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Post subject: Fretless Maintenance
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:12 am
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I am wanting to clean and oil my fretless Rosewood finger board. Basically I was going to clean first with lemon oil. Use 0000 steel wool.to.take out and deep residue and then finish with a fresh application of lemon oil. Thoughts? Any other digestions would be appreciated.

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Post subject: Re: Fretless Maintenance
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 11:37 am
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:idea: This Stuff Here :arrow: Music Nomad Fretboard F-ONE Oil - Cleaner & Conditioner

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/music-nomad-fretboard-f-one-oil--cleaner-conditioner--2-oz.

I like their Guitar ONE cleaner/polish, but I haven't tried their F-ONE yet.

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Post subject: Re: Fretless Maintenance
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 2:52 pm
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If it were me I wouldn't use lemon oil and THEN use steel wool. I'd clean it with maybe mineral spirits first THEN steel wool and then clean all the steel wool off of it and THEN do the oil. Then buff it with a good rag and it should be smoothe and nice after that-- but that's how I'm thinking I would do it. I oil my boards maybe once a year and I don't really use steel wool unless it's just filthy like on a used guitar I might buy or something like that. A lot of the guitars I buy used and/or work on are usually just dirty as heck. Yuk.

I take a rag and tape it to the body and add more tape to make sure I don't get steel wool all over the pickups.


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Post subject: Re: Fretless Maintenance
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 6:16 pm
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+1 to both linnin and stroker. Here is a previous post.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=56211

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Post subject: Re: Fretless Maintenance
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 10:36 am
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On my fretless board I have used Behlen Naphtha solvent for cleaning and ColorTone Fretboard Finishing Oil after cleaning. Awesome job from both products. Bass was used heavily since using these and it still looks great.

You can get both products from www.stewmac.com


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Post subject: Re: Fretless Maintenance
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 7:36 pm
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Steel wool is hazardous to your instrument! Here's why. Little bits of the steel wool get attracted to the pickups, get into the pickups and once little metal bits get into the windings the pickup begins to die as the metal cuts through the enamel insulation on the winding and starts short after short after short working deeper and deeper due to the vibration of playing. Months later you'll have dead or dying pickups and wonder why.

Steel wool should ONLY be used anywhere near an electric guitar if you completely tape over the pickups and pickup cavities with masking tape first. Thoroughly blow off the instrument when done. Dust the instrument. Then apply another layer of tape to the first layer of tape and remove both layers as one. That way there is far less chance tiny metal bits can get into the pickup, but even then there are no guarantees as bits can get sucked in from recesses where little filings may be hiding. I'm serious! Steel wool bits or any metal such as fret filings are murder on pickup windings. I'm becoming more and more against using steel wool. Sometimes there is no cheap substitute but I'd remove the neck in one room and do the steel wool work on the neck in another.


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Post subject: Re: Fretless Maintenance
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 6:29 pm
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BrotherDave is right, but I'll give two additional steps to his recommendations. Run a strong magnet over the fretboard to pick up missed particles and use a strong shop-vac to vacuum the entire instrument before and after the tape is removed.

Blowing the residue away can force it into places that it wouldn't and shouldn't otherwise be found in.

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Post subject: Re: Fretless Maintenance
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 9:27 pm
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Maybe the guy has sealed pickups.

Steel wool on the bare wood? No abrasives(including Scotchbrite pads) should be used in cleaning the board. Just wipe most of dirt and stuff off with a damp towel.

Only oil the fingerboard if the cracks are wider/bigger than usual. Spread that stuff as thin as you can..and leave it on the wood to soak. Do it again in a couple/few weeks, only if needed.

*I should also mention trying to clean the fingerboard one string at a time. Leave the tension on the neck.


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