@jwandhistools Terrible idea. You may have gotten lucky but it is a food product. If it gets humid where you live you can get bacteria to grow, especially in deep grained wood.
@jwandhistools Other than this random family, find a place that says it's a good idea. Just a google search reveals it is almost unanimously considered a bad idea. Food grade oil can spoil when in a bottle, I don't want material that can rot to be on my fretboard.
Im not sure but ive read over & over again that when conditioning the fretboard the best is go with the grain of the wood `not being done here.Maybe it doesnt matter but its just what ive read to do when applying oil.
Do I need to wear gloves with this? Will it work with the StewMac cotton clothes? Please answer soom I am going to buy this stuff and needto know if I need to get gloves and clothes. Thank you!
The best cleaner is just plain hot water (as hot as you can get it). Just damper a cloth and rub the fretboard in the same direction as the frets run (so as not to snag the cloth on any fret ends), the hot water helps loosen the dirt, oil and finger goo, you'll be able to see it come off on the cloth. Let dry thououghly.
Then use plain mineral oil just like is shown in this video, it works exactly the same. It dries quickly and doesn't leave the fretboard tacky. It's very inexpensive and can be found in most Pharmacies, it's apparently used by some people as a laxative... go figure.
Thanks for your nice program. pls lead me! i am new in guitar making and i am going to make an electric guitar for my self! (pls dont laugh) i dont know the differ between multi scale and single scale fretboard
how much does this oil cost? tell you what guys, take my advice and go out and buy a bottle of lemon oil for about 3.50. ive used it on my acoustic rosewood fretboard and an ebony gibson board. never a problem. works exactly as in this video. and yes it will desolve gunk and make it look great.
@azfryguy From Erick Coleman: “Our fretboard finishing oil is not a cleaner, your fretboard should be cleaned thoroughly before application. Naphtha can also be used as a cleaner before applying our fretboard finishing oil. But I most often use lemon oil to clean and condition fretboards."
From Erick Coleman: "I've got two different routines. On my own guitar I prefer an unfinished board, so I'll clean it with lemon oil, which leaves no finish build up but still conditions the board. For customers who prefer a finished board, my last step is fretboard finishing oil."
Will I play better when I oil the strings?
MucusFelidae 1 month ago
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jwandhistools 1 month ago
@jwandhistools Terrible idea. You may have gotten lucky but it is a food product. If it gets humid where you live you can get bacteria to grow, especially in deep grained wood.
danukenator123 1 month ago
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jwandhistools 1 month ago
@jwandhistools Other than this random family, find a place that says it's a good idea. Just a google search reveals it is almost unanimously considered a bad idea. Food grade oil can spoil when in a bottle, I don't want material that can rot to be on my fretboard.
danukenator123 1 month ago
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jwandhistools 1 month ago
Does the oil also take or makes the scratch marks on the neck come off?
ssr948 1 month ago
Im not sure but ive read over & over again that when conditioning the fretboard the best is go with the grain of the wood `not being done here.Maybe it doesnt matter but its just what ive read to do when applying oil.
TheJagzy 2 months ago
I do find it funny how Dan pours the oil onto his rag directly overtop of the Gibson's body at 0:22. Good thing it didn't spill!
jasonr123guitar 9 months ago
@jasonr123guitar Dan says, "I'm a darn good pourer."
stewartmacdonald 9 months ago 7
@stewartmacdonald what cleaning products should i use for a maple fretboard?
7xrepiv 3 months ago
@jasonr123guitar He has the bottle sitting on the guitar too. What, no coaster?
natfunk71 8 months ago
Do I need to wear gloves with this? Will it work with the StewMac cotton clothes? Please answer soom I am going to buy this stuff and needto know if I need to get gloves and clothes. Thank you!
azfryguy 9 months ago
The best cleaner is just plain hot water (as hot as you can get it). Just damper a cloth and rub the fretboard in the same direction as the frets run (so as not to snag the cloth on any fret ends), the hot water helps loosen the dirt, oil and finger goo, you'll be able to see it come off on the cloth. Let dry thououghly.
FullBlownRedneck 9 months ago
Then use plain mineral oil just like is shown in this video, it works exactly the same. It dries quickly and doesn't leave the fretboard tacky. It's very inexpensive and can be found in most Pharmacies, it's apparently used by some people as a laxative... go figure.
FullBlownRedneck 9 months ago
Dear Sir
Thanks for your nice program. pls lead me! i am new in guitar making and i am going to make an electric guitar for my self! (pls dont laugh) i dont know the differ between multi scale and single scale fretboard
tmatini 10 months ago
do you have anything to finish a maple fretboard in a satin finish?
MusicToMyEars36 10 months ago
@MusicToMyEars36 - Nope. You just clean the the fretboard with some lighter fluid(Zippo/Ronson) and a toothbrush, then call it a day
InterspeciesErotica7 9 months ago
@InterspeciesErotica7 ok, thanks for the tip mate
MusicToMyEars36 9 months ago
Got this tip from Charvel guitars, the good old petroleum jelly Vaseline does the job just as well.
enoughzenough 10 months ago
@enoughzenough - I'll stick with linseed oil. Petroleum products make frets lift.
InterspeciesErotica7 9 months ago
how much does this oil cost? tell you what guys, take my advice and go out and buy a bottle of lemon oil for about 3.50. ive used it on my acoustic rosewood fretboard and an ebony gibson board. never a problem. works exactly as in this video. and yes it will desolve gunk and make it look great.
melonheed3 10 months ago
Is this oil also a cleaner? I am going to buy some but I do not know if it cleans and if it doesnt clean what will naptha?
azfryguy 1 year ago
@azfryguy From Erick Coleman: “Our fretboard finishing oil is not a cleaner, your fretboard should be cleaned thoroughly before application. Naphtha can also be used as a cleaner before applying our fretboard finishing oil. But I most often use lemon oil to clean and condition fretboards."
stewartmacdonald 11 months ago
@stewartmacdonald So Lemon oil then Stewmac finishing oil is your most common routine?
azfryguy 11 months ago
@azfryguy
From Erick Coleman: "I've got two different routines. On my own guitar I prefer an unfinished board, so I'll clean it with lemon oil, which leaves no finish build up but still conditions the board. For customers who prefer a finished board, my last step is fretboard finishing oil."
stewartmacdonald 11 months ago
Nice video. We're featuring you video in Guitar Kit Builder online magazine.
guitarkitbuilder 1 year ago
i need this but you cant ship by air to australia is it possible for u folks to put it on a boat and ship it here?
mitchellsonguitars 1 year ago
@mitchellsonguitars = i have the same problem, what does everyone have again Australia!
alfalfasprout69 1 year ago
@mitchellsonguitars I'm sorry, but we're not able to ship any flammable items outside the U.S.
stewartmacdonald 1 year ago
@mitchellsonguitars get linseed oil from an art supply shop it'll do exactly that
concussedcarneous 1 year ago
Dan, do you or the folks at Stewmac have an idea how to get this stuff to Europe? A.f.a.I.k. these substances cannot travel via air freight...
Nelion5189 1 year ago