Members NotDead Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 Okay, looking for some fretboard oil...I realize I have none.I do, however, have canola oil.I know this sounds like bacon grease all over again, but this stuff doesn't go rancid, ever. Should I do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Palmer Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 Over on the last HCEG "fretboard oil" mega thread someone said they used vegetable oil once and it went rancid - said his guitar smelled like pizza vomit or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldGuitarPlayer Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 No. + 100% just use mineral oil (sparingly)...available at any pharmacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Palmer Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 + 100% just use mineral oil (sparingly)...available at any pharmacy. Plus, if you want lemon oil, simply add a small drop of lemon essence. But for god's sake don't use animal or vegetable oil, unless you want to invite the neighbourhood's cat, dog and rat population while running the risk of having your guitar slowly disintegrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NotDead Posted December 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 Okay thanks. How would someone get it off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hoddy Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 I use motor oil...10W30 works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjorn-fjord Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 I use human oil. Seriously, if you play your guitar regularly you should never need to oil your fretboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brokepick Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 Okay thanks.How would someone get it off? Mineral spirits, turpentine, paint thinner (spirit based, NOT LACQUER THINNER) I've been told that naptha (lighter fluid) will be OK but I'm a little afraid of that. Don't let it contact anything but the fretboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NotDead Posted December 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 Turpentine?I'm not playing Monterey pop festival... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Okay thanks. How would someone get it off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 I use human oil. Seriously, if you play your guitar regularly you should never need to oil your fretboard. +1000 I've never oiled a fretboard. An occasional cleaning with a slightly damp cloth is all I do. Additionally, I've played a couple gits that have had oiled fretboards and they stank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NotDead Posted December 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 +1000I've never oiled a fretboard. An occasional cleaning with a slightly damp cloth is all I do.Additionally, I've played a couple gits that have had oiled fretboards and they stank. literally? Maybe that was the bacon grease... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brokepick Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 Turpentine?I'm not playing Monterey pop festival... Turpentine (also called spirit of turpentine, oil of turpentine, wood turpentine, gum turpentine) is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin obtained from trees, mainly pine trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NotDead Posted December 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 I know what turpentine is.It also happens to be the most flammable substance I know of.Hence Monterey pop festival reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 One more person who believes in NO oil at all on their fretboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brokepick Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 I know what turpentine is. It also happens to be the most flammable substance I know of. Hence Monterey pop festival reference. Gasoline is flammable. Turpentine is flammable. Even canola oil is flammable. Oh, and canola oil will go rancid when exposed to air. Phewww! Get it off quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NotDead Posted December 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 Gasoline is flammable. Turpentine is flammable. Even canola oil is flammable. Oh, and canola oil will go rancid when exposed to air. Phewww! Get it off quick. Would alcohol get it off? And yes, I know that, too, is flammable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brokepick Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 Alcohol (methanol or ethanol) dries stuff out pretty bad. Might work, but I'd be afraid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bali Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 Most vegetable oils will get rancid and gum up over a short time. I use a Walnut oil as a food-safe oil on my wood turnings and, since it does not go rancid and gum up, I also use a light coating of it on my rosewood fingerboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 Over on the last HCEG "fretboard oil" mega thread someone said they used vegetable oil once and it went rancid - said his guitar smelled like pizza vomit or something. http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showpost.php?p=31347691&postcount=13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 Most vegetable oils will get rancid and gum up over a short time. I use a Walnut oil as a food-safe oil on my wood turnings and, since it does not go rancid and gum up, I also use a light coating of it on my rosewood fingerboards. Never heard of walnut oil but it sounds like a decent idea. I've used gun stock oil, which is essentially boiled linseed oil, with decent results but then again I rarely oil the fingerboards on my guitars anyway. I've used it on my 12-string once in 35 years, once on our daughter's probably-25-year-old Epi, and once on my 5-year-old Alvarez beater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pk1fan Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 + 100% just use mineral oil (sparingly)...available at any pharmacy. Mineral oil is the what is in GHS Fast Fret , great stuff ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NotDead Posted December 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 Never heard of walnut oil but it sounds like a decent idea. I've used gun stock oil, which is essentially boiled linseed oil, with decent results but then again I rarely oil the fingerboards on my guitars anyway. I've used it on my 12-string once in 35 years, once on our daughter's probably-25-year-old Epi, and once on my 5-year-old Alvarez beater. Tung oil! I didn't know that worked. I'll do that from henceforth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted December 5, 2008 Members Share Posted December 5, 2008 http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showpost.php?p=31347691&postcount=13 Thanks, i found that to be one of the more entertaining posts and nearly as informative your others on that thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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