Wax.?

[bubinga5]

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.? 

[MOSCOWBASS]

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

[MOSCOWBASS]

This is what gunged up my fingerboard...don't recommend it. http://amzn.eu/4wdRLvG

[Bassassin]

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.

[John Cribbin]

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 ....

[TheGreek]

Lemon Oil...

[bubinga5]

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..?

[bubinga5]

Lemon Oil it is. 

[stingrayPete1977]

Lemon oil gives a nice clear tone, wax has less heft 

[dyerseve]

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.

[dyerseve]

1 minute ago, stingrayPete1977 said:

Lemon oil gives a nice clear tone, wax has less heft 

I find it has a somewhere sour note

[Cato]

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...

[Bassassin]

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! 

[Steve Browning]

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.

[Cosmo Valdemar]

"Antiquax" sounds like duck repellent.

[NJE]

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/

 

[bubinga5]

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. 

[Bassassin]

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.