Bass Care: cleaning & polishing

[bnote]

I recently purchased a Peavey Grind 5 string bass and was wondering if anyone had some good cleaning tips...what is a good substitute (eg. lemon oil cleaners) for commercial products? The bass has a mahogany neck through design with imbuya (aka...brazilian walnut) wings making its body.....because of its dark/rich looking wood content it was suggested that I simply use furniture polish but I suspect long term use would eventually cause serious damage....advice on this and other aspects of bass care appreciated

[PCR]

I use Virtuoso Polish and Virtuoso Cleaner.

I swear the Polish is just Mothers California Gold Pure Carnauba Wax. Looks the same, feels the same and even smells the same.

I still have one more bottle of V Polish left, but I think I'm just going to use Mothers from now on.

[Turnaround]

Best cleaning and polishing depends on what kind of finish is on the instrument. Is it an oil finish? Gloss finish? Satin?

[PrietoBass]

I just wipe it down with a microfiber cloth after each session.

[lowfreq33]

Murphy's oil soap is good for cleaning basses with an oil based finish. It won't dry out the wood. You can follow it up with a coat of lemon oil if you like.

You can also use Lemon Pledge.