Good Guitar Cleaning Guides?

Shadows1990 · 8 Jan 2009 at 14:04

Hi all,

I know it's probably been asked loads before (I apologize if it has), but I have searched, and came up with nothing of real use.

Here's my question: Does anybody know of any good guitar cleaning guides, preferably with pictures, recommended products etc. as I have 2 old guitars that really need a good clean.

Thanks in advance.

Dup · 8 Jan 2009 at 14:10

A lint free cloth and a weak form of isopropyl alcohol should clean most of the wooden parts effectively. Any metal work, any decent brand polish and other lint free cloth would do.

If it is an intricate and dusty guitar, compressed air might be useful too.

Shadows1990 · 8 Jan 2009 at 14:10

Thanks for that Dup, I'll give it a go.
Any brands of products you would recommend?

Toker · 8 Jan 2009 at 14:20

car wax, anything that is pure carnauba wax with no chemical cleaners is amazing on a guitar

Shadows1990 · 8 Jan 2009 at 14:21

Toker said:
car wax, anything that is pure carnauba wax with no chemical cleaners is amazing on a guitar

Thanks

Maccy · 8 Jan 2009 at 19:44

Fast Fret - brilliant stuff for cleaning the fretboard and the strings.

pby · 8 Jan 2009 at 20:00

Theres an amazing guide on ibanezrules.

pby · 8 Jan 2009 at 20:06

Maccy said:
Fast Fret - brilliant stuff for cleaning the fretboard and the strings.

I absolutely hate the greasy feel of fast fret. You should try the DR string life, its a much better alternative.

THMRK · 8 Jan 2009 at 20:13

I use guitar polish on the body and lemon oil on the frets. Not to be used on maple fret boards, though...

Maccy · 8 Jan 2009 at 20:23

pby said:
I absolutely hate the greasy feel of fast fret. You should try the DR string life, its a much better alternative.

Have tried both and prefer Fast Fret, hence why I recommended it.

Toker · 8 Jan 2009 at 23:52

I also use fast fret on the fretboard, just make sure I give it a thorough wipe with the cloth to get rid of any greasyness

Robosapien · 10 Jan 2009 at 20:57

Hmm, I always thought it was lemon oil for frets, string cleaner for strings, then a quick polish of the body with whatever they sold at the shop, job done.

Mine's getting repaired at the moment, time to investigate what new and fantastic cleaning products are available to keep it in good shape!

Le Samourai · 11 Jan 2009 at 10:37

http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/pagelist.html

Frets.com is a pretty good site - mostly acoustic instruments but good knowledge to have anyway.