Links Log me on automatically each visit     Register for free Log in to check your private messages GuitarBrain.com Forum Index » General Guitar WHY NOT TO CLEAN YOUR GUITAR WITH A CLEANER Author Message ship of fools Moderator Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 303 Location: Richmond bc canada Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:02 pm    Post subject: WHY NOT TO CLEAN YOUR GUITAR WITH A CLEANER You find this subject on every post and I thought because we are more wide spread then most,it would be interesting to start it here also.Now for my thoughts.My personal opinion is that you should never use cleaners on any guitar wether acoustic or electric and the main reason is that what ever you but on your ax will eventually transfer to your strings which will shorten the life of them by as much as 50%and if you play as often as me, well I have to change my strings every month ( I try to buy bulk) and if you go throught them that often wel the cost can be staggering after a short while,next question should be what type of cleaning cloth quess what an old t-shirt works great or any lint goaway (micro fiber) type. I like a fur glove(car wash glove) works great and leaves no fuzz or dirt behind. louis Back to top plankguitar Privileged Author Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 126 Location: California Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 4:31 am    Post subject: I'm in agreement here. One of the local luthiers told me to just use a clean cloth, never any "products." I do like the cloths that come with Fenders, or you can buy Planet Waves, MF, etc cloths. I think some of those guitar cloths may have some chemical in them, but I've never seen it leave a trail or residue, so I'm not too worried. I used to use old T-shirts, but they had more lint than our dryer's lint trap! Back to top plankguitar Privileged Author Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 126 Location: California Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 9:18 pm    Post subject: ClassicalGasp wrote: ...the best and only cleaning that most guitars need if done regularly is still just a slightly damp soft cotton cloth. That's true. Many furniture polishes have silicone, which is terrible for lacquer finishes. I remember so many Gibsons from the sixties that were not able to be refinished easily because silicone had invaded the wood under the finish, and now the wood could not accept finish without an expensive process that I think involved BLEACH! Back to top jona Moderator Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 14 Location: Koekelare Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:37 pm    Post subject: .. Hello, I have a question for you people. I have some trouble with my guitar namly rust! There apears to be rust on my humbucker and on my single coil.. can anyone tell me how I can get it away? thanks Back to top ship of fools Moderator Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 303 Location: Richmond bc canada Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 6:34 pm    Post subject: Rust removal Hi Jona beleive it or not a little rust remover (like for chrome fenders on a car)but just a little dap will go a long way.louis ps short of that you are left with the possability of replacement,if the coil itself is corrodided then you will need to replace it. Back to top Drawing Guitarist Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 161 Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:06 pm    Post subject: thanks for the tip! Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  View previous topic :: View next topic             GuitarBrain.com Forum Index » General Guitar All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 RSS-feed © GuitarBrain.com & DragonEye WebDesign Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group