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01-28-2016, 09:03 AM
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oil stench
I've just got this replica tele which smells bad on the fingerboard. I'd hoped it was the original strings, vainly. I've given it a wipe and applied lemon oil but haven't buried the stink yet. Is it just time or is there something I could do. I have standard length arms and can't sit further from the guitar when I play it.
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01-28-2016, 09:27 AM
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Rosewood fingerboard?
Someone probably soaked it in oil. Hopefully not 10W40  Superfine steelwool in the grain direction (mask the pickups first), then a polish cloth.
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01-28-2016, 11:36 AM
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Ditto the super fine (0000) steel wool, next step would probably be naphtha to actually cut through the funk and dissolve it. Finish with a light coat of mineral or lemon oil as the naphtha will strip out anything oil based.
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01-28-2016, 03:12 PM
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Probably the oil used on the fretboard turning rancid... applied by a newbie who thought they were doing the right thing and used some light cooking oil or something.
If there is visible "gunk" on the 'board, use the naptha first, then, then follow it up with OOOO steel wool (lightly and with the grain) and a few drops of mineral oil or raw linseed oil. Lemon oil is for polishing furniture; I would not use that on my guitars or their fretboards. You can buy the stuff that's WAY more expensive or you can just get a bottle of mineral oil or linseed oil for next to nothing, and it will last you for decades! Once you get it right, you really shouldn't oil your fretboard but every great once in a while...
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