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Like the title says. You can tell I've never polished my frets before, I left that to a tech with my Wolfgang whilst other work was done, but my newest guitar (VSOP) will want a spruce up during the Xmas holidays. I'll do both guitars FWIW.
So, you use Masking Tape on the Frets? to guard the wood. Do any of you also use one of those Fretboard Guard/Protector Stencil thingy's? Is one of these a necessity?
My main concern is, masking tape will leave behind an adhesive residue on the fretboard which is obviously why it is a good idea to do frets first then F.B after. But what product can get the sticky stuff off without being too harsh on the F.B wood?
I was going to use Gorgomyte for the frets only(whilst board is masked) and even though it is marketed as an all in one application cleaner and conditioner, I don't want to wipe crap onto the wood that has come off the frets. I've seen demos of the Gorgomyte cloth turning black after wiping frets, that's not going on my board.
For the oiling I am going to use Musicnomad F-One Oil which is supposed to clean and condition, it is just tree and seed oils though, with no solvents or additives, so I am dubious at best to it's Cleaning prowess, just being an oil n'all.
It is however, an ideal oil as it does ALL unfinished woods including Unfinished Maple for the Wolfgang. Most importantly it contains no Silicone.
Any good recommendations on a FB cleaner? or any of the above procedure?
Cheers.
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@fretfinder
Cheers FF. I'm familiar with the product. What I wondered was if it is a necessity as opposed to just masking your frets with tape.
Do I NEED one?
@meltedbuzzbox
Ta very much!
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I don't find that the masking tape leaves any residue. It's a bit of a faff to slit it down to get a tight fit against the frets, though (I use two overlapping pieces, rather than trying to cut it to the exact width between the frets). I clean the fretboard with Kyser Lem-Oil anyway (because I have a bottle).
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The Duraglit exudes black juice when you use it which looks alarming, but has always cleaned up OK (so far!).
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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I use half a walnut, it's a glorious result.
Nothing esoteric. After I've cleaned the frets I get a walnut, snap it in half and rub the exposed flesh onto the fingerboard, quite forcibly so that it penetrates. Then just wipe off the excess fragments. Oils, cleans, lubricates and also darkens the wood a little, makes it look healthy tbh.
Thanks @DartmoorHedgehog, but there really is no call for calling @fretfinder a Tool
@Fez
It is a good idea that about the guard. I have to ask these questions (re the masking) if you knew me better, you'd know how anal I get about things concerning guitars and gear.