Guitar cleaning (not a bot)

myxomatosis · Post by **myxomatosis** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 12:25 am

what's good for cleaning electric guitars? Is there anything I might find around the house I could use?

a1075dd63aa12 · Post by **a1075dd63aa12** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:25 pm

bot...dino go ahead and lock it up.

taparoo · Post by **taparoo** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:48 pm

wkpggrvn2001 wrote:bot...dino go ahead and lock it up.

I've heard lemon oil is pretty good for cleaning guitars, gets the job done on the fretboard, etc. There's also stuff you can buy in a bottle that's only a few bucks. I'd ask your local music shop what they recommend, though.

AlpineValley · Post by **AlpineValley** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:53 pm

taparoo wrote:
wkpggrvn2001 wrote:bot...dino go ahead and lock it up.

I've heard lemon oil is pretty good for cleaning guitars, gets the job done on the fretboard, etc. There's also stuff you can buy in a bottle that's only a few bucks. I'd ask your local music shop what they recommend, though.

yeah the lemon oil is great, after you use it on the fretboard, it plays like butter!

checkii · Post by **checkii** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:25 am

AlpineValley wrote:
taparoo wrote:
wkpggrvn2001 wrote:bot...dino go ahead and lock it up.

I've heard lemon oil is pretty good for cleaning guitars, gets the job done on the fretboard, etc. There's also stuff you can buy in a bottle that's only a few bucks. I'd ask your local music shop what they recommend, though.
yeah the lemon oil is great, after you use it on the fretboard, it plays like butter!

yeah, its the worst thing to use. The citric acid in lemon oil eats away at whatever wood or finish you put it on. terrrible idea.

just buy some stuff at your local guitar shop. I would assume windex is not chemically ebrassive at all, but i would really recomend buying something specifically for guitars. typically it is pretty cheap. i think the martin guitar cleaner i bought was $6.

StayOrLeaveIU · Post by **StayOrLeaveIU** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 11:29 am

Is all of this the same advice you guys would give for an acoustic guitar? I have both but I don't really know what to clean the body of my guitar with. It's a pretty cheap guitar, but I dont want to ruin any of the finish (its black).

6_strings_for_life · Post by **6_strings_for_life** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:28 pm

checkii wrote:
AlpineValley wrote:
taparoo wrote:
wkpggrvn2001 wrote:bot...dino go ahead and lock it up.

I've heard lemon oil is pretty good for cleaning guitars, gets the job done on the fretboard, etc. There's also stuff you can buy in a bottle that's only a few bucks. I'd ask your local music shop what they recommend, though.
yeah the lemon oil is great, after you use it on the fretboard, it plays like butter!
yeah, its the worst thing to use. The citric acid in lemon oil eats away at whatever wood or finish you put it on. terrrible idea.

just buy some stuff at your local guitar shop. I would assume windex is not chemically ebrassive at all, but i would really recomend buying something specifically for guitars. typically it is pretty cheap. i think the martin guitar cleaner i bought was $6.

I dont understand why companies like fender would sell guitar 'care' kits that contained bottles of lemon oil if it was harmful to a guitars finish. I dont know for sure, so Im not saying you are wrong, but It would be nice to have a reliable source to get to the bottom of it...

Kahn · Post by **Kahn** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:37 pm

We had this lemon oil argument a while ago and I remember someone verified that lemon oil was detrimental to a guitar

MakoMako · Post by **MakoMako** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:48 pm

At one point someone told me that olive oil was good to use. I'm curious if it has the same effect as lemon oil. Can anyone verify?

iha · Post by **iha** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:58 pm

Kahn wrote:We had this lemon oil argument a while ago and I remember someone verified that lemon oil was detrimental to a guitar

put someone on your larrivee and tell us what happens

checkii · Post by **checkii** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:59 pm

i dont see why someone wouldnt buy a reputable gutiar care kit rahter than gamble with stupid household ideas.

a bottle of olive oil is $6. a Bottle of guitar care lotion/cleaner from martin is $6.

why use olive oil?

taparoo · Post by **taparoo** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:43 pm

I didn't know lemon oil was so bad for your guitar. I haven't used it to clean my guitar in years since I've bought some Ernie Ball guitar cleaner stuff. You learn something new everyday.

myxomatosis · Post by **myxomatosis** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:44 pm

I meant cleaning the body of electric guitars... I just wanted something to get the smudges off of it because I was taking a picture of it

iha · Post by **iha** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:45 pm

http://www.guitarnoise.com/forums/viewt ... a92ccf3bb0

someone read that, i'm too lazy.

checkii · Post by **checkii** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:59 pm

thepackage0 wrote:I meant cleaning the body of electric guitars... I just wanted something to get the smudges off of it because I was taking a picture of it

i would just use windex then. if its just once and you just need to remove smudges.

taparoo wrote:I didn't know lemon oil was so bad for your guitar. I haven't used it to clean my guitar in years since I've bought some Ernie Ball guitar cleaner stuff. You learn something new everyday.

that sounds best for an electric, that or the gibson cleaning kit.