Best way of cleaning resin from bass strings?

[Beedster]

Installed some used strings which have clearly been bowed, and now have horribly sticky fingers! Any ideas?

Cheers

C

[OutToPlayJazz]

Hi Chris, try a bottle of meths with a dash of washing up liquid mixed in. Just apply to a cloth and hold the wet bit of cloth around the string then drag up and down the affected portion of the string.

[CoolCat]

Pirastro string cleaner fluid works well for me. It is basically nail polish remover further distilled.Quite cheap from a violin shop.
Just don't spill on the varnish because it will eat it away.

[nickbass]

[quote name='Beedster' post='884243' date='Jul 2 2010, 07:03 PM']Installed some used strings which have clearly been bowed, and now have horribly sticky fingers! Any ideas?[/quote]

Surgical spirit works well for me.

Nick

[ahpook]

meths and isopropyl alcohol.

and when you've had a wee dram of that...

Edited July 4, 2010 by ahpook

[fatgoogle]

What about bos if you dont mind me hijacking. I rubbhed some gin on it but it didnt make a difference.