bubinga5 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Im wanting to wax my fretboard. Its an unfinished Brazilian rosewood (I was told). This species is now banned I believe. So I want to be careful what I put on it. I have this Wax called Antiquax. Is this ok to use. ? Any thoughts.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSCOWBASS Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 (edited) Might gunge up the fingerboard...I use this http://amzn.eu/g6PU2Lk I've used thick oil before and it made a mess of the fingerboard and was difficult to clean off. Edited May 24, 2018 by MOSCOWBASS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSCOWBASS Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 This is what gunged up my fingerboard...don't recommend it. http://amzn.eu/4wdRLvG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Never heard of anyone using antique furniture polish on a fretboard, and not entirely sure why you'd want to. I've had the same bottle of cheapo Dunlop lemming oil for 10+ years, used it literally hundreds of times with results I'm very happy with. Still about 2/3 of it left too - the key is don't use much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cribbin Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 That's great wax for dark unfinished furniture, but not for a fretboard. All you need is a small drop of fingerboard oil applied once or twice a year at most. That will do the job. Best I've found is Manson Fingerboard Oil. A small bottle will last a lifetime, unless you're a pro luthier .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Lemon Oil... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 17 minutes ago, Bassassin said: Never heard of anyone using antique furniture polish on a fretboard, and not entirely sure why you'd want to. I've had the same bottle of cheapo Dunlop lemming oil for 10+ years, used it literally hundreds of times with results I'm very happy with. Still about 2/3 of it left too - the key is don't use much. A friend is a carpenter, and he has worked with rosewood for 20 years or so. He said, use it in very small amounts, and it will absorb into the wood after an hour, then polish it. Of course he doesn't know anything about guitars. What would be the difference here..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 Lemon Oil it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Lemon oil gives a nice clear tone, wax has less heft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyerseve Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 you may find the lemon oil is absorbed quickly into the fretboard - this eems to be the case with my Wenge fretboards. If this happens just keep reapplying until it isnt absorbed so quickly and then just wipe off any excess with a piece of kitchen roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyerseve Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 1 minute ago, stingrayPete1977 said: Lemon oil gives a nice clear tone, wax has less heft I find it has a somewhere sour note 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 56 minutes ago, Bassassin said: I've had the same bottle of cheapo Dunlop lemming oil for 10+ years, And the award for my favourite auto correct/ predictive text sentence sabotage so far this year goes to... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 7 minutes ago, Cato said: And the award for my favourite auto correct/ predictive text sentence sabotage so far this year goes to... Last time I bother to try & make an oblique Python reference! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 8 minutes ago, Bassassin said: Last time I bother to try & make an oblique Python reference! I'm sure we can squeeze another one out of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 "Antiquax" sounds like duck repellent. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJE Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 2 hours ago, bubinga5 said: Im wanting to wax my fretboard. Its an unfinished Brazilian rosewood (I was told). This species is now banned I believe. So I want to be careful what I put on it. I have this Wax called Antiquax. Is this ok to use. ? Any thoughts.? Everyone has their own opinions on conditioning fret-boards and I don't want to disrespect anyone else, but I have avoided lemon oil for a while now after reading a few articles about it not being great for the wood. I have been using Music Nomad F-One oil and think it is brilliant, it makes my fret-board look amazing and doesn't dry out anywhere near as quick as lemon oil used to. Just look at the bottom of the page to see the luthiers using it now: https://www.musicnomadcare.com/Products/Fretboard-F-ONE-Oil-2-oz/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 My local tech guy said only use a very small amount with 100% cotton. Leave it for 5 minutes, then rub the wood clean of any excess. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 3 hours ago, bubinga5 said: My local tech guy said only use a very small amount with 100% cotton. Leave it for 5 minutes, then rub the wood clean of any excess. The very stuff I have. Label on mine's a bit faded now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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