Cleaning beer from a fretboard

Grunfeld

Best way?
Cos a clumsy drunken punter tripped over her own feet and got her drink all over my Ibanez RG 1570 on Saturday.
Not just splashed but a full-on beer assault, through the pickups and dripping out the back.
The fretboard is sticky.

Is there a best way to clean the sticky crap out of my guitar and off the (rosewood) fretboard?

richardhomer

Have you tried licking it off?

octatonic

I would take it to bits and clean the fretboard with lemon oil, the rest with a damp cloth.

bingefeller

naphtha, if you can get a hold of it.  

Grunfeld

richardhomer said:

Have you tried licking it off?

The punter?  She wasn't my type.
Oh....

guitars4you

octatonic said:

I would take it to bits and clean the fretboard with lemon oil, the rest with a damp cloth.

likewise

I feel there is a pun or two in there somewhere as well, but apart from you feeling bitter about it I can't come up with one at the moment

WezV

I would combine those suggestions.  Naptha for a deep clean that may dry the board a bit.  Lemon oil to re-condition

Grunfeld

octatonic said:

I would take it to bits and clean the fretboard with lemon oil, the rest with a damp cloth.

Okay, I have lemon oil.
I'll try it on a bit first.  I was wondering if it would get rid of the beer residue. 
I can't be the first person with a beer-soaked guitar so I'm happy there's a solution available.
Naphtha -- I've had to google it @bingefeller -- looks evil stuff if I'm honest.  Would lighter fluid be a substitute?  Serious question cos I've got lighter fluid which I've used on the guitar's body.  I just didn't know about putting it on the wood of the fretboard.

CarpeDiem

octatonic said:

I would take it to bits and clean the fretboard with lemon oil, the rest with a damp cloth.

I agree with @octatonic I would suggest ensuring that the cloth isn't too wet. You may need to lubricate pots/switches, etc depending on how much the beer has penetrated. Let it all dry thoroughly before reassembly.

Evilmags

Grunfeld said:

octatonic said:

I would take it to bits and clean the fretboard with lemon oil, the rest with a damp cloth.

Okay, I have lemon oil.
I'll try it on a bit first.  I was wondering if it would get rid of the beer residue. 
I can't be the first person with a beer-soaked guitar so I'm happy there's a solution available.
Naphtha -- I've had to google it @bingefeller -- looks evil stuff if I'm honest.  Would lighter fluid be a substitute?  Serious question cos I've got lighter fluid which I've used on the guitar's body.  I just didn't know about putting it on the wood of the fretboard.

Lighter fluid is Naphtha. Like any serious cleaning material, quick as you can to get the shit off then use a guitar polish and a lot of elbow grease to get everything off. Naphtha evaporates quickly. What an asspain dude. 

Sporky

Isn't this like wine and carpets?

Assuming it was a bitter, stout or porter, just pour on some lager or wheat bear.

bingefeller

Grunfeld said:

octatonic said:

I would take it to bits and clean the fretboard with lemon oil, the rest with a damp cloth.

Okay, I have lemon oil.
I'll try it on a bit first.  I was wondering if it would get rid of the beer residue. 
I can't be the first person with a beer-soaked guitar so I'm happy there's a solution available.
Naphtha -- I've had to google it @bingefeller -- looks evil stuff if I'm honest.  Would lighter fluid be a substitute?  Serious question cos I've got lighter fluid which I've used on the guitar's body.  I just didn't know about putting it on the wood of the fretboard.

It depends on the lighter fluid you have, I think some of them may not be suitable for a fretboard.  

WezV

Sporky said:

Isn't this like wine and carpets?

Assuming it was a bitter, stout or porter, just pour on some lager or wheat bear.

Not wheat beer.  Maybe a fizzy lager, good palette cleanser.  Must work for fretboards too

Sporky

I bow to your superior knowledge on the subject.

octatonic

Are you all aware of the restorative function of badger sperm?

Grunfeld

ooops

Jack_

Pour white wine on it.

TheMarlin

bingefeller said:

naphtha, if you can get a hold of it.  

Zippo lighter fluid - same thing.  Excellent guitar cleaner!

tony99

You can put the guitar in some rice, the rice will draw out the moisture

bingefeller

TheMarlin said:

bingefeller said:

naphtha, if you can get a hold of it.  

Zippo lighter fluid - same thing.  Excellent guitar cleaner!

Yes, Zippo's own make is OK.  Not sure about Ronsonol or Swan stuff though.  

Evilmags

Or just dont worry about it....