Pros: - Easy to apply and you don't need to apply too much of it - Easy to clean of after use, it's not too oily - Felt tip only releases oil when applying pressure, which is useful and prevents you from making a mess - Nice fresh smell on your fretboard Cons: Not really a con, but do not forget to use ONLY on rosewood fretboards. Maple ones will get damaged if you this on them. Good for fretboard conditioning. I came across this product when looking for a fretboard cleaner and wanted to use it to clean my fretboard.
However, when it arrived I wanted to be sure to apply it correctly. I came across a Youtube video of a guy that used this product to clean his dirty fretboard and it didn't work. After reading some of the comments it became clear that this product isn't supposed to be a cleaner, but more of a conditioner to prevent the fretboard from drying out after cleaning it.
I first removed all the dirt of my fretboards with this cleaner and after that I applied some of the Dunlop Lemon Oil. My fretboards looked fresh and as good as new. After a couple of days I checked whether the Lemon Oil had done its job and sure enough the fretboard wasn't dried out or anything like that.
It has done its job. A quick recap: This product is great for conditioning your unfinished fretboard. This product will prevent your fretboard from drying out after you cleaned your fretboard. To be used sparingly. My lord I think this bottle will last me my whole life haha. Works well I had a few guitars that the fretboard was getting dry on and started to look a bit shabby.
This oil gives it a lovely rich colour again, though it does fade back over time. The applicator is a little annoying to use sometimes and can apply too much easily. Just keep a cloth handy and you'll be fine. Read all reviews. YouTube on this topic. Dunlop Micro Fine Guitar Polish Fender Guitar Quick Clean.
Fender Premium Plush Microfiber Cloth. Lapella No. Taylor Polishing Cloth Suede. Need help? Do you like what you're seeing? Give Feedback. Your Feedback. If they do, then you have your culprit. Then, only oil your fretboard about once a year, max, and use an oil made for fretboards like Music Nomad F-One oil or another brand, if you prefer. Those can go rancid spoil on the fretboard. Have a look at my article on How to Clean a Guitar Fretboard to see the procedure.
You can skip the steps about scraping the fretboard and just follow the steel-wool cleaning procedure. Just a single small dot of oil on each fret is plenty… then buff off any excess oil. Thereafter, only oil the fretboard once a year, or less often. Hi Dale. Just a soft, clean cloth I prefer a high-quality microfiber cloth used regularly should help keep it clean.
This is just the nature of the beast with natural finishes. Since your fretboard is maple, stay away from lemon oil.
Instead, just wipe it thoroughly at each string change while all the strings are off with a microfiber cloth or soft cotton cloth. You can very slightly dampen the cloth with water if you have an especially dirty spot.
And, very infrequently like once a year or less , you can use a maple-safe fretboard oil to help remove dirt and grime, like the Music Nomad F-One Oil I recommend in this post. Again, avoid lemon oil on maple—even baked maple like yours. Use that oil only on the fretboard, not the back of the neck. Also, note that maple does not need to be oiled like more porous woods such as rosewood.
It has a Vintage Worn Finish. Not sure what this type of finish means and what sort of cleaner should I use for it? But, hard to know for sure without having the guitar in my hands. This finish is meant to be vintage-y. However, this is probably overkill for you. I used pure lemon oil on a Patrick Eggle guitar with rosewood fretboard, and never had any issue concerning crackling fretboard, destroyed frets glue or anything else.
But I use it once or twice a year. Very nice to me for cleaning fretboard. Hi Julien. Hard to say for sure. Can I ask what brand it is? Got a URL where I can check it out? As a total side note: I actually got to tour the Patrick Eggle factory waaaay back in while I was stationed in England. Very impressive operation… and guitars. One guy kept a bottle in his case. Neither acid or basic. His book was released in the early s, before Dunlop even offered Dunlop 65 Lemon Oil product.
I agree with this. Lemon oil is not acidic nor is it alkaline. You could argue that it is not even neutral, because these terms refer to hydrophilic, especially water based, environments. Even the mandarin oil that might contain organic acids, is not acidic by itself, also humidity might make it so.
Hi Ted, thanks for that info. And it lasts. Hi Poul, thanks for the reply. I agree… that little bottle goes a long way if you use it correctly. Just one little dot of oil on each fret, only about once ever years, and that bottle will last forever. Feel free to tell them what you read here and even link them to the article. Using pure lemon essential oils. And they recommend twice a year. Double yikes! People have been using them for years with great results.
Just wanted to follow up on this, I too am shocked to see any guitar company in this case, Alembic actually recommended something we know without a doubt is harmful to fretboards, like pure lemon oil, specifically lemon aromatherapy essential oils nonetheless.
Looks like this question was asked nearly 4 years ago, and I was sure this would have been corrected by now. However, I I just checked that alembic link, and it still says the same thing. Really, really odd advice is correct. Hi Eric. I bought a rosewood bridge blank and a small bottle of high-quality, pure lemon oil. I plan to run an experiment where I document the results-over-time as I apply it to the rosewood over the course of a year or so.
Timely advice for me. I have several acoustics and also build cigar box guitars — just applied furniture lemon oil on a fretboard for the first time and the last — my next set of builds will also have maple fret boards timely advice not to apply lemon oil on these — will use Music Nomads product — my customers and I thank you.
Joe, no need to worry too much about the furniture lemon oil. Excellent article! Give those a try and let me know if you have any issues e.
Thanks you very much for your reply! I have Dunlop 01 Cleaner and Prep. Can I use that on the finished maple fingerboard? Also, the back of the neck is satin finish. What can I use to clean that? Thanks again, Francisco. No, the Dunlop 01 is for cleaning bare unfinished rosewood and ebony.
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