Hi all, I am quite a sweaty person ( feel free to judge me ) and tend to give my guitars a proper wipe down and a run over with fast fret when I get it home after a jam night or a gig, and when I practice. ( most times it gets a polish as well, because I don't want to leave any of my precious bodily fluids on the thing in case they burn through the finish. I am only half joking here ) and was wondering what your procedure ( if any ) consists of?
do you just lean it up against a radiator whilst muttering something about not being some kind of gear head, or do you lovingly wipe every string down individually then clean it down with a mixture of swan feather cloth and a polish rendered from polar bears or something?
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Use an ultra soft cloth, not your cheap 5 for a £1 bargain buy yellow dusters
As for fingerboard and frets, then attend to this as and when you re-string
I lemon oil the fingerboard and clean the guitar every few string changes.
That's it.
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I trade in all of them, in any condition, yet find the 'dirty' version often more enjoyable to get ready for re-sale - Something about a test and challenge
Yet also find the level of what a customer considers to be 'mint condition' compared to my interpretation - I'm talking about when they ring you up to discuss a potential trade in and they tell you it is spotless - Then you see it and it is closer to a Gibson VOS finish, or even a Custom Shop Closet finish then mint
Occasionally wipe the strings over with a cloth spritzed with a tiny squirt of WD40, brings out a bit of zing to the sound of tired strings.
Like Prince Andrew, I don't sweat excessively and I wouldn't pick up my Guitars right after going to Pizza Express.
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If I'm playing on a hot summer day / night, my arms might, in which case I'll give the body a quick wipe with a microfibre cloth and call it a day.
When I restring then yeah I'll clean a bit more.