tell me about lemon oil

[jr_vw2]

I have heard alot about people rubbing lemon oil on their necks.

 

what does it do?

where do you get it?

[Doctor Morbius]

There's lemon oil and there's lemon oil. One you get at the guitar store and the other is a food product you get at a grocery or health food store. The latter is a solvent and is NOT what you want to put on your rosewood neck. It's very much like orange oil and isn't good for anything except cleaning and will dry out your fretboard.

The Dunlop 65 ultimate lemon oil is the kind to use on a neck. It's a lemon smelling mineral oil.

[mrbrown49]

I don't get the fascination myself. In most cases it's not needed except for the very rare (annually at most) application. I have a feeling there's alot of over oiled fretboards out there.

[EADGBE]

I like raw linseed oil better.

[Slave2TheAudio]

It hydrates your wood properly and gives it a nice look. You can get it at any place that carries lumber or guitars, usually.

[Snowcow]

I rubbed it on my neck:



I wouldn't advise it.

[k4df4l]

It hydrates your wood properly and gives it a nice look. You can get it at any place that carries lumber or guitars, usually.

 

 

I think hydrate is an overly generous description of what rubbing oil on a piece of cut & seasoned wood actually does....

[chirkowatson]

Lemon oil is absolutely safe and I completely recommend for it because it moisturizes the fingerboard as well as gets rid any built up grime. Most of the pros use it every two changes of strings... so you remove your strings and applay a small amound between all the frets. After letting it soak for two to five minutes, wipe it off and you're all set to go.

[k4df4l]

Lemon oil is absolutely safe and I completely recommend for it because it moisturizes the fingerboard as well as gets rid any built up grime. Most of the pros use it every two changes of strings... so you remove your strings and applay a small amound between all the frets. After letting it soak for two to five minutes, wipe it off and you're all set to go.

 

 

Where'd you see the information that most "pros" use it after every string change?

[Ratae Corieltauvorum]

Lemon oil is a paraffin based product, better known as Johnsons baby oil with some limonene added for smell.

It's a by product from the petrochemical industry, and has questionable benefits for unfinished guitar fretboards.

A better alternative is a bore oil or Fret Doctor which dependant on climate could be used maybe once a year to maintain a barrier to prevent changes in the fretboard, ie shrinkage or swelling.

It is not to hydrate, rehydrate or moisturise:facepalm:

[Ratae Corieltauvorum]

 

Where'd you see the information that most "pros" use it after every string change?

 

 

Or even every two string changes:p

 

I know, this cracked me up as well

[CoqBelliqueux]

I don't even take the strings off anyway.

[Dave L]

I use it to clean off some grime from the neck and fretboard once in a while, but I

[Ratae Corieltauvorum]

I use it to clean off some grime from the neck and fretboard once in a while, but I

[Doctor49]

I use it to clean off some grime from the neck and fretboard once in a while, but I

[jr_vw2]

Well let me tell you what I have going on here. The neck on my mid 90's Jackson at2t is pretty grime and it looks really dull. It doesn't have that nice rich rosewood loom to it. I have only had the guitar for about a month or so so I don't have any history. But what should I use to clean/condition this fingerboard. I can post pics if need be. Thanks

[Ratae Corieltauvorum]

Well let me tell you what I have going on here. The neck on my mid 90's Jackson at2t is pretty grime and it looks really dull. It doesn't have that nice rich rosewood loom to it. I have only had the guitar for about a month or so so I don't have any history. But what should I use to clean/condition this fingerboard. I can post pics if need be. Thanks

 

 

If you have alreday bought the lemon oil, cool.

 

Remove the strings, get a medium bristle toothbrush, and then spot the oil between each fret and then use the toothbrush parallel to the frets until all the solids are gone, then using a lint free rag remove all the excess oil, restring tune, play

[Les Paul Lover]

I like lemon oil cos it smells nice.

 

 

It's probably unneeded and a marketing gimmick, but for, say,

[jr_vw2]

I have not purchased anything yet so if there is something better spill it Ratae

[groovmongrel]

I've never used anything for my fretboard.

[CoqBelliqueux]

Ok, let's see.

 

 

What is a good product for cleaning and/or treating fingerboard wood so that it feels nice and smooth and doesn't crack evar?

[webwarmiller]

Well let me tell you what I have going on here. The neck on my mid 90's Jackson at2t is pretty grime and it looks really dull. It doesn't have that nice rich rosewood loom to it. I have only had the guitar for about a month or so so I don't have any history. But what should I use to clean/condition this fingerboard. I can post pics if need be. Thanks

 

 

I personally use Mineral Spirits to clean up a really grimey fretboard and then follow up with Mineral Oil to "condition".

[Ratae Corieltauvorum]

I have not purchased anything yet so if there is something better spill it Ratae

 

 

http://www.beafifer.com/boredoctor.htm

 

Superb stuff, get the small size, it lasts ages, but if you're in the UK, drop me a pm and I'll send you some of my own formula

[67mike]

FRET DOCTOR

[Ratae Corieltauvorum]

 

Aaaah Mike of the superb hair, another devotee?