fingerboard conditioning, any one used it?

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:55 am

don't use naptha.
that shit eorodes metal bits. use normal guitar polish for maple necks.
ESPECIALLY maple nitro.

Will · Post by **Will** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:13 am

Just make sure you don't use any polish with silicone in it.

Wow, this is getting intense. It's much easier just to let the guitar be dirty.

Rashomon · Post by **Rashomon** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:41 pm

What is considered "normal guitar polish" then? haha this IS getting really intense, I just made a trade and acquired a Deluxe Strat which is awesome except the (all maple) neck is dirty as hell.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:19 pm

no offense but I read the thread title and lol'd.

It's like saying "soap, any one used it?"

I have a bottle of the kaiser stuff, lasted me forever. I use it whenever I change strings, which is admittedly not that often

Regular lemon oil does tend to dry a bit quick though. A lot of guys I know prefer Dr Duck's Ax Wax, although it takes forever to rub in they say it's worth it. There was this stuff that I used to sell at GC that I really liked though, can't remember what it was called though, it was in a small clear bottle with a blue (I think) label and was red liquid. It was a blend of a few different oils, didn't dry as fast, and didn't have the "pledge" smell.

Will · Post by **Will** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:19 pm

For a shiny finish, I just use my hot breath and one of those microfiber cloths you use for laptop screens and eyeglasses. It's the only combo I've found that doesn't leave swirl marks on black finishes.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:33 pm

lamp wrote:
william wrote:doesn't olive oil go rancid after a fashion? somehow i can't recommend olive oil.
I know it seems a bit weird, but someone recommended it to me years ago and it's just fine!
It doesn't go rancid or anything...I guess it's one of those things that you have to try and see.

I'm trying it as we speak... just letting it sink in while I make some dinner.

Will let you know my opinion afterwards...

I love unorthodox tings.

O

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:37 pm

othomas2 wrote:
lamp wrote:
william wrote:doesn't olive oil go rancid after a fashion? somehow i can't recommend olive oil.
I know it seems a bit weird, but someone recommended it to me years ago and it's just fine!
It doesn't go rancid or anything...I guess it's one of those things that you have to try and see.
I'm trying it as we speak... just letting it sink in while I make some dinner.

Will let you know my opinion afterwards...

I love unorthodox tings.

O

Nice

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:52 pm

Results are pretty good imo... looks conditioned... feels conditioned... erm... nice satin like appearance.. not as messy as I'd imagined. Recommended from someone who hasn't used any other form of conditioning before

I'll let you know if it starts rotting tomorrow...

Cheers for the idea lamp, been considering doing this for a while... & the olive oil was at hand

cheers
O

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:39 am

I had a violated strat with a filthy neck that I used naptha on. It was so dirty I think I ended up wet sanding parts of it and using car polish to finely buff it at the end. It was a MIM that seemed to have had beer and soda spilled on it, so I was more about experimentation than preservation. I got it fairly clean. I try to keep mine clean, but should try Cowbell's idea.

Hell, I always figured most guys just never wash their hands and so condition the neck with fried foods, lube, and bodily fluids. From the looks of some guitars I have seen, I don't even want to know.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:03 am

Ahhh, this is the stuff I was trying to remember, best stuff I've tried, I should really remember to buy a bottle sometime.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:37 am

othomas2 wrote:Results are pretty good imo... looks conditioned... feels conditioned... erm... nice satin like appearance.. not as messy as I'd imagined. Recommended from someone who hasn't used any other form of conditioning before I'll let you know if it starts rotting tomorrow... Cheers for the idea lamp, been considering doing this for a while... & the olive oil was at hand

cheers
O

Nice one

Glad it turned out ok!

william · Post by **william** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:34 pm

final thoughts:

i guess if it works, do it.

...but it's so easy to get the proper stuff that i don't see why except in a serious bind (i HAVE to condition my fretboard BEFORE i can leave the kitchen!) you wouldn't just do it the most effective way.

i am going to go get some of the good stuff after work today, this thread has me looking at my silvertone's fretboard... yeech.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:56 pm

william wrote:final thoughts:

i guess if it works, do it.

...but it's so easy to get the proper stuff that i don't see why except in a serious bind (i HAVE to condition my fretboard BEFORE i can leave the kitchen!) you wouldn't just do it the most effective way.

i am going to go get some of the good stuff after work today, this thread has me looking at my silvertone's fretboard... yeech.

This is when I have done it:
Changing my strings...notice the fretboard is dry and needs oiling. However, I don't have any lemon oil or whatever, and I need my guitar before I can make it to the shop (or I can't be arsed to go out right then) and would rather not leave it until the next time I change my strings.
It has it's uses.