John1234 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Hey I bought a Gibson sg in 2005 and today is the first day I'm cleaning it. I just swapped out the Klusons for some Grovers so I'm using this opportunity to get rid of the dark grey/black residue that has accumulated all over the fretboard for all these years. It's a rosewood fretboard by the way. I don't want to buy any polish because I'll lose it before I use it again. Any household recommendations? I think I have some regular gibson polish laying around. Will that work on the fretboard? Also the fretboard feels very dry, I imagine that's not a good thing :/ Any advice appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 A product called FRETDOCTOR is used by many guitarists to condition fretboards....... As per pre-cleaning fretboards, I'll defer to others here................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman5293 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Hey I bought a Gibson sg in 2005 and today is the first day I'm cleaning it. Can't tell if troll....................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 formby's lemon oil. It will clean the fretboard and help maintain the wood in good shape. Have pics of the guitar? Pics are a must around here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Can't tell if troll....................................... I'm betting 30% troll at the least. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1234 Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 Can't tell if troll....................................... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strat-o-steve Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Use lemon oil for cleaning the board, as it will help loosen the gunk (you can use an old pick as a scraper too!). IF the board feels good after that you can leave it alone. Otherwise, there are several oils and conditioners available for fretboards. I use "Guitar Honey" and have done so for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 If a fret board has a bunch of gunky build up I always use Isopropyl rubbing alcohol and and a tooth brush to really clean all the gunk out of the pours of the wood and near the fret edges. It evaporates quickly and won't hurt it. After that lemon oil. Apply liberally and wait an hour or so for it to sink in and repeat. Then give it a good wipe down and it will look like new. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rogerb Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Lemon oil and linseed oil work, don't know if that is something you keep around the house however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krock Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 planet waves lemon oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 For really caked on gunk use lemon oil and one of the green non-metallic scouring pads you get in supermarkets -they also do wonders in polishing the frets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Fret Doctor for me. Ed Boyle is a former chemist and he knows his stuff. I've gotten to know him really well and he's very honest too. In fact he says that "real lemon oil is steam distilled from lemon peel, is quite acidic, with a pH of 3.7 to 4.2. It is an effective cleaner, but wipe it off when you are finished." See here for more info. Here are some before and after pictures with Fret Doctor: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Hayden Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Fret Doctor for me. Ed Boyle is a former chemist and he knows his stuff. I've gotten to know him really well and he's very honest too. In fact he says that "real lemon oil is steam distilled from lemon peel, is quite acidic, with a pH of 3.7 to 4.2. It is an effective cleaner, but wipe it off when you are finished." See here for more info. Here are some before and after pictures with Fret Doctor: I wouldn't use what he did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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