How to clean oiled maple neck?

[Surfgreen]

How do you clean an oiled maple neck and fretboard, such as is common in Charvels?

[Matt_B]

There was just a thread on this subject, very recently though I have to ask why do want to clean it?

[lefty]

You don't! It's only going to get grungy again after a couple
hours playing time...

But, if you insist, here's the best advice out there:

http://www.music-man.com/faq/music-man-guitars/how-do-i-clean-and-maintain-my-music-man-neck.html

I would add though, if you're going to use a toothbrush, make sure it's really soft,
and well broken-in [e.g. you've brushed your teeth with it a couple hundred times]
so there aren't any burrs on it to scratch your neck/board...

And the Birchwood Casey products are great. With all the cleaning/conditioning
products, remember to use sparingly! A little goes a long way!

[straycat]

Keep in mind you won't be able to get all the darkenss off of it.

[Grandturk]

Leave it dirty!!! In 25 years people will be like - look at that well played axe!

[lefty]

Leave it dirty!!! In 25 years people will be like - look at that well played axe!

Yep, I prefer the look of my EBMM Axis with the patina on it,
but that's an exceptional birdseye that would look great clean too...

[algeriet]

Was going to start a thread but decided to do a search option which led me here:

Apart from not cleaning the neck, is it necessary to maintain the oiled neck in any way by re-applying oil after a certain amount of years?
Like how have you handled your Charvel neck from '86? Has it never been re-oiled? Thanks

[toejam]

To clean it, just use lemon oil with an old toothbrush and a rag.

If it's got gunstock oil or tung oil on it, you can always reapply the oil after a certain amount of years, but some people don't even bother.
Lefty gave some good advice in the link he posted. http://www.music-man.com/faq/music-m...-man-neck.html

It's been three months since the OP started this thread, but he seems to not care any more.