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Dunlop Formula No 65 to clean the bodies on my Spector, Fender and Stingray...( great product!)

Dr Stringfellow Lem-oil on the rosewood fretboard of my Spector (apparently Lem-oil should only be used on rosewood).

Then a smidge of Birchwood Casey gun oil for the maple boards on tuthers...

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+ 1 for the Dunlop products; FormulaNo. 65 Guitar polisher/cleaner & the Fretboard Ultimate Lemon oil - which BTW has a warning; "Note: Not for use on Maple fingerboards"!

Far better for Rosewood + similar grained woods is to buy pure Lemon oil & thin it with a carrier such as Almond oil. Then apply with a toothbrush following the grain, polishing it off with cotton wool pads, applying more as required & polishing until the pads are clean.
You will be amazed at the amount of Sh1T that comes off - even brand new fretboards, (not hand made custom jobs of course!) With second hand - I sometimes wonder what some people must have on their hands when they play!!!!

A soft hair artist brush or even a camera lens brush is good for getting the dust out of all the crooks & nannies, best to keep a special duster for the polishing & those micro-fibre cloths for general cleaning all surfaces................................

A tip - if you have time - use a cloth between fingers & tuning heads to prevent early onset of rusty elephant ears!

Cheers,
John

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[quote name='Bassulike66' post='891045' date='Jul 10 2010, 08:21 AM']Dr Stringfellow Lem-oil on the rosewood fretboard of my Spector (apparently Lem-oil should only be used on rosewood).[/quote]

woops cheers guys iv been using that for about a year on my stingray :) is gun oil the best thing for a maple neck?

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