Kev McD

G'day from Australia guys, I've been searching around and just came across your site I've got a question concerning a guitar of mine. It's a '71 ES-335 that has a pretty bad case of belt buckle rash on the back (from the original owner). I'm not sure how to take care of it. The guitar is definitley a 'player'; I don't really want to go a refinish the entire back. I'm more interested in preventing any possible problems from having the wood exposed. Any help would be most appreciated. Regards, Kev