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Post by guitartrojan on May 30, 2018 6:46:48 GMT
Hey guys, what do you use to clean your maple fretboards? My TE-52 is my first maple neck and I don't want to mess it up on the first try. There are some worn spots up on the first three frets if that makes a difference. I've seen some people recommend any basic guitar polish as long as it doesn't have silica in it. What do you say?
Thanks in advance!
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Post by tarn on May 30, 2018 10:03:39 GMT
its a incredibly thin coat of varnish that's on the TE52 neck, so polish wont work.
you'll need varnish to retouch it.
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Post by guitartrojan on May 30, 2018 10:04:58 GMT
I'm not trying to repair the spots, I just want to clean the fretboard.
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Post by salteedog on May 30, 2018 10:56:44 GMT
Maple boards look better when they're dirty (and worn) I think!
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Post by dodger on May 30, 2018 11:01:48 GMT
Dan Erlewine, guitar guru to Seymour Duncan and the stars is full of tricks of the trade. Before trying anything else he recommends spit for it's gentle neutrality. Presumably your own, not his. My bandmate was using lemon oil and my wife told him I used spit and he was mildly disgusted. I have never used anything other than spit or tap water to clean my guitars.
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Post by guitartrojan on May 30, 2018 11:47:31 GMT
Dan Erlewine, guitar guru to Seymour Duncan and the stars is full of tricks of the trade. Before trying anything else he recommends spit for it's gentle neutrality. Presumably your own, not his. My bandmate was using lemon oil and my wife told him I used spit and he was mildly disgusted. I have never used anything other than spit or tap water to clean my guitars. Even rosewood fretboards?
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Post by dodger on May 30, 2018 14:07:50 GMT
Yep, guitartrojan . At first. Dan says 'less is best' but more particularly on maple boards. Starts with moist breath and a cloth or paper towel, then spit or cloth dampened with hot water then dried with a paper towel. He only suggests moving up a level of stringency (lighter fuel or mineral spirits) if these ain't working, and then only a dampened cloth not a great flood of it. For caked hard crust it's the old credit card scraper and last but not least for nightmare encrustation a razor blade very carefully used. That's what I've always done and my acoustics always stay clean and ring nicely
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2018 15:19:01 GMT
My spit is stained by chewing tobacco, wonder if that will effect the tone it sure has Rosewood tinge to it
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