Almond Oil for conditioning fretboard?

[bravedude2]

 

[blackba]

Too much of any oil on rosewood boards will destroy tone, and in time can loosen the glue.
Use sparingly!

I have been using the dunlop lemon oil about every 6-12 months, but I will keep that in mind...

 

[Duckman]

Sorry to reopen an old thread, but I am confused...

Doesn't Petroleum Distillate simply mean a substance distilled from petroleum? As Mineral Oil is derived from petroleum, isn't it then a Petroleum Distillate? So then don't both the Roche Thomas AND Fret Doctor fingerboard treatments contain Petroleum Distillates?

 

[Ayrton]

Fret Doctor is supposed to not have any petroleum.

http://www.beafifer.com/boredoctor.htm (good reading in there)

I have used it for the last 5-6 years without issue.

 

[blackba]

Sorry to reopen an old thread, but I am confused...

Doesn't Petroleum Distillate simply mean a substance distilled from petroleum? As Mineral Oil is derived from petroleum, isn't it then a Petroleum Distillate? So then don't both the Roche Thomas AND Fret Doctor fingerboard treatments contain Petroleum Distillates?

I don't believe fret doctor has mineral oil and/or petroleum distillates.

I will say the fret doctor works great. I use the lemon oil to clean and then the fret doctor after that. With the Dunlop Ultimate 65 lemon oil the fretboard looked good, but would be slightly oily after I applied it. I don't have that issue with the fret doctor. I have now used the fret doctor on 5 guitars and really like the product...

 

[rupe]

Sorry to reopen an old thread, but I am confused...

Doesn't Petroleum Distillate simply mean a substance distilled from petroleum? As Mineral Oil is derived from petroleum, isn't it then a Petroleum Distillate? So then don't both the Roche Thomas AND Fret Doctor fingerboard treatments contain Petroleum Distillates?

I don't believe fret doctor has mineral oil and/or petroleum distillates.

I will say the fret doctor works great. I use the lemon oil to clean and then the fret doctor after that. With the Dunlop Ultimate 65 lemon oil the fretboard looked good, but would be slightly oily after I applied it. I don't have that issue with the fret doctor. I have now used the fret doctor on 5 guitars and really like the product...

Neither Fret Doctor nor mineral oil have any petroleum distillates. Fret Doctor is a blend of exotic plant oils...you could put it on your salad. Mineral oil is a by-product of distillation...it is not the distilate itself. Neither is flammable or toxic.

Using true lemon oil as a cleaner (not as a conditioner) is cool but the stuff is not easy to find. I believe the Dunlop stuff is not real lemon oil and does in fact contain petroleum distillates (can anybody verify that?).

If I don't have real lemon oil, I use Fret Doctor for cleaning and conditioning. Although its expensive, a little bit goes a long way (I go through a bottle in about 2 years with a stable of about 30 guitars...and some of them get their entire necks treated front and back, not just the fretboard).

 

[Chris O]

I've been using Gerlitz Guitar Honey Fretboard conditioner with very good results.

 

[rupe]

I've been using Gerlitz Guitar Honey Fretboard conditioner with very good results.

Another product that contains pd's...it will make your fretboard look great but it won't condition dry wood. I wouldn't use the stuff but if you do I would recommend using as a cleaner only...don't let it sit for any length of time and penetrate the surface pores. Once it does that, it can act as a barrier to a true conditioning oil.

 

[Moshaholic]

A friend of mine has gotten into Banjos. He was on a Banjo forum and the owner of Deering Banjos recommended using Almond oil for conditioning a Banjo Fretboard, I think she thought Fast Fret had some Almond oil in it.

I have been using Dunlop Ultimate 65 Lemon oil and been pleased. Has anyone used Almond oil? This is the first time I have heard of it mentioned....

ALMOND OIL???

Isn't that kinda NUTS???

DANG !!!

I already beat myself to it!!!



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