Hi all, first post here other than a bit of Classifieds action. . . Just after some tips on cleaning my maple necked MIA P-bass. Will be restringing soon so plan to clean the fingerboard. I understand you don't use lemon oil on maple. I am looking at Dunlop 65 Guitar Polish & Cleaner or Fender Custom Shop Guitar Cleaner. Any thoughts on these or others you recommend? I guess you use these on the fingerboard, neck and body?
After cleaning I have read that some people use car products to get a good shine. I already have some Autoglym Super Resin Polish and some Meguiars Quik Detailer, I guess these would both be ok? Also has anyone used Megs Scratch-X to remove minor scratches from the bass body, as I have some of that too?
Any particular microfibre cloth you like? I see Fender do at least 3 (Factory, Dual Sided Super Soft & Premium Plush), with the Dunlop one costing more than all the Fenders. I would be wary about using a Halfords / budget MF but I guess any of the Fenders or good quality car MF's would be fine.
Last question - I've never cleaned my strings before, just replaced them when dead, but am interested in what is out there for string cleaning. Which method do you prefer - Fast Fret type stick thingy, those contraptions you trap the strings in then glide down the board with, or some kind of wipes?
Thanks for your help
Dave