Lube Job.....

[LowEndWonder]

What do you use to oil your fretboard?

 

[oldguy]

Depends on the fretboard.....................................................................
Maple............nothing...........................nitro finish.....on Tele maple board.
Rosewood.......Formby's Lemon Oil Treatment....... lightly...........................
Switch fretboard.......nothing........it's "ebonite".......man made composite....

 

[Tone2TheBone]

Good question. I've been needing to do my rosewood necks on the Fenders. The ebony on the Gibson might need something too.

 

[Bucks Owin]

I use Valvoline 20W/50 but that's just me. MOST guitar techs will tell you to use lemon oil.....

;-)

Dennis

 

[LowEndWonder]

Try Hoppe's No. # 9 oil. It's sold in Kmart, Walmart, and any gunshop.
It's for gun mechanisims but the back of the bottle states it can be used on gun and rifle stocks which are made of wood. Iv'e been using Hoppe's for 8 yrs and it does the job. Not only does it oil, it cleans as well. It's a clear oil that penetrates fast and don't gum or turn rancid. Just make sure you get the oil in the plastic orange bottle and not the powder solvent in the glass jar!

 

[ponticat]

On rosewood: mineral oil from any drug store.

 

[Algonquin]

A little Murphy's Oil Soap diluted to clean (I use an old tooth brush), and a little Hawes Lemon Oil. I'm a Rosewood fretboard Guy... so not sure how the Maple Folks do it.

:beer:

 

[wingsdad]

First of all, I always wipe down the strings/fretboard with a dry old cotton t-shirt or flannel cloth after playing. Keeps thing clean, helps with string life. My maple boards are lacquered, so that's actually all they need.

About every 6 months, or when they start to look thirsty, I use Kyser's Dr. Stringfellow Lem-Oil to clean & treat Rosewood & Ebony boards and acoustic guitar bridges. I used to use furniture type lemon oil, but found it too heavy, especially for ebony.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

I use Valvoline 20W/50 but that's just me. MOST guitar techs will tell you to use lemon oil.....

;-)

Dennis

I put the 20W/50 in my Alfa motor. I use lemon oil on my rosewood fretboards, and nothing on my maple.

 

[Tone2TheBone]

Try Hoppe's No. # 9 oil. It's sold in Kmart, Walmart, and any gunshop.
It's for gun mechanisims but the back of the bottle states it can be used on gun and rifle stocks which are made of wood. Iv'e been using Hoppe's for 8 yrs and it does the job. Not only does it oil, it cleans as well. It's a clear oil that penetrates fast and don't gum or turn rancid. Just make sure you get the oil in the plastic orange bottle and not the powder solvent in the glass jar!

Nothing like the scent of Hoppe's No. 9. :dude:

 

[Spudman]

Rosewood.......Formby's Lemon Oil Treatment....... lightly...........................
..

Same here about once a year...if it needs it.

 

[pie_man_25]

for my fende jazz, I only use linseed oil on the rosewood neck, it helps with the natural rich brown/golden coulours of the indian rosewood (at least I think it's Indian), but I've only needed to do that once, and for everything else, we haven't had to either.

 

[oldguy]

Same here about once a year...if it needs it.

I hear 'ya....... I usually eat enough french fries and cheeseburgers between sets I don't need to oil mine more than that.

 

[Spudman]

Another trick that I use is to run my left hand through my hair from time to time. I lube the strings and the oil goes into the fretboard too. That's why I don't have to use lemon oil too often.

 

[Bloozcat]

I've been using this stuff for years:

Same stuff that I use on gunstocks (I used to sell it for that purpose too). It is intended for use on teak on boats. It's a medium viscosity oil that works very well. It doesn't build up, either.

I've seen it at Ace Hardware, and here's a place that sells it online:
http://www.discountmarinesupplies.com/Wood_Teak_Cleaners-AMAZON_GOLDEN_TEAK_OIL.html

 

[Plank_Spanker]

Woodwind Bore Oil.

Good enough to protect the bores of spit infested $$$$$ woodwinds, good enough to protect my sweat infested fretboard.