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Old 03-14-2008, 08:21 PM
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Hey guys - Whats the best cleaning solution (commercial or home remedy) for fingerprints? I don't want waxes or shining stuff or anything that builds up. Just gentle, and removes fingerprints. A small dab of irish spring soap, and a cloth maybe?
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Old 03-14-2008, 08:36 PM
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Windex works well.
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Hey guys - Whats the best cleaning solution ....
Finding someone else to do it, is generally my favourite solution .

OK, a more helpful suggestion is this ... GET YOURSELF A MICROFIBRE CLOTH! (They're usually blue, like his one ).



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These are utterly brilliant inventions and will get rid of fingerprints without leaving any smears, WITHOUT THE NEED FOR ANY LIQUIDS.

I use them all the time on my (mostly gloss black ) basses.
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get a microfibre cloth.
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Another vote for microfibre. For the more stubborn spots, I love the Sadowsky everyday polish. It's very mild and has a nice smell. Microfibre and the Sad products are what I use on all the instruments that come through my repair shop.
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I swear by Alembic Super Polish. It doesn't build up, can be used all the time, and makes your bass shine and feel buttery smooth to the touch.

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get a microfibre cloth.
I have one these in each one of my cases hands down. And when these indispensable treasures become too soiled they get washed out by hand in the sink with mild body soap. I really don't know how I kept instrument finishes & strings clean before these came on the market. An outstanding tool.
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Windex works well.
Yeah! Someone else uses Windex!

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I use a microfiber cloth and Dunlap polish. Any brand will work. They are pretty much all the same... just re-packaged windex.
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Windex works fine and is safe on most finishes. It contains ammonia and alcohol and a lot of water. I wouldn't use it on nitrocellose.
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I just wipe the body down with a cloth you can get at a guitar shop. Here are some....



I have the Fender cloth and Dean Markley cloth. Both work well. When I get done playing I just wipe it down.
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Old 03-21-2008, 12:56 AM
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Thanks Guys.....I got a flannel cleaning cloth for guitars. Thats some nice stuff-no cleaning solutions required.
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