I love to play my guitar but I think it's too beautiful to stay in dirt.I can't clean it properly.Someone in a shop told me don't give your money on cleaning products,but I really can't clean the frets,and I can't make the body of the guitar shine.Any reccomendations?
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Why someone is complaining that the product uses silicon?Is silicon bad for your instrument?

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2006-07-04 21:07 by bruno.

Which finish has your guitar? It's very important, as you can clean the Polyurethane finishes with "almost" anything, but Nitrocellulose lacquer is waaay more delicate. For the latter, I recommend you "Virtuoso Cleaner".

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StratoGR Wrote:
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> Why someone is complaining that the product uses
> silicon?Is silicon bad for your instrument?


Silicone makes the guitar slippery. I feel like Bambi on the ice playing a guitar cleaned with something containing silicone. I just hate it!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2006-07-04 21:11 by Tekumseh.

First of all I started the post in the wrong thread.Second I don't know the finish of my guitar.I have a strat mexican.

Well, when I change strings i like to clean down the fretboard and in and around the fretbars with lemon oil.

Dr. Stringfellow's Lem-Oil works well. Use one cloth to rub in and clean, another to polish. Let dry 15 minutes or so.

Voila, yer good to go.

I read in a Guitar Player repair book that nothing cleans oily waxy frets like your own saliva! I ain't shi**in you! It's got good chemicals in it for dissolving crud (also known as "food").

Taylor Era Wrote:
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> Well, when I change strings i like to clean down
> the fretboard and in and around the fretbars with
> lemon oil.
>
> Dr. Stringfellow's Lem-Oil works well. Use one
> cloth to rub in and clean, another to polish. Let
> dry 15 minutes or so.
>
> Voila, yer good to go.

Yep!. I've been a guitar player for over 30 years & that is sound advice. As you have a Mexican made Strat- it has a polyurethene finish, so you can polish the guitar with any household polish with no problem.
There is also an excellent product on the market called 'Fast Fret', which is great for cleaning your strings & frets before & after you have a playing session.
We all go through this 'polishing' faze, but in all honesty I would say- don't worry about it too much!. With Fenders, the more old & knackered they look- the more 'cool' they become!. It's only a 'tool'- just enjoy it!.

I don't care for that all the time,but I have it for a year now and I feel something like dirt in the body which I can't take away with a single piece of cloth.

Doolittle Wrote:
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> Taylor Era Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Well, when I change strings i like to clean
> down
> > the fretboard and in and around the fretbars
> with
> > lemon oil.
> >
> > Dr. Stringfellow's Lem-Oil works well. Use one
> > cloth to rub in and clean, another to polish.
> Let
> > dry 15 minutes or so.
> >
> > Voila, yer good to go.
>
> Yep!. I've been a guitar player for over 30 years
> & that is sound advice. As you have a Mexican made
> Strat- it has a polyurethene finish, so you can
> polish the guitar with any household polish with
> no problem.
> There is also an excellent product on the market
> called 'Fast Fret', which is great for cleaning
> your strings & frets before & after you have a
> playing session.
> We all go through this 'polishing' faze, but in
> all honesty I would say- don't worry about it too
> much!. With Fenders, the more old & knackered they
> look- the more 'cool' they become!. It's only a
> 'tool'- just enjoy it!.

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You must have me mixed up with someone, I'm a relatively new mwmber here. I dont have a Mexican Strat, but I do have two Norman acoustics (Canadian made) and two electric - both Telecasters. I prefer them to look bashed around a bit, a guitar IS for playing, you know! I know what Fast Fret is though - I think it is mainly mineral oil and I use it all the time - before and after playing - as it maintains string life considerably, I find.

For rosewood & ebony fingerboards, apply a dab of boiled linseed oil every year, just a little dab'll do ya. Prevents the uncoated wood from drying out. This is hands on stuff. Put a dab on, spread it out over a couple of frets, work it in with a soft cloth or your fingers, let it sit for a while & then remove any residue with a cloth. Your dry fingerboard will breath again.

This is ONLY for non-coated fingerboards

Taylor Era Wrote:
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> Doolittle Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Taylor Era Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Well, when I change strings i like to clean
> > down
> > > the fretboard and in and around the fretbars
> > with
> > > lemon oil.
> > >
> > > Dr. Stringfellow's Lem-Oil works well. Use
> one
> > > cloth to rub in and clean, another to polish.
> > Let
> > > dry 15 minutes or so.
> > >
> > > Voila, yer good to go.
> >
> > Yep!. I've been a guitar player for over 30
> years
> > & that is sound advice. As you have a Mexican
> made
> > Strat- it has a polyurethene finish, so you can
> > polish the guitar with any household polish
> with
> > no problem.
> > There is also an excellent product on the
> market
> > called 'Fast Fret', which is great for cleaning
> > your strings & frets before & after you have a
> > playing session.
> > We all go through this 'polishing' faze, but
> in
> > all honesty I would say- don't worry about it
> too
> > much!. With Fenders, the more old & knackered
> they
> > look- the more 'cool' they become!. It's only a
> > 'tool'- just enjoy it!.
>
> _____________________
>
> You must have me mixed up with someone, I'm a
> relatively new mwmber here. I dont have a Mexican
> Strat, but I do have two Norman acoustics
> (Canadian made) and two electric - both
> Telecasters. I prefer them to look bashed around
> a bit, a guitar IS for playing, you know! I know
> what Fast Fret is though - I think it is mainly
> mineral oil and I use it all the time - before and
> after playing - as it maintains string life
> considerably, I find.


Nice choice of guitars!. No- I didn't mix you up with someone else. My reply was a bit misleading. I was quoting your advice about 'Lemon Oil' as being good, but the rest of the reply was to the starter of the thread. My fault- sorry.