Jayben Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 Alright guys, I'm having a bit of trouble with the fretboard on my VM Jazz - it has stained a nasty green colour around frets 3-5 on the upper 3 strings. Now I know I'm a sweaty mucker, and so should have been more diligent with my cleaning of the f/b and strings. Has anyone had similar problems with their maple necks? And what do people use to clean their f/b's safely? A bit of research suggests that EB WonderWipes will do the trick, while lemon oil (which I use for my rosewood f/bs) can damage maple. What say you, BassChat? Quote
icastle Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 If you have a maple fingerboard then stay away from any oil based cleaning products - it's like cleaning your car windows with cooking oil otherwise. On the odd occasion that I've had maple necks I've just used a bit of meths on a rag and never had a problem - all you're doing is cleaning 'gunk' off of a sealed surface. Quote
Jayben Posted April 11, 2012 Author Posted April 11, 2012 The sepcs over on the Fender website tells me that the neck has a polyurethane finish, so it's literally a case of cleaning meths and a rag? Quote
icastle Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Yep. That's all I've ever used on maple fingerboards. Meths is safe on polyurethane (it doesn't soften or strip it). Quote
Jayben Posted April 12, 2012 Author Posted April 12, 2012 Alrighty, thanks Ian, I'll get on it right away! Quote
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