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RobCS |
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Joined: October 2005 Posts: 52 Location: Orlando, FL | Just got a used Viper, with the tongue oil neck. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on waxes for the neck and polishes/oils for the fretboard and bridge, aside from what Ovation recommends on their site. | ||
MWoody |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13983 Location: Upper Left USA | Hey Rob, I am curious about where how you got a Viper with the oiled neck. I know I've redone two that way. Unless this is the Acoustic Viper you have! Tung Oil (spellcheck me Dave) takes a while to fully dry but once it does you can go over it with a nice carnuba wax. I would prefer to just reburnish the Tung oil (or True Oil) from time to time. Fret board oil for the fret board. | ||
noah |
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Joined: December 2004 Posts: 1673 Location: SoCal | Search the posts... many suggestions... but why mess with success? Is there something you want to change? | ||
Slipkid |
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Joined: September 2003 Posts: 9301 Location: south east Michigan | I use Lizard Spit polish and fretboard oil. Why??? Besides that they work just fine...I like the name. | ||
an4340 |
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Joined: May 2003 Posts: 4389 Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | mineral oil on the bridge and fretboard. Butcher's wax on the back of the neck. Dunlop 65 on the soundboard and headstock cap. | ||
RobCS |
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Joined: October 2005 Posts: 52 Location: Orlando, FL | The Viper is the EA63 (see earlier post). I thought it had the tung oil finish, since it feels too "unfinished" to be satin, and that's how it was referred to in a harmony central user review. I only asked about alternate polishes/waxes because of the extensive "real world" experience of the OFC members. | ||
Waskel |
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Joined: February 2005 Posts: 11840 Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by RobCS: True, but for some members it wasn't necessarily "this" world. :eek:the extensive "real world" experience of the OFC members. | ||
Mike O |
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Joined: July 2005 Posts: 83 Location: Norman, OK | Nothing shines quite as nice as carnuba wax. :cool: Mike O | ||
Earthbound Misfit |
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Joined: November 2005 Posts: 123 Location: Braman, OK | Originally posted by Mike O: ...and fine Corynthian Leather...Nothing shines quite as nice as carnuba wax. :cool: Mike O | ||
cliff |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842 Location: NJ | "Earthbound Misfit" . . . from PinkFloyd's "Learning to Fly"?? | ||
Jeff W. |
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Joined: November 2003 Posts: 11039 Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | ...no, just another middle-aged, round-bellied Ovation player... | ||
dragonboy |
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Joined: November 2005 Posts: 111 Location: Southern California | I'm going to jump in with a follow up question, if I may... I just got a 1598ME with the hand oiled neck. Is tongue oil (sounds like something Gene Simmons would use) appropriate for my guitar as well? If not, what would be my best bet? And what is "fret board oil"? Is it lemon oil, and if so, is it good to use? I've heard it can develop a waxy build up. (Sorry if these questions are repetitive. I've always had a guitar tech take care of my gear, but he's no longer readily available, so going forward I'm wanting to do it myself... thus, my questions) Thanks! | ||
fillhixx |
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Joined: November 2005 Posts: 4814 Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | I just spray my left hand with Pam before going onstage. "Thanks Pam!" :rolleyes: | ||
an4340 |
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Joined: May 2003 Posts: 4389 Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I should find out where in california my luthier went ... he gave up Brooklyn. Tung oil is a finish. There's lemon oil, and then there's lemon oil. Read the label, because there are different types, and probably some have wax in them, which you should not put on your fretboard. Use a plain mineral oil. Do a search here and you'll find what to use. And use your common sense. | ||
TRboy |
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Joined: February 2003 Posts: 2177 Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | Tung oil IS a finish but....TRUE Tung oil is a natural product of the TUNG Tree (native to China) and needs to be reapplied every so often. Be careful of the the products you find in stores nowdays that say "Tung Oil" (Formby's,Waterlox,Salad Bowl finishes,etc) they may be "wiping varnish" (varnish thinned with mineral spirits) TRUE Tung Oil will not cure hard and while it is a finish,it offers little protection from water penetration unlike varnish that dries hard and can be "built up" for protection To test what you're using, pour a little in a lid or on a non-porous surface (glass,plastic,etc) and in a few days if it dries hard and shiney it's varnish! Also if the label lists petroleum distillate as a ingredient it's varnish! | ||
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