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Location: Sun City, California | This has probably been covered before, but here it goes.
I have a 1771LX that all of a sudden has developed a sticky feel to it. Any ideas as to whats causing it? Thanks. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I am not sure what Caused it.
But I could recommend that you clean it with dishwater.
Y'know, very little dish-soap in a large amount of water.
Then, something that works for me, get a dry scrubby and rub the neck.
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Location: Sun City, California | Wont that scratch the surface? I was thinking about using Naptha. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I am talking about the scrubbies that you use on dishes.
No, it should not "scratch" the surface.
But it should smooth the surface.
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Location: Sun City, California | Where do you buy them? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | First, look under your kitchen sink.
That is where I found mine.
Otherwise, Walmart, Walgreen, Dollar Tree, Target, pretty much anywhere that sells sponges.
You really don't want the ones with the sponge attached.
But if that is all that you've got, they will work too.
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Oh, and the correct name for what I am talking about is Scotch Brite Pads.
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Location: Utah | Wax can make the neck sticky. Never use a wax on the back of the neck!
I would use a new soft microfiber dish cloth on the back of the neck, not a scrubby. Slightly soapy water should pull off whatever is on the neck.
For the fretboard I would start with that soft cloth slightly damp with the weak soapy solution. If that doesn't cut it, try the scrubby on the fretboard, but go lightly with the pressure.
Dunlop 65 makes good guitar products. The experts here say you don't need to use any such specific products on an Ovation, and they are correct. Still, I get a perverse pleasure out of cleaning, waxing, and detailing my guitars. The Dunlop 65 cleaner is safet to use on any part of your O, and it does cut the grime very well. The Dunlop carnuba wax does a nice job on the gloss front of the body and the headstock, but keep it away from the back of the neck and also avoid the tuner buttons so that you don't get it on your left fingertips and transfer it to the neck or fretboard. Clayton makes a Lemon Oil which is a real lemon oil for the fretboard. Treat the fretboard once per year with the lemon oil. Avoid fake lemon oils, which are lemony scented oily goo of unknown origins. Mineral oil works fine for the fretboard if you don't want to use the Clayton's Lemon oil. |
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Location: Sun City, California | I've got a bunch of that stuff in the garage. Thank you!
I don't use wax on the guitar so what else can cause a stick build up?
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Location: Texas | acousticsoul - 2014-04-25 4:35 PM
I don't use wax on the guitar so what else can cause a stick build up?
Thanks.
Sweat, sweat combined with dust/dirt, dirty hands, hand lotion, synthetic rubber on guitar stands or wall hooks, something in the case, curious children or animals, bubble gum storage while singing?
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Sticky neck...