wazzspace1949
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Post by wazzspace1949 on May 1, 2018 13:34:06 GMT
Hi All,
It was recommended to me to use Lemon Oil for the preservation of my acoustic's fret board and furniture spay for the body, i have not used either to this point but wondering what others opinions are.
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Post by ocarolan on May 1, 2018 14:26:32 GMT
An old t-shirt with lots of huuuurring (heavy breathing)to v slightly dampen it, followed by microfibre cloth is all my guitar bodies ever get - keeps everything just fine. Very occasionally I'll use a v slightly damp cloth first if there's lots of fingermarks, Guinness drips (from moustache) etc.
Any light mineral oil (lemon oil as sold for instrumenmt care is light mineral oil with some frangrance added) in minute quantities very occasionally is fine for my fingerboards but I usually use Fast Fret string cleaner on the fingerboard on the v rare occasions when I remove all the strings at once - it's easy to apply without overdoing it, then wipe off.
Keith
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wazzspace1949
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Post by wazzspace1949 on May 1, 2018 20:26:51 GMT
Thanks Keith.
Sounds good,
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Post by jackorion on May 2, 2018 6:26:10 GMT
Furniture polish is an absolute NO - most of them contain silicon which, although not damaging to the finish, can cause issues later on if you ever needed to refinish an area or remove and reglue the bridge or repair a crack...
buy a good quality guitar polish (music nomad stuff is brilliant and all natural) if you feel the need to polish, but I go with a good clean cloth and the breath option personally, and a tiny bit of lemon oil maybe once or twice a year...
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Post by Riverman on May 2, 2018 9:28:32 GMT
I’m in favour of the Quentin Crisp approach. He was talking about not doing housework, but I think he’d approve. “After the first four years the dirt doesn’t get any worse”
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Post by jonnymosco on May 2, 2018 15:41:56 GMT
To remove scratches I use Mer or Super Nikco polish - probably best not to do it too often though. For general cleanage, I do the same as Keith, but use spit (so nobody else wants to touch my guitars!). I use Squirroil for the fingerboard, made by Stefan Sobell. Apparently ebony needs the odd feed, unlike rosewood which is naturally oily. See 15th Oct. 2009 here: www.sobellguitars.com/news-page/page/8/Jonny
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Post by minorkey on May 2, 2018 15:43:27 GMT
When I restring I clean the fretboard with a tiny amount of vaseline.
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Post by oustudent on May 3, 2018 9:24:32 GMT
I think Lemon Oil is prone to giving off a nasty odor after a few months, I stopped using it.
A touch of Mr Sheen on a rag, not in the guitar is all I use for the bodies.
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Post by jonnymosco on May 3, 2018 9:42:32 GMT
I think Lemon Oil is prone to giving off a nasty odor after a few months, I stopped using it. A touch of Mr Sheen on a rag, not in the guitar is all I use for the bodies. Not too sure about Mr Sheen (http://www.wired.co.uk/article/whats-inside-mr-sheen) as it contains silicone, which coats the polished surface and, as already mentioned, makes refinishing and repairs difficult. Jonny
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Post by jonnymosco on May 3, 2018 9:49:07 GMT
I think Lemon Oil is prone to giving off a nasty odor after a few months, I stopped using it. A touch of Mr Sheen on a rag, not in the guitar is all I use for the bodies. Not too sure about Mr Sheen (http://www.wired.co.uk/article/whats-inside-mr-sheen), even in small amounts because it contains silicone which coats the polished surface and, as already mentioned, makes refinishing and repairs difficult. Jonny
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Post by jangarrack on May 3, 2018 10:46:43 GMT
I use Dr Duck's AxWax for the fretboard. You only need a tiny drop and one small bottle seems to last forever. It does take quote a lot of buffing, but does a lovely job, particularly on ebony. For the bodies, I use Dunlop Formula No. 65, Polish and Cleaner for a quick wipe over and Bodygloss Cream of Carnauba for a good all over polish. Regarding the use of Mr Sheen or any other furniture polish, I would never use it for all the reasons already given and the relevant section of Taylor Guitar FAQs advises strongly against it.
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Post by oustudent on May 3, 2018 11:46:03 GMT
It is only a light touch and probably only once every two / three years with no noticeable ill effects
Regarding refinishing, I would assume any refinish would need all of the current finish and this would also remove any silicone build up.
J
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Post by scripsit on May 3, 2018 13:07:25 GMT
Forget the oil/wax/'guitar product'. Warm water, rubbed off with a bit of tee-shirt. For both fret boards and guitar bodies.
Kym
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Post by Phil Taylor on May 3, 2018 14:48:16 GMT
How is Gibson Pump Polish viewed by forumites on here? I use it occasionally.
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Post by Riverman on May 3, 2018 19:51:00 GMT
How is Gibson Pump Polish viewed by forumites on here? I use it occasionally. Phil It’d probably be ok on your plimsolls...
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