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04-24-2010, 10:06 AM
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Sorry i should've been a little more specific.....non finished wood or oil finished.
That's what i was recommended to use on my bass,Butcher's bowling alley to be exact.But i'm having a hard time find it locally.
However i found these brands for about $11.00 less:
SC Johnson's(not sure if it's clear)
Trewax(clear)
Old Masters(clear)
Any of you folks have any input on any of these?
Thanks for the input.
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04-24-2010, 10:27 AM
| | | | I don't think bowling alley wax is needed or a particularly good idea
I would suggest any of the polishes made specificaly for guitar use or Meguier's Mirror Glaze #7 which is safe for nito or poly finishes |
04-24-2010, 10:30 AM
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04-24-2010, 10:35 AM
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04-24-2010, 10:36 AM
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04-24-2010, 03:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Rochester N.Y. | | | NON FINISHED or oil finished bass.....sorry i forgot to mention that.
I want to clean it with lemon oil and then apply a nice coat(or 2) of wax and then a little hand buffing.
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04-24-2010, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by DGbass70  NON FINISHED bass.....sorry i forgot to mention that.
I want to clean it with lemon oil and then apply a nice coat(or 2) of wax and then a little hand buffing. | Howard's Wax 'n Feed (Weed 'n Feed?) or, my favorite, Briwax ( www.woodworkers.com) which was recommended by Rob Elrick.
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04-24-2010, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by DGbass70 NON FINISHED bass.....sorry i forgot to mention that.
I want to clean it with lemon oil and then apply a nice coat(or 2) of wax and then a little hand buffing. | You realize that the wood coated with wax only will be given almost no protection? It'll get dirty and very tough to clean. Water and other liquids will make their way through. Bad idea for a working instrument all round. Looks good when you first apply it though. It just won't stay that way for very long. But if you put it up on a shelf and sit and admire it only it'll be all right.
Butcher's wax will work if you're set on doing it. So will a lot of other paste waxes sold for furniture use. |
04-24-2010, 06:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virginia Beach, VA | | | If you want more protection, prep the existing surfaces and apply 2-3 coats of gunstock oil, then the wax.
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04-24-2010, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 62bass You realize that the wood coated with wax only will be given almost no protection? It'll get dirty and very tough to clean. Water and other liquids will make their way through. Bad idea for a working instrument all round. Looks good when you first apply it though. It just won't stay that way for very long. But if you put it up on a shelf and sit and admire it only it'll be all right.
Butcher's wax will work if you're set on doing it. So will a lot of other paste waxes sold for furniture use. | I'm going by what the maker of the bass and his folks recommended.....lemon oil 1st. then wax n buff with the product mentioned above.
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04-24-2010, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Zooberwerx Howard's Wax 'n Feed (Weed 'n Feed?) or, my favorite, Briwax ( www.woodworkers.com) which was recommended by Rob Elrick.
Riis | Cool.....my local shop has the Howard's Feed n wax thx.
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04-24-2010, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by DGbass70 Cool.....my local shop has the Howard's Feed n wax thx. | Not sure who Howard is or exactly what he's feeding but I hear good things about the product. Never used it myself as I have a lifetime supply of BriWax.....one can = lifetime supply.
What brand / model of bass are we talking here?
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04-24-2010, 07:19 PM
| | | | If we are talkin about something a-là-Warwick then beeswax is good to go. |
04-24-2010, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Zooberwerx Not sure who Howard is or exactly what he's feeding but I hear good things about the product. Never used it myself as I have a lifetime supply of BriWax.....one can = lifetime supply.
What brand / model of bass are we talking here?
Riis | This one: 
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04-24-2010, 08:11 PM
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04-26-2010, 10:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Rochester N.Y. | | | Is Briwax on available thru the guys on the link above or anywhere.....and do you guys have any other recommendations?
Anyways thanks for all the input.
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04-26-2010, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Zooberwerx Not sure who Howard is or exactly what he's feeding but I hear good things about the product. | Howard is currently feeding the neck on my EBMM SR5 fretless. I looked in three different sproting goods stores for the Birchtree-Casey gunstock care products recommended on the MM site, and finally decided that oil and wax couldn't be that specialized. So my routine on my bass is three coats of your basic Olde English lemon oil (each allowed to soak in for ten minutes or so), then a layer of Feed & Wax, a rub-out with 0000 steel wool and a quick polishing with a microfiber cloth. The back of that neck feels like silk.
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04-26-2010, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by FromTheBassMent Howard is currently feeding the neck on my EBMM SR5 fretless. I looked in three different sproting goods stores for the Birchtree-Casey gunstock care products recommended on the MM site, and finally decided that oil and wax couldn't be that specialized. So my routine on my bass is three coats of your basic Olde English lemon oil (each allowed to soak in for ten minutes or so), then a layer of Feed & Wax, a rub-out with 0000 steel wool and a quick polishing with a microfiber cloth. The back of that neck feels like silk. | First question...does that Spector really have a oil / wax finish or is it a polymerized whatever treatment (which looks like an oil finish)?
I found the Tru-Oil at Bass Pro Shoppes locally...or they stocked it last time I looked. Anybody need some? I bought the BriWax via woodworkers.com a couple years ago. Wasn't cheap but worked as promised.
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04-27-2010, 03:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Zooberwerx First question...does that Spector really have a oil / wax finish or is it a polymerized whatever treatment (which looks like an oil finish)?
Riis | It's oil/wax not the other type of finish.....right now it feels kinda dry in some spots.
BTW folks thank you very much for the input....i'll be going to the local shop to pick up something.
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