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Post by ZacAttack on Apr 16, 2004 18:22:05 GMT -5
This should be fun and educational too. ;D Let us hear your shine ritual and all the DOs and DON'Ts of cleaning/polishing guitars you can think of. I use a dry polish cloth with just a light mist of pledge furnature polish on the cloth to clean the body,neck and tuning stock. Then whit another dry polish cloth I buff until it shines. On the frets I clean with just a dab of lemon oil on the cloth. Then dry cloth it until I am happy with the results.  |
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Post by WickedWishes on Apr 16, 2004 19:05:45 GMT -5
I use "Gibson" and "Dunlop" products
#1,..I use a 100% cotton cloth lightly to remove any surface dust, lint, fingerprints etc.
#2,..I spray a fine mist of "Gibson Pump Polish" on a "Dunlop Finish Cloth".
#3,..I lightly wipe and apply the polish to the guitar.
#4,..I go back with a dry "Dunlop Polish Cloth" and buff to a high gloss finish
I also use "Gibson's" "Luthier's Choice", the fretboard conditioner. (to oil and protect the fretboard)
LOL,...sometimes I think I clean and polish more than I play,...LOL
^5
WickedWishes
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Post by supedupviper on Apr 16, 2004 22:54:58 GMT -5
Every night after playing, I take a plain white cotton T-shirt, and just gently wipe all over, getting rid of fingerprints and sweat marks. And every string change, I take another T-shirt and put a little bit of lemon pledge on it, wipe down all the frets, then take the dry part of the shirt and dry it down. Looks brand new when I'm done  |
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Post by Steelpriest on Apr 17, 2004 3:03:05 GMT -5
I use a dry polish cloth with just a light mist of pledge furnature polish on the body,neck and tuning stock, to clean it. Then whit another dry polish cloth I buff until it shines. On the frets I clean with just a dab of lemon oil on the cloth. Then dry cloth it until I am happy with the results. Zac, old buddy!  Never use furniture polish on a musical instrument. Some of these products are way to agressive. If you found one you are happy with, well okay... then keep this brand. But all in all I strongly recommend not use furniture polish. I use a guitar polish (Martin, Fender, whatever I can get)for all laquered parts of the guitar. For cleaning the fretboard I use a combination of bee´s wax and lemon oil which cleans and cleans and also preserves. This nice product is manufactured by Warwick, the manufacturer of awesome german bassguitars. Make sure not do overdo the cleaning of the fretboard and never ever soak the fretboard with polish or any lubricants.  |
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Post by Irish Mike on Apr 17, 2004 7:26:27 GMT -5
I read on one of the guitar sites never use anything but a 'guitar polish'. Some of the household type polishes have chemicals in them that will eventually take the finish off of your guitar. I use a Dulop polish and a very soft rag Irish Mike |
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Post by ZacAttack on Apr 17, 2004 13:08:25 GMT -5
Zac, old buddy! Never use furniture polish on a musical instrument. Some of these products are way to agressive. If you found one you are happy with, well okay... then keep this brand. But all in all I strongly recommend not use furniture polish. I use a guitar polish (Martin, Fender, whatever I can get)for all laquered parts of the guitar. For cleaning the fretboard I use a combination of bee´s wax and lemon oil which cleans and cleans and also preserves. This nice product is manufactured by Warwick, the manufacturer of awesome german bassguitars. Make sure not do overdo the cleaning of the fretboard and never ever soak the fretboard with polish or any lubricants. Ok I modified my post to reflect that I never spray anything directly on my guitar just a ever so lite mist on the cloth. I dont like any guitar polish that I have used to date. I have only tried 2 ever and to me they were a sticky waste of money. Fender and GHS polish are not for me. So now I am gonna start a new poll for best polish and the winner  I will give one more shot. |
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Post by BOOJIBOY on Apr 17, 2004 13:54:50 GMT -5
Read somewhere to use raw linseed oil on the fretboard. Gave it a go on my LP and had no problems with it. Left a nice dark shine with no residue. Did stress the point of using the raw stuff, don't know what would happen with the boiled type.
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Post by noeljob on Apr 17, 2004 14:18:53 GMT -5
i just use a dry cloth & a rub down. no chemicals on mine
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Post by Steelpriest on Apr 17, 2004 15:25:52 GMT -5
Lemon oil and bee´s wax are no chemicals, but help to preserve the beauty of your intrument... |
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Post by noeljob on Apr 17, 2004 15:41:57 GMT -5
u know what i mean. i dont like things on me guitars. it makes me uncmfortable. im set in my ways. |
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Post by tekrek on Apr 17, 2004 21:24:00 GMT -5
All I use is Dunlop formula 65 polish and lemon oil on frets! One cloth to apply the polish and another to buff to a shine! I think the Dunlop stuff is best really makes em shine ;D
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Post by jeje on Apr 19, 2004 6:11:37 GMT -5
I've been using GHS guitar polish, approx. once every two weeks, or anytime I feel like fiddling with my guitar(often)  I also wipe it with a dry soft cloth every once in a while, to keep it from greasing down.. |
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Post by Khantheundead on Apr 19, 2004 6:54:07 GMT -5
I just use a dry terry cloth. No chem, here.
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Never use furniture polish on a musical instrument. Some of these products are way to agressive. If you found one you are happy with, well okay... then keep this brand. But all in all I strongly recommend not use furniture polish. I use a guitar polish (Martin, Fender, whatever I can get)for all laquered parts of the guitar. For cleaning the fretboard I use a combination of bee´s wax and lemon oil which cleans and cleans and also preserves. This nice product is manufactured by Warwick, the manufacturer of awesome german bassguitars. Make sure not do overdo the cleaning of the fretboard and never ever soak the fretboard with polish or any lubricants. 
I will give one more shot. 
