Cleaning a fretboard?

[nero120]

What do you guys use to clean the scummy finger marks off your fretboard? I usually use an old tooth brush and some water, but this usually doesnt clean all the sweat marks of completely

Is there any decent product to use to clean it before applying some oil to the wood?

 

[nero120]

DO NOT USE FAST FRET

seriously, that stuff is the worst stuff ever! gunks up your neck a treat. and when that stuff gets mixed with sweat from your fingers and dries its more of a pain in the arse than ever!

if your guitar is bad, take all of the strings off (block the trem if its a trem guitar) and use the edge of a pick to scrape (with the grain) the majority of the crust away. then the best thing to use is spit and some good old fashioned elbow grease!

then after that use some naptha (lighter fluid) and more elbow grease.

then after that rub some lemon oil (lemongrass oil, not lemon lemon oil) into the frets really well. and bam good as new!

that is the technique if you have a rosewood board, if its maple then just use spit dont do the lemon oil part.

Nice advice, I wouldnt touch fast fret with a barge pole anyway!

What about if I have an ebony fretboard?

 

[nero120]

you need a bit of wear and tear on the guitar anyways...

I agree, but not on the fretboard! Yuck!