slk Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 Anyone here use Fast Fret? Just wondering if anyone re-fills the canister. They claim it is white mineral oil. Any suggestions, besides buying a new can of the stuff??? That would be too easy.... Steve
slk Posted October 9, 2014 Author Posted October 9, 2014 If I had to guess fast fret uses baby oil, which is the same thing as mineral oil. The fast fret smells the same as baby oil to me. Ya have to wonder.....
Searcy Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 I've had the same can of fast fret for 30 years. Why refill it?
Hoya Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 I've had the same can of fast fret for 30 years. Why refill it? A while back I opened an old box I had in storage and found a can of Fast Fret that must have been 25 years old (You got me beat by 5 years!) It was fresh and worked great.
Jimi Mac Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 I prefer 10W-40 WD-40... But Seriously, I don't use any of that stuff really. I have my fretboards conditioned w/Lemon Oil, or one of the major guitar manufacturers version of Lemon Oil just for guitars, once a year. When the strings get too gunked-up I'll clean 'em or change 'em. If you're getting too much finger gunk on the strings try some coated strings like Elixirs etc. They're actually pretty damn nice strings and sound awesome... They are specifically designed to resist that finger flesh/oil tarnish and buildup... I don't bother really, I love my Ernie Ball Slinky Cobalts, allthough I'm trying some vintage pure nickels pretty soon on the GoltTop w/soapbars... I've also got a set of Ernie Ball Hybrid M-Steel's I'm going to try on something, but I haven't decided what axe to try them on yet... Probably either "Scarlett" or "Manalishi" Short answer; no. I don't use that stuff...
stein Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 I eat fried chicken Now that's actually got some truth to it. I am guilty of using the stuff, and basically it is to clean the strings of chicken grease off of strings for guitars I use most often.
stein Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 I've had the same can of fast fret for 30 years. Why refill it? You have a thing for the truth, sir.
surfpup Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 A while back I opened an old box I had in storage and found a can of Fast Fret that must have been 25 years old (You got me beat by 5 years!) It was fresh and worked great. I had a can in the 80s. Ima look for it - probably in a guitar case or toolbox somewhere. If I remember it did make the strings slippery. I'd use it between sets if it was a hot and sticky kinda night.
EVOL! Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Fast Fret really saves my strings and I am addicted to that slick feel. I use the stuff like it is going out of style. I'm half Greek and I sweat a lot when I play so my guitars need extra string cleaning and polish. During my gigging days, I could wreck a set of strings playing a one hour set.
Jimi Mac Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 I had a can in the 80s. Ima look for it - probably in a guitar case or toolbox somewhere. If I remember it did make the strings slippery. I'd use it between sets if it was a hot and sticky kinda night. Same here. I hada can of it in the 80's and tended to use it in exactly the same circumstances... I must say there was something about spraying a liquid cloud of chemical on a guitar like that made me wince... I recall the same, it did make the strings slippery and easier to slide around to positions on the neck. Once a guitar became more than a guitar and a thing to covet and have passion for with finish and different tone woods, the idea of spraying chemicals down it turned distasteful to me. I think when I purchased my first real quality guitar; my Torino Red 1989 American Standard Strat w/rosewood fretboard, I gave up the idea of using that stuff...
chewy60 Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 yeah, i quit using all that stuff after switchin to flatwounds....
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