Craig got me to thinking about this on his thread about cleaning the neck on his guitar.  So I thought I would post this for any new people who have not seen this yet.  Iffy does this everytime I buy a guitar from him and now I'm just waiting on a Ovation Patriot a/e I'm buying from him to be sent.  Hope this helps.

Iffy’s Beauty Treatment

Initial cleaning procedure:

1  Remove the strings, tuners and TRC.

2  Lift the pickup/saddle assembly out of the bridge, noting parts location/configuration.

3  Using 0000 steel wool and mineral oil (MO), clean the frets/fretboard, going parallel to the frets.

4  Using a clean/lintless cloth, thoroughly remove MO and 'crud'.

5  Repeat 3 & 4 if necessary.

6  Liberally apply MO to the fretboard using finger(s) insuring total coverage.

7  Let 'soak' for an hour. While waiting for the MO to be absorbed...

8  Using fingers again, apply and gently rub in 'Formby's Lemon Oil Treatment' (FLOT) on the body top, back of neck and headstock. Amazing what is ‘lifted’ with this step.

9  Also apply FLOT to the wooden bridge. I use a Q-tip to insure coverage in the saddle slot, the strings entry/exit points and the bottom of the bridge where it meets the body top.

10  Using a clean/lintless cloth, remove all FLOT except for the bridge. Buff with micro-fiber cloth (M-FC). Inspect and repeat if necessary.

11  Remove the MO from the fretboard and buff with M-FC. If still 'thirsty' repeat step 6, 7 & 10.

12  Buff the bridge using M-FC. If still ‘thirsty’ repeat 9 &11.

13  Polish the tuners. I use ‘Cape Cod Metal Polishing Cloth’. If the tuners are really ’cruddy’, then I use  0000 steel wool and MO, wipe clean, then the polishing cloth.

14  If possible, using the MO removal cloth, I ‘dust’ the inside of the body cavity.

15  Then using ‘Dunlop 65’, polish/buff the entire guitar, except the fretboard. NOTE: This step may not be necessary if you’re pleased with the FLOT process.

16  Reattach tuners/TRC and reinsert the pickup/saddle assembly.

17  Restring, tune up and wear it out!

Some folk do not like to use 0000 steel wool on their fretboards due to possible ‘snags’. I’ve had no issues whatsoever with my method thus far. If you get snags, you have another issue.

I think that just about covers my ‘Iffy’s Beauty Treatment’. I’ve been totally pleased with it and have received many compliments on the appearance of my guitars.

If you have ANY questions, fire away.