jakenewmanbass Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I'm sure this question has been asked and answered before but not being savvy enough I am not minded to go searching. I want some Lemon oil for my fingerboard. I believe we should use the pure stuff? Essential oil I guess? Can anyone shed light and suggest a source Please TA Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 (edited) [quote name='jakesbass' post='391510' date='Jan 26 2009, 11:00 AM']I'm sure this question has been asked and answered before but not being savvy enough I am not minded to go searching. I want some Lemon oil for my fingerboard. I believe we should use the pure stuff? Essential oil I guess? Can anyone shed light and suggest a source Please TA Jake[/quote] I got some from Thomann. I think it was made (or packaged) by Dunlop. Haven't used it yet though. I could send you a sample if you like. Edited January 26, 2009 by bremen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenewmanbass Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 [quote name='bremen' post='391515' date='Jan 26 2009, 11:02 AM']I got some from Thomann. I think it was made (or packaged) by Dunlop. Haven't used it yet though. I could send you a sample if you like.[/quote] Well that would be extremely generous of you sir... I shall PM you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crez5150 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 [quote name='bremen' post='391515' date='Jan 26 2009, 11:02 AM']I could send you a sample if you like.[/quote] What about the Lemon oil though........... I'll get me coat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 (edited) Stringsdirect search reveals: [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/search?q"]http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/search?q[/url][keywords]=lemon&commit=Go Something odd going on but if you search stringsdirect there's several products. Peter Edited January 26, 2009 by GreeneKing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnylager Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/152-kyser_lemon_oil_4oz"]Kyser[/url] geezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenewmanbass Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 Wow, fast and fruitful guys... Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHUFC BASS Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I use it all the time. It does keep rosewood fingerboards in good nick. Especially the light coloured ones which always look dried out to me. By the way, you wouldn't believe the amount of gunk and crap that can build up on fretboards over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Look for Dunlop 65 lemon oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumfrog Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 worth saying that you hardly need any of it. A squirt or two applied to a cloth is more then enough to do a fretboard, then you need to wipe the excess off. You should only need to do that once or twice a year, as treating the fretboard with lemon oil too much can saturate the fretboard and cause problems. Either way, it works wonders and is great stuff It's also quite toxic, so remember to wash your hands once you've been using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I bought a tin of the stuff in 1990 and still have about 2/3 of it left. I just got mine out of a hardware shop. The interweb hadn;t reached here at that time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcrow Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 [quote name='Delberthot' post='391962' date='Jan 26 2009, 05:42 PM']I bought a tin of the stuff in 1990 and still have about 2/3 of it left. I just got mine out of a hardware shop. The interweb hadn;t reached here at that time[/quote] just did my rosewood neck with linseed oil came up like new and used just a small amount to take out dirt and freshen the fret to board joints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 [quote name='jakesbass' post='391510' date='Jan 26 2009, 11:00 AM']I want some Lemon oil for my fingerboard.[/quote] You probably know this, but don't use it on any maple fingerboards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 [quote name='Hamster' post='392133' date='Jan 26 2009, 09:04 PM']You probably know this, but don't use it on any maple fingerboards[/quote] Just out of curiosity what does it do to maple boards? I bought some for my old OLP guitar but couldn't use it because of that very reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Heeley Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I've come across 3 Lemon oil families out there. 1) naphtha-based (yes that's lighter fluid) with lemon scent, "Lem-Oil", no lemons harmed in making this one, good at cutting thru grease and drying all the natural oils out of rosewood if you do it too often. 2) Emulsion/oil based which gives a greasy feel but smells nice. Best used for female thighs 3) Linseed/proper Lemongrass-oil blend in a little can also called Number One fingerboard oil: cleans the grease off then soaks in and conditions the wood. Absolutely marvellous stuff in a little can that's lasted me maybe 12 years now. More likely to be sold in a classical instrument shop but simply loves fingerboards. Maple will be stained by it and it doesn't soak in wwell which is why its really for dark woods. They say Ebony doesn't need conditioning but I do mine once a year anyway and it comes up looking fab. Not sure about Wenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 FWIW, I use almond oil. Not for cleaning, just for finishing. Last time, I tried olive oil and everything seems fine - Filippo Berio Extra Virgin for extra vintage mojo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I bought some in the states as its really cheap. Rudys on 48th st, NYC - Dunlop 65 (as mentioned above) big pot (110ml) for $3 - as mentioned above it lasts for ages and made a lovely job of my 62 ri jazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='392146' date='Jan 26 2009, 09:16 PM']Just out of curiosity what does it do to maple boards? I bought some for my old OLP guitar but couldn't use it because of that very reason.[/quote] Most maple boards are sealed with varnish and the lemon oil can't soak in and so just makes a sticky mess on the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I use Kyser lem-oil on my Warwick (wenge fingerboard) and Squire (rosewood fingerboard) and rate it well. As mentioned above, it only takes a couple of 'squirts' to do the whole fretboard, and only needs to be repeated a couple of times a year at most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I use WD-40. Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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