Cleaning Les Paul

elduder

Hi Guys, Just wondering could you recommend any products to use to clean the body and fret-board of a Les Paul?

at the moment I'm using pledge..

thanks

Gaspode

Dont use pledge anyway. You might get away with it on the body, but it's not good for the fretboard or your strings. It will contain silicon and various propellants that are not really designed to be used on guitars.

Lemon oil seems to be the thing for fretboards, and there's a few threads on it in this forum.

I personally just use a lint-free cloth to polish up the guitar body and around the bridge, pickups etc. Those cloths you get for cleaning your glasses (specs) are great for it, or a chamois is good too. If it's got gunk on it, dampen the cloth very lightly, clean the dirt off and polish up with a dry cloth. If there's a really big buildup of dirt you can get guitar polish in a music shop but generally a clean cloth on it's own is enough.

kevin65

I use some lemon oil from time to time to clean and recondition the fretboard. For the body and neck I bought Virtuoso Polish and Cleaner. These are safe to use on the nitrocellulose paint finish that Gibson use but can be used on poly finishes also. It's not cheap but will probably last for ever (unless you decide to wash/drink it). A said above, a damp cloth is usually enough to clean off light dirt and dust. The Virtuoso Cleaner is supposed to remove heavy grime and also help mask light scratches.

If you Les Paul is a Gibson, please DON'T use Pledge.

Keyzer

elduder wrote: »

Hi Guys, Just wondering could you recommend any products to use to clean the body and fret-board of a Les Paul?

at the moment I'm using pledge..

thanks

Tell me you're not cleaning a Gibson Les Paul with furniture polish? :eek::eek::eek::mad::mad::mad:

Moocow100

Just read this thread I have a 71 les paul gold top I dont clean it is that bad it plays great I change the strings fast fret the odd time I,ve had it since 1994 ?

martinedwards

If someone suggests white Spirit and wire wool........










don't!

Ravelleman

Moocow100 wrote: »

Just read this thread I have a 71 les paul gold top I dont clean it is that bad it plays great I change the strings fast fret the odd time I,ve had it since 1994 ?

Well, if you don't mind it being dirty then it's ok.

martinedwards

Moocow100 wrote: »

Just read this thread I have a 71 les paul gold top I dont clean it is that bad it plays great I change the strings fast fret the odd time I,ve had it since 1994 ?

I try not to be a grammar Nazi, but I'm sorry, I just can't understand this!!!

put at least a couple of commas in there, PLEASE!

Moocow100

Hi Martin,
I'll try to use correct punctuation in future when posting on this site. To answer your question, no your not a grammer Nazi
but in cork you'd be known as a Langer.

noby

Moocow100 wrote: »

Hi Martin,
I'll try to use correct punctuation in future when posting on this site. To answer your question, no your not a grammer Nazi
but in cork you'd be known as a Langer.

*you're





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