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We've gone full circle now haven't we?

Regards

Matt]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance mattguitar https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/lemon-oil-2/#post-85565 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/lemon-oil-2/#post-85559 Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:18:32 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance stevedabear https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/lemon-oil-2/#post-85559 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/lemon-oil-2/#post-85326 Mon, 17 Jan 2005 04:36:44 +0000
You're not "chancing" anything with olive oil, it's tried and true.

Mineral oil products also work well and are more popular. "Lemon oil" is identical to baby oil, with a different fragrance. Light mineral oil with a scent.

Guitars don't last very long compared to other instruments like violins, so mineral oil's propensity to dissolve lignin and soften up wood doesn't get a chance to show up. If you take apart old guns as I do, you'll know that wood gets soft and punky after repeated applications of mineral oil over many years.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/lemon-oil-2/#post-85326 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/lemon-oil-2/#post-85309 Mon, 17 Jan 2005 01:38:00 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance slothrob https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/lemon-oil-2/#post-85309 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/lemon-oil-2/#post-85308 Mon, 17 Jan 2005 01:05:00 +0000
I use Scott's liquid gold on the fretboard of my acoustic everytime I change strings. With all the strings removed I wipe on the liquid gold, let it sit for a 10 minutes and wipe off any excess. $5 gets you a lifetime supply at your local supermarket. On the top, sides and back I use Dunlop guitar polish..Seems to do the job.

Oh, and BTW, the liquid gold goes on with paper towel so I never have to worry about the cloth being dirty or gritty. The Dunlop guitar polish goes on with a clean cloth that goes into the laundry frequently.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Jbehar https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/lemon-oil-2/#post-85308 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/lemon-oil-2/#post-85283 Sun, 16 Jan 2005 22:12:04 +0000
I could be wrong but it is not like the other oils intended for this purpose are so costly that you would need to substitute other things lying around the house.

Regardless of what you use, use oil sparing as previously stated. This is not something that sits on top of the wood and can be wiped away easily, the oils penitrate into the open pores. If the wood has a finish on it (like the body of the guitar) then the wood and pores are sealed and oil will have little or no effect on the wood at all as it won't be able to seep in.

Mike]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance mikey https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/lemon-oil-2/#post-85283 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/lemon-oil-2/#post-85166 Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:08:16 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/lemon-oil-2/#post-85166 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/lemon-oil-2/#post-85158 Sat, 15 Jan 2005 20:37:42 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance bstguitarist https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/lemon-oil-2/#post-85158