ways .

   In these two pictures you will see a before and after polish I did on this. Bear K special .

Wow! What a difference! I ended up using rubbing compound, then polishing compound followed by carnauba wax. Turned out pretty good, if I do say so myself!

Kirk,
  That turned out really good. I like to " Try" to leave the original finish on a vintage bow even if the finish has yellowed or has a few dents or light scratches .
  Yours turned out very well and I've used different compounds as well on some old Howatts I once downed but a good friend has them now.
   I have one Howatt Diablo I'll never part with cause it was a gift to me almost 9 years ago when I turned 50 . 1/4away Gifted me that bow cause it was 50# and made the year I was born.
   I used a swirl remover to polish it up some but it was in great shape really .
Just wanted to really polish it up as if it was a new truck lol.
   

Keith, sometimes that's all it takes! I was reluctant to remove the original finish as well...how many '69 Black Beauty Super K's do you run across in a lifetime that you can actually afford? Not many. That's why I jumped on it. Quite pleased with the way it turned out, and it shoots like a dream! Thanks for the tips and the compliment!