Using steel wool to clean up a rosewood board. What grade?

[Robert Delahunt]

Everyone, if he asked which steel wool to use, I told him because the finest grain would be the best choice among steel wool. However, I prefer not to use steel wool, not even when removing paint from wood unassociated with a guitar. I prefer to clean fretboards with a product that says it's for fretboards, not lemon oil, nothing but something formulated for fretboards. That or rosewood / ebony oil (based on which variety you're conditioning), in pure extract form.

[LJ King]

Unless you have some reason to polish the frets - which is usually unnecessary, the absolute best product to clean the gunk off a fingerboard is Windex along with some paper towels. The gunk will just melt off.

No, it doesn't hurt the wood - rosewood or ebony. Follow up the cleaning with a good lemon oil treatment.

You CAN cause some real damage with steel wool if you don't know what you are doing.

[danglybanger]

that reall sounds like overkill, damn.

Just use ****ing fretboard conditioner it's like using a chainsaw to trim your pubes, damn...

[LJ King]

that reall sounds like overkill, damn.

Just use ****ing fretboard conditioner it's like using a chainsaw to trim your pubes, damn...

Agreed... but sometimes we neglect it too long.

[Chris of Arabia]

Try this place - came up on Google easy enough - http://www.decoratingdirect.co.uk/viewprod/m/MWCGSW/

>;o))

[Kivitel]

You could just do some goo-gone, that's basically just citrus oil.

[Pierre]

Bah. I found two shops that carry all grades through 000 but 0000 seems to not exist.
Same for shielding copper tape. I may need a friggin' arts supply shop for those

It's not easy being a guitarist.

[Robert Delahunt]

Bah. I found two shops that carry all grades through 000 but 0000 seems to not exist.
Same for shielding copper tape. I may need a friggin' arts supply shop for those

It's not easy being a guitarist.

... in a small town....

Just buy a pre-shielded pickguard, or some shielding tape off StewMac, etc.

[Pierre]

Nah it's not for a pickguard. And I can't order online is the problem :P

[Robert Delahunt]

Nah it's not for a pickguard. And I can't order online is the problem :P

Buy a little can of shielding paint from StewMac. Best thing you'll ever buy, as it has so many uses. For example, to fix the rear window defroster / heating element on a car, to put a dab on the threads of your 1/4" guitar cord jacks so that they don't loosen on you, etc.

[Lu_B]

Pierre

Are you in Edinburgh at the moment? If you are pm me with your address and I'll sort you out some 0000 grade steel wool. I have some left over from when I was finishing the top on my oak dining room table. I can replace it easily if needs be and you seem to be having rather alot of trouble!

Cheers

Lu_B

[Pierre]

Nah Amsterdam In Edinburgh I take care of my guitars more often so I don't need steel wool, I just condition the fretboard. I think I figured out where to get some here in the Dam though. Thanks VERY MUCH! That's very kind of you