What are you rats using to clean rosewood fretboards?

[MCChris]

So my little photo session on Sunday made me realize that the fretboards on my guitars (all rosewood) have gotten a little gamey. Okay, a LOT gamey. Gunked up around the frets and whatnot.

So what do you recommend? Lemon oil? Lighter fluid? 0000 steel wool? All/none of the above? I'm looking to clean rather than condition.

And a pre-emptive "shut it" goes out to SirDan. Don't make me bust out the "Fabulous Forties" pic.

[edgar_allan_poe]

The Dunlop stuff is really good. IMHO

[murkat]

fretboard,

to clean~ naptha and a soft toothbrush if needed.

doll up~ scott's liquid gold for rosewood.

frets~ buffing wheels and compounds

[Eric Weston]

000 steel wool makes 'em nice & shiny (makes a big steel wool mess too).

formby's lemon oil crap makes 'em nicely dark & rich.

I just re-fretted my Strat & used both on it afterward.......looks awright......as in fooking awesome

[bondedbybrick]

GORGOMYTE

www.gorgomyte.com

I know the name sounds silly, but try it, you'll like it!

[thehikingdude]

Another option: http://www.formbys.c...up_remover.cfm?

Lot's of info here: http://www.beafifer.com/boredoctor.htm

[RichRS6]

+1 For Gorgomyte.

Less messy than steel wool and no worries about the bits sticking to the pickups.

[cynic]

GORGOMYTE

www.gorgomyte.com

I know the name sounds silly, but try it, you'll like it!

Yep, it does sound silly. I tried this and it gives results as good as or not better than the steel wool with far less mess. Of course, it's per application price is much higher, but still nothing that's going to break the bank. It also leaves the frets feeling very nice.

[FrankieIII]

Aluminum foil... LOL!!!

[Disturber]

Just some mineral free oil I got from my guitar repair man. I use it to get the mush loose then scrape the dirt of with something, a pic might work or something plastic that does not scratch the wood.

[Steve Haynie]

Steel wool then fretboard oil have been the way things got done for years. On a beater I tried the Gorgomyte and it cleaned the frets nicely, but left white residue on the fretboard. The fretboard was really dirty, so the Gorgomyte was used liberally. Had the fretboard been normal it would have taken less effort and probably came out with no residue at all.

[gwayne]

Micro-mesh for the frets - use Badger Dave's regimen.

[LordOfTheThighs]

After you get your fretboard cleaned up, try using Fret Doctor on the rosewood to wrap up the job.

I've been using it for the last couple of years. Gives the rosewood a nice luster, and

rejuvenates a dry board. Good stuff.

[BadgerDave]

I'm using the Gorgomyte process on lightly gunked up boards, or if I'm in a hurry. For heavier muck, I apply Dunlop lemon oil and scrape with a plastic radius guage, then polish the frets with micro mesh pads.

Bring 'em over if you need a hand.

[Kurt L]

Another vote for Gorgomyte followed by a little Guitar Honey.

[gorch]

Love and a breath!

[silentman]

Gorgomite works very well. Also lemon oil. To get the gunk around the frets, you can take some sort of credit card, wrap in an old tshirt and rub that parallel (right up next to the fret). The tshirt will pick up the gunk and you can get right in there easily.

[zenmindbeginner]

I like to use toothpicks to clean right up to the fret.

Naphtha and Dr. Duck's Ax Wax works really good although I'd like to try that Rose Gold or whatever it's called.

[KH Guitar Freak]

I use Brasso on a cloth to polish the frets out. Then I proceed to clean and nourish the fretboard with Fret Doctor. Yes, I know Fret Doctors isn't a fretboard cleaner, but with some liberal use of it, it gets the job done...

[lincsman]

Wire wool and gibson fretboard conditioner works wonders

[jwhitcomb3]

Another +1 for Gorgomyte.

[Jeff R]

I used to use Guitar Honey (a bottle would last me several years) but the last time I looked for some I couldn't find any locally, so I got a pack of Ernie Ball Wonder Wipes. Kind of like baby wipes for fretboards. I like them a lot. If I can't find Guitar Honey next time I need fretboard goop, I'll get the Wonder Wipes again without hesitation.

[stobro]

I use what Lakland recommends for their basses-

Howard's Orange Oil to clean the board followed by

Howard's Feed-n-Wax to protect it.

[HoboMan]

Another vote for Gorgomyte followed by a little Guitar Honey.

Same here.

I have never heard of Gorgomyte until about six months ago.

Now I'm sold on the stuff.

My Artist's Fretboard used to get sticky by the third set. I thought it was just the nature of this guitar.

Then I tried Gorgomyte. It made my frets feel like stainless steel.

The stuff is amazing.

Guitar Honey really makes the fretboard look nice.