Best cleaner for Rosewood boards?

[311boogieman]

I used to use a lot of that lemon oil (Kyser) but then realized I was more addicted to the smell and the way my board felt afterward. I'd do this like every string change.

Then I had a luthier tell me that that stuff is bad for rosewood because it seeps in there, dries out, and actually makes things worse in the long run. You end up needing to keep feeding it more oil to make it feel good. Like coke.

So I stopped doing that and mainly rely on GHS Fast Fret. When I do use the Kyser stuff now days, it is maybe once a year and I wipe it off minutes after applied.

Kind of like that crack addict who came clean who likes to tap his empty crack pipe every now and then to bring back those old memories.



PS: This won't help a faded board but for really grimy rosewood and ebony boards you can safely use .0000 steel wool. Done that many times. Polishes the frets too.

 

[aoresteen]

I clean with Gorgomyte & then treat with Fret Doctor. Never turns black. Rosewood loves it.

 

[Crunchtime]

I got a $2 bottle of Woodwind Bore Oil from Musicians Friend. Used it about 20 times and still 1/2 full.

 

[Riggins1966]

https://www.amazon.com/Gorgomyte-Fret-F ... =gorgomite

this stuff is the shit

 

[rcm78]

Just a word of caution regarding Gorgomyte. I used it on a neck finished with nitro and it made the neck very sticky. It's fine on poly finishes but I wont use it on that guitar anymore...

 

[Metlupass2]

Ask Scott Grove.

Lemon oil won't clean the board. I have a Dunlop cleaner I use to clean the F One to oil. Tom Anderson recommends that product and I trust him enough that if he said dog shit works I would be using that.

 

[Marshall Law]

I use Murphy's oil soap to clean, Big Bends fret board juice to condition. works good for me.

 

[NaturalBornBoy]

Naptha to clean and bore oil to condition after. Simple as.

 

[NaturalBornBoy]

Just a word of caution regarding Gorgomyte. I used it on a neck finished with nitro and it made the neck very sticky. It's fine on poly finishes but I wont use it on that guitar anymore...

Why would you use Gorgomyte on the neck????

It's for fretboards and fret wire.

 

[CrazyNutz]

F-ONE oil. Used it for years, great stuff

 

[rcm78]

Just a word of caution regarding Gorgomyte. I used it on a neck finished with nitro and it made the neck very sticky. It's fine on poly finishes but I wont use it on that guitar anymore...

Why would you use Gorgomyte on the neck????

It's for fretboards and fret wire.

Anything thats safe for the fretboard should be safe for the entire guitar. Also, most maple fretboards have the same finish on them as the rest of the neck...

 

[Riggins1966]

Just a word of caution regarding Gorgomyte. I used it on a neck finished with nitro and it made the neck very sticky. It's fine on poly finishes but I wont use it on that guitar anymore...

Why would you use Gorgomyte on the neck????

It's for fretboards and fret wire.

Anything thats safe for the fretboard should be safe for the entire guitar. Also, most maple fretboards have the same finish on them as the rest of the neck...

the OP is for rosewood. And as long as you're careful not to slop it around it shouldn't effect the finish. Honestly never used it on a finished male neck, so that's still good advice.

But it's still hands down the best rosewood/fret cleaner I've used.

 

[SFW]

I used cutting board mineral oil for my Les Pauls. Has worked well for me. I usually oil them twice a year.

 

[metalmaniac93]

Music Nomad Fretboard Oil Cleaner and Conditioner is pretty good.

 

[Jeremy]

Music Nomad Fretboard Oil Cleaner and Conditioner is pretty good.

This what I use now as well. I always use a toothbrush to scrub the board a little and it really cleans it up great. I've used the Gorgomyte for years as well and have never had any issues with the black tarnish staining anything other than my hands lol.

 

[shadowdevourer]

You do realize that this thread is from 2006 right? Most of the original posters are probably daed by now

 

[CrazyNutz]

You do realize that this thread is from 2006 right? Most of the original posters are probably daed by now

Internet forums are a great wealth of documented knowledge. I personally think it's great to keep adding information to topics even if they were started over a decade ago, the information is still relevant.

 

[Shawn Lutz]

Frt Doctor and Gorgomite for me

 

[Ventura]

lemon oil hydrates the fretboard... use it!

+1

Use it sparingly, rub it in, it cleans and hydrates and lasts. Simple.

 

[Ventura]

You do realize that this thread is from 2006 right? Most of the original posters are probably daed by now

Ya but for those of us who use Lemon Oil our fretboards still look fucking great