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Location: Snellville, GA | What is a good treatment for the mahogany natural
finish neck? Wax, Oil, Polish??
Same question for satin finish top? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Naptha (lighter fluid) to clean...
Dampen a soft cloth (well washed flannel works well), rub a section at a time.
Spit works well too. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | ...and extinguished all smoking materials first ;) |
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Location: Snellville, GA | Had to stop smoking 6 years ago. :eek: No danger there.
So you wouldn't use any rubbing compound? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Unless you are trying to remedy a finish problem, I would not use rubbing compounds/waxes or the like.
There are some polishing products Dunlap/ Ernie Ball that you can use, but I find just the occassional wipe down with naptha keeps my guitars clean and shiney. |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | Quote from the Manual,
"Approximately once a month, if you play daily, you will want to apply a commercially available wax. We recommend:Trewax, Landmark's Clear Paste Wax, Butcher's Bowling Alley Paste Wax" |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Clean with Naptha is good but you must replenish the wood asap. I'm assuming that by natural you mean an oil finish, which gives you the feel of the raw wood. Unlike a poly finish, which has a shiney surface. For the neck itself, use what the manual states: Butcher's wax. A tin lasts a longtime. For the Fretboard, plain old mineral oil. Same, one bottle lasts. For non-raw wood finish you have to use something else, though I don't see how wax or mineral oil will hurt. |
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Location: Snellville, GA | Jeff W.:
I have the natural neck, not the glossy neck.
willard:
I read that in my manual and was wondering if anyone has any experience with using any of these products? |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Also, Butcher's Boston Wax will work too. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I use 'em and they work. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Also, when you say satin finish top, I think you mean the soundboard. Use dunlop65. |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | I've used Johnson's Natural Paste Wax on my Legend's neck and it seems to work OK but I only do it about 2x/year. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I must of course defer to the manual...
Keep in mind, your hands and fingers not only carry dirt... but also oils, which are absorbed into the wood this ain't a bad thing.
when applying wax be sure to remove all excess thouroghly..remember that as wax warms up (under lights or with your body) it gets sticky attracting dirt and grime. |
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Location: Snellville, GA | Mainly I worry about wax buildup. But I also worry about acids and oils discoloring the neck. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Don't worry about it. Just follow the directions. After you play it for an hour, the wax will be further buffed by your hands. I'd say you only after to do this once every three months. As for acids and oils, well eventually those parts of the neck will get darker from absorbing oil from your hand over time. Just the nature of the beast. Think Wille Nelson's guitar. |
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Location: Snellville, GA | an4340:
Thanks for the info. I understand there will be aging and darkening. I don't want jungle rot to set in for lack of proper maintenance and care. :rolleyes: |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Things that clue you/piss you off when you see it on a guitar:
- Green/blue growth on the fret edges.
- Dents on the back of the neck from leaning on edges (no stand).
- Dry Fretboard or Bridge
- Case latch dents on the top! |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | I've got two small nicks in the top of my Legend. Both are from turning around and not realizing how close the drummers cymbals were. |
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Location: Keller, TX | Does anybody use lemon oil on the fretboard? |
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Location: New Ulm, MN | I use Dr. Duck's AxWax on the neck and fretboard. Good stuff. Enriches the natural color of the wood.
Spunky B. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I use Dr Stingfellow by Kyser on my fretboard.
They call it LEM-OIL. |
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