any one use gorgomyte to clean frets

guitars4you

Never actually used it but heard good comments about it - What puts me of is that it only appears to work for about 20 cleans then you need another one - Fine if you have one guitar, so maybe use it once or twice a year, but on my work bench it would be a new cloth every 2 or 3 weeks or so

I'm not in to wire wool as to big a hassle to mask of the pick ups all the time 

Plus Stew Mac is just over a £10 + shipping etc - Amazon around £27 - Thomann around £28/9 after fees etc - anyone else have a good source for it - Just tempted to try it as an alternative to what I normally use etc

freakboy1610

I use it and it works a treat. I reckon one sheet will do 15 to 20 fretboards, unless they've made it bigger than when I bought mine. It's a great solution for me as one sheet will last a couple of years!
Strings Direct do it for £20 and it's £18 here
https://takenotemusic.co.uk/shop/guitars/gorgomyte-guitar-fret-fingerboard-cleaner-with-conditioning-cloth/
I think I paid £15 18 months ago so it has clearly gone up a lot lately. 

uksaint7

I’ve used it and found it to be very good. Haven’t bought any in a while but when I did I bought it direct from the maker, guitar tech for Rush amongst others, friendly guy. 

wibble

I use it as well and love it - smells great!  Lasts me ages, I cut it into ittle squares. It's amazing how black the cloth gets when you use it.

stickyfiddle

Yeah, as above it works well. I keep a couple of packets on hand as well as some micromesh. Both work nicely but neither will keep going forever

guitars4you

freakboy1610 said:

I use it and it works a treat. I reckon one sheet will do 15 to 20 fretboards, unless they've made it bigger than when I bought mine. It's a great solution for me as one sheet will last a couple of years!
Strings Direct do it for £20 and it's £18 here
https://takenotemusic.co.uk/shop/guitars/gorgomyte-guitar-fret-fingerboard-cleaner-with-conditioning-cloth/
I think I paid £15 18 months ago so it has clearly gone up a lot lately. 

Thanks for the info - So how many sheets do you get in 1 packet ?

PonchoGreg

Maybe look into Miracle Cloth as it's a bit cheaper? Looks very similar to me.

I've started using it a bit lately. It's certainly less messy than wire wool, although I found it benefits from an extra pass with a standard cloth to bring out the best result

freakboy1610

guitars4you said:

freakboy1610 said:

I use it and it works a treat. I reckon one sheet will do 15 to 20 fretboards, unless they've made it bigger than when I bought mine. It's a great solution for me as one sheet will last a couple of years!
Strings Direct do it for £20 and it's £18 here
https://takenotemusic.co.uk/shop/guitars/gorgomyte-guitar-fret-fingerboard-cleaner-with-conditioning-cloth/
I think I paid £15 18 months ago so it has clearly gone up a lot lately. 

Thanks for the info - So how many sheets do you get in 1 packet ?

Just one in mine.

guitars4you

I've used silver Duraglit for decades and a tin will over one year - Just thought something else might be easier/more preferable to use - But had 1st class results with Duraglit so why change - Might try some 

Philly_Q

PonchoGreg said:

Maybe look into Miracle Cloth as it's a bit cheaper? Looks very similar to me.

I've started using it a bit lately. It's certainly less messy than wire wool, although I found it benefits from an extra pass with a standard cloth to bring out the best result

I was going to say, I thought there was some generic cleaning product which is basically the same as Gorgomyte, but I couldn't remember what it was.  I think it's been discussed before.

Sassafras

I use the cheaper equivalent; Miracle Cloth. It's great stuff.
I bought a whole bunch of them for £1 each off ebay but they seem to have gone up in price since then.
Still cheaper than Gorgomyte.

Kittyfrisk

This might be worth a try?  https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/planet-waves-fret-polishing-system

guitars4you

Kittyfrisk said:

This might be worth a try?  https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/planet-waves-fret-polishing-system

to subtle - fine if the frets are clean and only need a polish - But I get many used guitars come into stock with 'filthy' frets and the PW is no use at all for such crossled up manky dirty frets

Kittyfrisk

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stonevibe

Miracle Cloth, same stuff and way cheaper. Been using them for years.

tsj93

I thought they were only made to fight with Major Chip Hazard's army

guitargeek62

wibble said:

I use it as well and love it - smells great!  Lasts me ages, I cut it into ittle squares. It's amazing how black the cloth gets when you use it.

Likewise! I’ve had one cloth for about 7 years! 

Nerine

Do you remove the strings before cleaning/polishing the frets??

i_b_tulloch

Where do you guys get Miracle Cloth from? Seems they are out of stock everywhere in the UK just now.

Sassafras

i_b_tulloch said:

Where do you guys get Miracle Cloth from? Seems they are out of stock everywhere in the UK just now.

I got a load of them off ebay.
Worked out about a £1 each.

bacchanalian

I have ordered two 12" clothes from Heinnie Haynes.  Does seem to be in limited supply

£15.40 but should do about 40 string changes