How it´s done? What products can I safely use on my rosewood fretboard and how do I apply them? (lots of it, a drop of it etc)

Who can help me out here? I don't want to ruin my fretboard

You might find this useful......

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Fretting_su ... g_Oil.html

HTH

Arjay

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I use Fret Doctor.

http://www.beafifer.com/boredoctor.htm

+1

Also a worthy product.

Arjay

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I use Fender Fretboard Conditioner, Planet Waves Lemon Oil and Fast Fret.

Here is how (be careful to protect the neck and body paint work from any cleaner splashes):
1. Remove strings.
2. Soft clean cloth and gentle toothbrush (to get dirt near the frets) and use the tiniest amount of lemon oil to rub away excess dirt and grime.
3. Clean with clean cloth.
4. Using masking tape, tape off all the frets.
5. Use metal polish to buff up the frets until they are ultra shiny.
6. Clean with another cloth before removing the tape gently.
7. Dab the slightest amount of Fender Fretboard Condition from a clean rag onto each fret.
8. Rub it in there should be little excess but wipe it off it so.
9. Restring the guitar in a string locking fashion and tune up to pitch.
10. Place a strip of card in between shiny new strings and fretboard.
11. Apply fast fret to strings and wipe away excess product.
12. Stretch in strings.

When I change the strings I might just wipe the fretboard down depending on how dirty it is. I apply Fast Fret on all new strings.

All you need to do is wipe your guitar (including the fretboard) down with a damp 100% cotton cloth, followed by a dry 100% cotton cloth.

If you have a build up of dirt on the fretboard and frets that cannot be taken off with a damp cloth, you can use 0000 grade steel wool to clean just the fret board and frets on a rosewood fretboard, and just a damp cloth and some elbow greas on a maple fretboard. Be carefull not to hit any of the gloss surfaces of the guitar with the steel wool. Also use the steel wool dry (not damp), and dust the fretboard off with a horse hair brush before you wipe it down with a damp cloth after it's clean. This will clean off any particals of the steel wool that could scratch other surfaces of the guitar.

i find that good ole windex cleans pretty much anything off your guitar. good on the fretboard and chrome doesnt hurt the finish.

as far as what to use on the rosewood. any oil will do reallu. you can buy expensive stuff if you feel better. to e honest if i have a real dry fretboard i go in my gun closit and put a drop or two of gun oil on a rag and rub it in to the wood. some people are overly anal about what they put on there guitars. look at the main ingredients when you buy the high priced stuff.

its some kind of oil and filler.

Big fan of tepid water applied sparingly with a soft toothbrush for cleaning.

Really helps get into the sides of the frets and get the gunk out. Just be very sparing with the water.

Give it a wipe with "Dr Stringfellows lem oil" (not lemon oil) afterwards. Very sparing with that too.

Do that once every 6 months to a year depending on the state of the board.

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if you go this route (it works but i wouldnt do it unless the board was seriously crudded up) make dang sure none of the fine wool dust reaches your pickups. use wide masking tape to cover your pups COMPLETELY.
do everything your gonna do to your fiddle then clean the hell out of it making sure there is no wool dust, then unmask your pups.

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"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

I just got finished doing a complete setup/string change on my strat over the weekend which included conditioning the fret board....

What I've used for years is your regular funiture grade lemon oil that you can pick up from any department store. I lightly dampen a cloth and rub it on the fret board, let it sit for a few minutes, then buff it off.

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'00 American Deluxe Stratocaster (Kinman Hx pups)
'08 Ibanez AS73 (Gibson Burstbuckers)
Fender DeVille 410

a lot of the pros have suggested to not use furniture polish grade lemon oil
on fret boards. cant remember why.
i use kyser klassics. good stuff and cheap.
i dust the rest of my guitar with Reflections Surface Enhancer.
polish them up maybe twice a yr with dunlops polish

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"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

You should realy watch what you put on your fretboard, because it can soak in to the wood, and make the wood less capable of naturally absorbing humidity.

The best thing is just a damp cloth with each string change. If you let your fretboard get to the point that you need a toothbrush or 0000 grade steel wool to clean it, you are not taking care of your instrument properly. If you just wipe it down with a damp cloth every string change, it will not get that dirty...

Good point, and a guitar should not be neglected to the point of having to do this.

Because many furniture polishes also contain silicone, which can be bad news for guitar finishes. If using a furniture polish always check that it specifies "non-silicone". If it don't say that loud then it probably contains the wicked stuff!

Cheers - C