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Old 01-20-2006, 06:23 AM
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Which cleaning stuff you use to clean your bass guitar - body, neck, etc?
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Old 01-20-2006, 10:30 AM
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For neck and body

1. Vacuum cleaner
2. A damp piece of old t-shirt which I spray some lemon oil on
3. Dunlop 65 guitar polish
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Old 01-20-2006, 11:25 AM
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Fretboard-

If there's any gunk buildup from extensive playing, I use a little 000/0000 steel wool lubricated with lemon oil, then I wipe the excess with a clean, dry lint free cloth. Go with the grain, and only work one fretspace at a time.
If it just needs a cleaning, I use a clean cloth with some lemon oil.

Body-

If the body is painted, I use a mild detergent (handsoap) on a damp (NOT dripping wet-damp!) sponge to clean up any real mess, then I use Meguiars polish wax and shine it up like I would my car. I only use the polish every so often when it really needs it, and if I end up with some minor scratches, I use the Meguiars scratch and swirl remover before using the polish. Brings it up like brand new.

Neck-

For the back of the neck (we've already dealt with the fretboard), I use 2 different methods depending on what type of finish it has. If it's painted, I use the same method that I do with the body. If it's Tung oil finished, I usually use Murphy's Oil soap.

Tuning keys, bridge, knobs-

I use Windex on a cloth and shine them up that way. Works pretty well.
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Old 01-20-2006, 08:23 PM
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For the fretboard I use the Dunlop kit, and for the body I use the Fender kit. The knobs, control plate, and back of the neck get Windex.
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Old 01-20-2006, 08:44 PM
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Depends...

Microfiber cloth for quickies..

For cleaning, I use a clean paper towel and rubbing alcohol to get grease and stuff off.

For general use, I use the Planet Waves guitar polish.

For my Rosewood fretboards, I use lemon oil for conditioning.
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Old 01-21-2006, 12:15 AM
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Cleaning.

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Old 01-21-2006, 11:17 PM
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Where can you get lemon oil?
My rosewood fretboards have this weird white stuff in the grain, I think it might be from my hands. Will the steel wool/lemon oil get rid of that?
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Old 01-22-2006, 04:14 AM
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Lemon oil can be bought in any music store. It will clean your fretboard. I dip cotton buds in it and scrub. Wipe off excess oil after a few minutes with paper towels. I do not think you need to use steel wool.
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