Cleaning fretboard

Shredder3211 · 2009-01-21T13:40:55+00:00

Hi, i can remember there was a topic on this a few months back but i`m struggling to find it. I was wondering would it be best to take my guitar in to bothner or marshall so the pro`s can clean my fretboard for me (feels like my fingers r sticking to it, grime and so on). What is the best option?rice of a service vs buying all the oils and stuff i need so i can do it myself in the future (what would that be exactly??)

Bob-Dubery

DaFiz wrote I see mention of paraffin and sandpaper yet Mr.Min is streng verboten...?

As a rule, anything with silicone in it should be kept away from guitar finishes. I know that at McGibbons they use a specific member of the Pledge aerosol polish range - and they say that one's OK because NO SILICONE.

AlanRatcliffe

OK. Just checked into it at depth and came up with some interesting stuff.

Firstly, I stand corrected - naphtha is not the same as the paraffin oil we get here.

Naphtha is a term used for a wide range of petroleum distillates, (including benzine and paraffin but not the same stuff we call paraffin - as you point out our "paraffin" is actually kerosene) which have chain lengths between 5 and 7 carbon atoms long. The kerosenes have chain lengths of C12 - C15. Petrol falls between the two at C7 - C11 and diesel is C17 and up. I get a little hazy (as one does, working with petroleum products ?) on the exact details, but that's it in a nutshell.

Naphtha often has a tiny amount of benzine in it, but may not contain more than 0.2% for safety, as it is highly carcinogenic. So, using benzine as lighter fuel or a "recreational substance" is probably not advisable. "Lighter fuel" is pure naphtha.

The good news is that paraffin does work well as a cleaner (although is slower to evaporate), is not harmful to delicate finishes. and is a solvent for both oils and waxes (which is what you want in a cleaner). It's also a good product for getting rid of label residue ?

Riaan-Combrink

Alan Ratcliffe wrote I get a little hazy (as one does, working with petroleum products ?)

LOL!! Made my morning ?

Retard

Alan Ratcliffe wrote have chain lengths between 5 and 7 carbon atoms long. The kerosenes have chain lengths of C12 - C15. Petrol falls between the two at C7 - C11 and diesel is C17 and up. I get a little hazy (as one does, working with petroleum products ?) on the exact details, but that's it in a nutshell.
Naphtha often has a tiny amount of benzine in it, but may not contain more than 0.2% for safety, as it is highly carcinogenic. So, using benzine as lighter fuel or a "recreational substance" is probably not advisable. "Lighter fuel" is pure naphtha.

I just wrote and passed my chem exams 2months ago... PLEASE MAKE IT GO AWAY!!!! ☹

AlanRatcliffe

Retard wrote I just wrote and passed my chem exams 2months ago... PLEASE MAKE IT GO AWAY!!!! ☹

Lol! Now I know who to ask these things in future! My chemistry knowledge is mostly in the "how to blow stuff up" area of expertise. ?

Retard

Alan Ratcliffe wrote Lol! Now I know who to ask these things in future!

Hey, I just said I wrote the exam and Passed it. Nobody said anything about understanding the crap!!!
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