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i need help to properly clean the guitar

Adin Shepherd

Music Theory Bragger
Nov 11, 2019
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Depends on the finish, but when in doubt a soft damp cloth will get the job done.
You can buy guitar polish, you can use these if your guitar has a gloss finish, don’t use it on a matte finish.
A soft bristled brush can be used to get at the dust in the hard to reach places around the bridge, etc.
For the fretboard, if it’s maple, it will have a finish on top, guitar polish will work fine. If it is rosewood or ebony, a damp cloth (not wet), be sure to wipe up any excess water, one or twice a year treat with a touch of oil.
 

Noah Berends

Campfire Attention Holder
  • Nov 11, 2019
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    Fort Wayne, IN
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    Here’s the rundown of what I do every other months or so (it’s extensive and I’m a perfectionist about it)
    1. Get all the dust out of everywhere. I use canned compressed air from Best Buy for this (usually used to clean computer keyboards).
    2. Use a microfiber cloth (phone screen cleaning cloth) to clean everything out of fingerprints and dust specifically
    3. I use Kyser Lem-Oil to clean and treat my fretboard. Spray it on a cloth, rub each fret down, use a dry cloth to polish.
    4. Adjust action/neck (if needed).
    5. Restring and retune
    Once a year I also use this product called Frine on all my frets. The stuff’s a damn miracle worker. De-oxidizes and polishes frets. Makes a cheap crappy fretboard feel premium. Can’t recommend it enough, I think it’s carried in most Guitar Centers.
    The Kyser Lem-Oil is basically lemon oil mixed with other stuff that’s good for a fretboard to be cleaned with. You can clean it with water, but use a damp rag and not a wet one, as too much water can be bad for the wood.