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Lemon Oil

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Superpang

Dec 3, 2006
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Canada Ontario Markham
#1
I noticed that my grocery stocks don't seem to have this in stock or have i been looking in the wrong aisle? I saw something called Lemon Extract, but it had alcohol in it :hmm: . So I was wondering where I could find it in Canada.
O yea I was looking in the "cooking oil" aisle while trying to find it. Saw grapeseed oil but not lemon. Thanks
 
#6
If you can get it, Old English furniture oil is the best stuff in the world! You have to find the red stuff though, and i cannot find it anywhere anymore...the luthier i apprenticed under fir a while swears by the stuff, as did the luthier he apprenticed under, and after using many different products, I can see why. It just gives the fretboard this clean, smooth feel that leaves no gunk, and gives a nice, deep oiling that lasts much longer than any of the other stuff I have used.
 
#8
I use Kyser Lem-Oil by Dr.Stringfellow. I got it at a music store in Montreal.

Since about a year I've seen lemon oil showing up in many music stores around here. You may have a good chance to find some near where you live.

Dunlop makes one that I'm seeing in most of the stores now. It's a yellow bottle (or is the bottle clear and the product yellow?) and is generally placed near the Dunlop #65 guitar polish.
 
#10
How much (price) is 16oz? I might just get if off ebay, ebay is at 4.99 + shipping so its going to be around 10 bucks to canada hopefully.


The_Hat_Guy said:
If you can get it, Old English furniture oil is the best stuff in the world! You have to find the red stuff though, and i cannot find it anywhere anymore...the luthier i apprenticed under fir a while swears by the stuff, as did the luthier he apprenticed under, and after using many different products, I can see why. It just gives the fretboard this clean, smooth feel that leaves no gunk, and gives a nice, deep oiling that lasts much longer than any of the other stuff I have used.
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#11
gah, I just looked at all the listings, and they don't have the red stuff. For some reason, it is waay better, making it worth your while. I wouldnt go ebay for anything other than the red, you can probably pick up the lemon stuff at your local grocer.

EDIT: WAIT! I found it! Invalid Link Removed but holy crap, they want a lot of money for that shizz...oh wait, just saw that it is for a lot of 6...not too bad...
 
#13
So do i get lemon oil or almond oil?:eyebrow:

The_Hat_Guy said:
gah, I just looked at all the listings, and they don't have the red stuff. For some reason, it is waay better, making it worth your while. I wouldnt go ebay for anything other than the red, you can probably pick up the lemon stuff at your local grocer.

EDIT: WAIT! I found it! Invalid Link Removed but holy crap, they want a lot of money for that shizz...oh wait, just saw that it is for a lot of 6...not too bad...
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Superpang said:
I noticed that my grocery stocks don't seem to have this in stock or have i been looking in the wrong aisle? I saw something called Lemon Extract, but it had alcohol in it :hmm: . So I was wondering where I could find it in Canada.
O yea I was looking in the "cooking oil" aisle while trying to find it. Saw grapeseed oil but not lemon. Thanks
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Have you considered trying.. a music store? :ninja:
 
#17
This topic was beaten to death a while back, but I guess it's due for another round.

Almost all the "lemon oil" products used for cleaning and polishing furniture are mostly mineral oil with a bit of citrus scent and yellow dye in it.

Johnsons Baby Oil is the same thing without the yellow dye but a different scent. You can get that in grocery stores and drug stores easily. Don't use it if you play in biker bars.

These musical instrument cleaners and polishes aren't exotic preperations and they have no magical qualities.

If I need to clean a fingerboard I use naptha or paint thinner (not paint remover---paint thinner) It's a great solvent and gets the gunk off easily. Then use a bit of mineral oil (you can find it easily in drug stores like Shoppers) to retore the look of the board.

Don't worry about buying any fancy products that promise to "nourish the wood". They won't do it because the wood is dead. It has been for years. Nothing will bring it back to life.

The stuff in music stores is a waste of money in my opinion, when you can do the same thing with pennies worth of basic products.

Don't believe all the advertising hype.
 

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