oiling a fretboard?

[Imiss85]

What type of oil do you guys use, how often, and do you simply rub it in and rub it off, or do you let it soak in a bit, and where do you buy it from?

Edited to also ask, why do I show up as a newbie? Ive been a member of this board for 4-5 years. Haven't posted in a while, I've been busy is an understatement.

[iownit4]

bore oil .. put it on ebony or rosewood fretboad .rub in with a papertowel..

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/iownit4/IMG_0016.jpg

[kurtsstuff]

I use olive oil...

[mario]

A little lemon oil about twice a year.

[Armitage]

Kim Keller of Hamer fame recomends Light Mineral Oil, over lemon oil.

[silentman]

I use lemon oil on maple boards.

For everything else I use the dunlop 65 cleaning kit every string change usually. I don't change strings too often.

[bobbymack]

Guitar Honey

[Jeff R]

I use Guitar Honey too. Mebbe twice a year on rosewood. Ebony doesn't need fretboard oiling but I use it to aid in cleaning.

[gregc]

As the factory uses, mineral oil.

gregc

[straightblues]

I use stuff called Howards Feed-N-Wax. My guitar tech turned me on to it. I really like the way it feels on the neck. It is available at antique shops and Home Depot.

http://www.howardproducts.com/feednwax.htm

[Brownsound]

+1 for Gerlitz Guitar Honey. I wont use anything else anymore.

[RobB]

Selmer Valve Oil (AKA light mineral oil), available wherever brass instruments are sold. I use a Qtip, let it sit for a few minutes and wipe off w/paper towel.

[Imiss85]

Thanks for the replies guys. Now I'm off to find the stuff. Don't have anything but a Kmart or Walmart withing 30 miles, so I'll have to make a road trip this weekend. Really sucks being in the middle of nowhere.

[tomteriffic]

+1 for bore oil. A little goes a long way and I've never had a fingerboard crack/split/chip/lifting fret problem in 30-something years.