yosoybay Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I just wondered who out there is as anal as I am about my guitars looking perfect as they sit on the stand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tukinator Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I chose seldomly because I normally clean everything up real well whenever I change strings. Not much other than that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I usually give the guitars and strings a quick wipe after playing, if I have a rag or a towel at hand. I have never waxed or buffed them. I clean and oil the fingerboard if necessary when I change the strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron G Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I don't need to be anal because my Dot Studio is already brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BENT E Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I work em' over after every session. If I happen to sell one, the next owner is going to think it was never touched. Yes! I'm Anal too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefoxicy Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I wipe mine down with Dunlop 65 for 1 minute after playing every day. Dunlop 65 carnuba wax once a month, or on a string change. I'm about to dive into my guitar with the iron again to rewire the pots and pickups so I'll be re-waxing it too. Emory cloth buff the frets smooth and shiny, then clean and oil the fretboard. One of the tuning pegs has a perfect circle around it; a string tip was dragging against the headstock as I tuned. If a wax job doesn't fix that (I waxed the headstock, it probably scratched the finish) I may need to get a Gibson lacquer pen and re-finish/smooth that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerxst1281733995 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I'd rather spend my time playing my guitar than polishing it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dennis G Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I chose seldomly because I normally clean everything up real well whenever I change strings. Not much other than that though. Pretty much the same here, unless something unusual warrants some attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheik Yerbouti Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Usually fast fret after playing and sometimes before, then use the spray from the dunlop 65 kit. That's a really nice package to take care of your guitar. I just need to find some time to remove the strings so I can deep clean the neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn1281733995 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I chose seldomly because I normally clean everything up real well whenever I change strings. Not much other than that though. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yosoybay Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 I'd rather spend my time playing my guitar than polishing it... It seriously takes me about 1 minute to wipe off my guitar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoobiepatrol Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 For my Epi, I give it a good working over when I change the strings, and I occasionally take a cloth to it when the neck is feeling sticky. The Hagstrom and the Rickenbacker, though, clean them spotless every time I put one of them away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerxst1281733995 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 It seriously takes me about 1 minute to wipe off my guitar... Not me.. When I get down to cleaning and polishing, I fetish over it.. I usually do it up proper 3 or 4 times a year.. But not much in between.. I don't care about finger prints and I'll wipe the sweat off the strings/neck occasionally.. But my hands aren't real sweaty.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonk Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Usually after I play, I set it on the stand, if the light hits it just right and I see a smudge or two, I end up wiping the whole thing down. I get kinda anal about it sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I give 'er a good wipedown after every use. I've always been a little obsessive about a clean guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill67 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 never Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I'm right in between on all of it. I wipe just about every time, keep my rags for neck and body with each guitar. (got 'em cheap at the dollar store.. always check the dollar store for soft cotton rags.. usually in the auto motive section.. big yellow things, last forever,very soft. wash but no fabric softener before using them) when I clean them seriously, I clean them very well. but polish is really not very needed.. a soft rag will do it so I don't use polish every time. lemon oil three or four times a year.. very little.. at string changes. I don't fret over scuffs and scratches, I just try to have a good habit about it all and relax. If the guitar has a fingerprint prone kind of finish.. then I do the body a little more/better. But my natural sheri. hardly shows a thing.. same with taylor acoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I didn't vote because I do a combination of the above. After a gig I wipe the strings, p90s and pickguard. Mostly to keep the strings and the shiny pickup covers from premature rusting, and since my hand rests on the pickugard a lot, I do that too just for GP. When I change the strings, I polish the entire guitar with Johnson's Paste Wax (Pure Carnuba - no cleaners) as it is much cheaper than the stuff made especially for the guitar and is basically the same thing. About 4 times a year I apply lemon oil to the fretboard. Other than that, I just play it. Notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Anal....NOT! But, I do clean my guitars often, and polish as needed. I play almost every day, 1-3 hours (or more, sometimes), and in clubs on weekends, So, they Get Played! But, I take excellent care of them, too. Consequently, most are in excellent, to "like new" condtion, even though some are up to 30 years old...one being 54 years old. I was, recently, playing a local club, and another musician, from a different band, asked me if I had just purchased my Ric 12-string? When I told him, it was 30 years old, he was amazed! So, I do enjoy "babying" my "babies!" No doubt! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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