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Offline digitalcyco

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Re: cleaning the guitar
« Reply #25 on: March 16, 2008, 01:51:16 PM »
OT: kasama po ba ung neck pag nililinis ang gitara,sorry po kung medyo noob question.di ko kasi sure eh.nililinis q kc lahat.pwere un eh.hehehe.salamat

yep. apply lemon oil or a fretboard conditioner thing (haha d ko alam anong mga brand or anong exact na tawag) regularly.

pangit naman tignan if your guitar looks all shiny and clean tapos the fretboard is all chippy and dirty from hand grease and whatever
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« Reply #26 on: March 16, 2008, 05:05:48 PM »
Ang PLEDGE kc is good for cleaning and polishing wood-made items... :-D

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« Reply #27 on: March 16, 2008, 06:05:24 PM »
What about the fretboard?  Over time it gets dull and dry, and sometimes crusty from stuff in your sweat.  I've heard about twice some guys using baby oil.  I've read someone also using calamansi juice mixed with baby oil.  What's up with that??

Alam ko lng, apply ng fretboard cleaner (naptha lighter fluid?), tapos lemon oil afterwards.

So how do you restore that smooth shiny glow to your fretboard?  Any household items you use?

OT:  I've searched "clean, cleaner, cleaning, fret clean..." but the search engine takes me to this thread.  So hey, hope I posted right. :wink:
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« Reply #28 on: March 16, 2008, 06:09:08 PM »
PLEDGE?!?  You guys are crazy to use Pledge on your guitars.  Matapang masyado ang Pledge.  You might not immediately see the "damage" it can cause, but antayin niyo lang.  I guarantee that hindi aabot sa "vintage years" yung mga gitara niyo kung puro Pledge ang panglinis ninyo.

If you can't find a good, real guitar polish, you're better off just wiping it down after every use with a dry, clean cloth.

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« Reply #29 on: March 16, 2008, 09:51:07 PM »
vaisteen gave me a guitar polish for free... Ernie Ball ... pm nyo baka bigyan nya rin kayo...  :-D


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« Reply #30 on: March 17, 2008, 12:29:08 AM »
armor-all????  :? buti hindi nanlalagkit gitara niyo sir.  :-D
turtle-wax? :-D

PLEDGE?!?  You guys are crazy to use Pledge on your guitars.  Matapang masyado ang Pledge.  You might not immediately see the "damage" it can cause, but antayin niyo lang.  I guarantee that hindi aabot sa "vintage years" yung mga gitara niyo kung puro Pledge ang panglinis ninyo.

If you can't find a good, real guitar polish, you're better off just wiping it down after every use with a dry, clean cloth.
yup. i agree. clean dry cloth lang din gamit ko. :wink:

Offline marteo

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Re: cleaning the guitar
« Reply #31 on: March 18, 2008, 12:55:24 AM »
armor-all????  :? buti hindi nanlalagkit gitara niyo sir.  :-D

Armor-all din una pumasok sa isip ko  :lol: :lol: :lol:

Offline siore

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« Reply #32 on: March 18, 2008, 01:25:52 AM »
Ulitin natin.  Alternative fretboard cleaners?  Anyone?  Instead of applying your commercial guitar cleaner, then applying lemon oil?

You're talking about guitar body di ba?  Wag nyo sabihing PLEDGE pa rin sa fretboard??  NakNangTinapa, miracle solution na yan ah.   :lol:
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Offline LanceKaye

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« Reply #33 on: March 18, 2008, 03:54:56 AM »
ni try ko lagyan ng turtle wax ung likod nung body nung electric guitar ko for experiment purposes.. its been a week na and makintab paren sya.. nalagyan na ng sangkatutak na pawis ung likod ng body pero isang wipe lang ng basahan makintab nanaman.. ibang iba ung kintab nung likod ng body compared dun sa harap.. nawala din ung mga light scratches.. wahahehehe.. pero suggestion ko lang, before nyo lagyan ng kahit anong pang linis, wipe your axe with dry cloth muna and make sure na walang dust or kahit anong libag.. ung sa kotse kasi namen naging permanent ung ibang dumi kasi nilagyan ko agad ng wax without cleaning it thoroughly... haha
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« Reply #34 on: March 18, 2008, 04:18:54 AM »
Ako yung ginagamit ko yung pang polish ng auto mabango sya plus it gives in a good shine
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« Reply #35 on: March 18, 2008, 05:18:54 AM »
PLEDGE?!?  You guys are crazy to use Pledge on your guitars.  Matapang masyado ang Pledge.  You might not immediately see the "damage" it can cause, but antayin niyo lang.  I guarantee that hindi aabot sa "vintage years" yung mga gitara niyo kung puro Pledge ang panglinis ninyo.

If you can't find a good, real guitar polish, you're better off just wiping it down after every use with a dry, clean cloth.

yun rin narinig ko about pledge. masyado siyang matapang especially for thinly-finished wood.

gamit ko eto pa rin:


Offline mr_orange316

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« Reply #36 on: March 18, 2008, 05:21:52 AM »
hindi nga advisable ang pledge. i think it's because it has silicon/e or something, mahirap nang i refinish ang guitar later on. pranela na lang, o kaya ung mga dunlop na guitar polish  :-)

Offline flyingkickpenguin

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« Reply #37 on: March 18, 2008, 05:26:39 AM »
Paminsan minsan All purpose cleaner na pang car hehe

minsan minsan lang  :-D
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Offline BOOGIE_79

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« Reply #38 on: March 18, 2008, 05:32:06 AM »
marami akong kakilala nitrocellulose yung finish ng kahoy they don't even bother cleaning it with anything other than a piece of fine cloth. para daw mas ma-relic.  :-D


Offline inverted_hate

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« Reply #39 on: March 18, 2008, 05:42:15 AM »
how those guitars with dull or weathered finish...(mine is a flat black)...is there a special polish for that or a good guitar polish will do fine

Offline BOOGIE_79

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« Reply #40 on: March 18, 2008, 05:48:28 AM »
how those guitars with dull or weathered finish...(mine is a flat black)...is there a special polish for that or a good guitar polish will do fine

ernie ball guitar polish. or any brand would be fine as long as its GUITAR polish and not the multi-purpose types. im not the type to experiment kasi, especially when the guitar is on the line. baka mamaya magsisi pa ako.  :-)

Offline inverted_hate

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« Reply #41 on: March 18, 2008, 06:08:38 AM »
ernie ball guitar polish. or any brand would be fine as long as its GUITAR polish and not the multi-purpose types. im not the type to experiment kasi, especially when the guitar is on the line. baka mamaya magsisi pa ako.  :-)

thanks i think i'll  get one...btw (a bit O.T.) i remembered asking a dude in a music store here if that ernie ball guitar polish can be used on my weathered finish guitar and he replied "alam ko hindi pwede sa finish na yun..." and so i asked again if he could suggest a brand or something to use on my guitar and his reply "wala ako alam..." sorry guys i should posted this story on a different thread and too bad for that dude in the music store which proves his credibility...anyways thanks again for the advice 

Offline mxpx_1007

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« Reply #42 on: March 18, 2008, 07:21:15 AM »
hindi nga advisable ang pledge. i think it's because it has silicon/e or something, mahirap nang i refinish ang guitar later on. pranela na lang, o kaya ung mga dunlop na guitar polish  :-)

yap..pranela..plus any ordinary guitar polish would do..

saka what i usually do, before and after playing my guitar, i rub it with pranela, even without guitar polish.basta maalis lang ung pawis or dust..



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« Reply #43 on: March 20, 2008, 07:03:17 AM »
Alright, time to revive this thread.  No one seems to have answered too much with regards to the fretboard (mas pogi nga naman pag malinis at makintab yung body), so I dug around... I thought I'd post these links here:

http://www.ibanezrules.com/tech/grunge/grunge_3.htm

http://www.gibson.com/magazines/amplifier/1997/12/tip.html

Alternatives?  For cleaner, a lot recommend naphta lighter fluid, they say water is not good for your wood, one guy said he used alcohol, and one guy said gasoline.  For alternatives to lemon oil, linseed oil seems to be popular, and one post from a foreign board looks promising... olive oil.  Seems we all have our methods!

If you have ebony, you'd have to do some considerable cleaning more often than rosewood.  And if you have maple, you have to be more picky with what you put on, and these methods may not apply.

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Offline inverted_hate

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Re: cleaning the guitar
« Reply #44 on: March 20, 2008, 07:50:40 AM »
i just got myself the ernie ball guitar polish and i can't think of anything else it is easy to use and it doesn't leaves any strong smell and residues...also i got that those ghs fast fret for cleaning my fret 'n strings like the guitar polish easy to use and as i applied it the frets came alive...bottom line these cleaners can do their job but pricey against those alternatives...yep these alternatives can do their job but     some can do their own hidden damages   

Offline les89still

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« Reply #45 on: March 27, 2008, 07:45:49 PM »
pwede ko bang gamitin ung "tire black"? hehe  :-D

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« Reply #46 on: March 27, 2008, 07:49:24 PM »
tasaka pwede rin ba ako gumamit ng "tire black" sa string??  :-D :-D tsaka diba it can protect your guitar sa pawis?

Offline doremi

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« Reply #47 on: March 27, 2008, 10:08:42 PM »
kung mahal mo gitara mo, di ka papayag na tire black lang ilagay dyan.

tsaka last time i checked, tire black = tire :D

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« Reply #48 on: March 27, 2008, 10:42:59 PM »
kung mahal mo gitara mo, di ka papayag na tire black lang ilagay dyan.

tsaka last time i checked, tire black = tire :D

naku, , ,kakalagay ko lang ng tire balck sa gitara ko.. haha..  :-D :-D

Offline gitarisya

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« Reply #49 on: March 30, 2008, 05:20:19 PM »
tanog lang pano mo lilinisin yun dust sa ilalim ng strings na hindi na tinatangal yun strings mejo masakit kasi kung sinisiksik yun dalire eh hahahaha