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the other day I was at walmart, I saw some lemon oil wipes and it says they can be used to recondition the wood and for bringing a shine. Has anyone tried them? Seems like the fretdoctor and other products are all lemon oil based.
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Me three! I've been using it since I started playing again almost 3 years ago. FWIW, the smell doesn't linger that long plus it tells you it's working.Originally posted by Special-K View Post
Me too
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The so-called "Lemon oil" you get is usually lemon scented mineral oil. This is *not* going to do anything good for your fingerboard. Mineral oil is not a penetrating oil so it really isn't of much use. So if your fingerboard is dry it will remain dry (but it might smell better).Originally posted by Sanctuary View PostI want REAL change. I want dead bodies littering the capitol.
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Lemon oil is a great cleaner, but it will help condition the wood a tiny bit. Anything with mineral oil will help. Jackson/Charvel recommends Vaseline, Jimmy D'Acquisto, the acoustic guitar maker, recommends motor oil. I've heard of people using baby oil as well.I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.Comment
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I have a question...
For those who used leather dye...
Does it come off when you play ?Cold Hollow MachineryComment
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So.... that is what the custom shop has been doing...Jackson/Charvel recommends Vaseline
Just kidding... Seriously, you can use Vaseline on ebony boards also?
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that is just mineral oil with scent. just like lemon oil. if you get real lemon oil that's a good thing.Originally posted by toejam View PostI want REAL change. I want dead bodies littering the capitol.
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That has nothing to do with conditioning your fingerboard. That's for you so you can handle their customer service and pricing.Originally posted by toejam View PostI want REAL change. I want dead bodies littering the capitol.
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I don't want to highjack this, but how does Fender get the maple necks and frets boards like on the 50's Reissue Strats so deep colored and shiny? I'd love to do that to my Squier...Comment
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If I am not wrong, cleaning maple necks is different than cleaning a rosewood. My guitar teacher had a 80's MIM start and its neck was so shiny that you just couldn't resist picking up the guitar.
he recommended GHS guitar polish.
A Noob as I was, I tried applying that to my Ibanez's rosewood...bad mistake.SamComment
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Yeah, it's just mineral oil. Just a little dab will do ya.Originally posted by nateb View PostI feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.Comment
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Originally posted by emperor_black View Post
If you are referring to the "Fret Doctor" that I posted the link to, then no, it's not "lemon oil" based.
Like what others have already said, what's usually sold as "lemon oil" in music stores and hardware stores is just mineral oil with lemon scent. Or worse, petroleum byproducts with lemon scent.
In either case, these mis-labelled "lemon oil" won't do much for your fretboard. In many cases, they clean the fretboard a little bit, and dries it out a bit... that's it. They don't actually "condition" the fretboard.
I don't know what they put in it, but it's not mineral oil, it's not petroleum byproducts, and from what I read on their website, it's very similar to the natural oils that woods are supposed to have, so that it penetrates the wood and actually does condition it.
Hence the reason why it brings out the natural grain, while restoring it to a darker, more "original" color.
After typing all that, I think they should give me an endorsement deal
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