How to clean a dirty Fingerboard Bass Guitar Three different ways #shorts #workshop #bass #luthier

How to clean a dirty Fingerboard Bass Guitar Three different ways.
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Nikola Petrek
Luthier & Zupfinstrumentenmacher/ Gitarrenbauer aus Frankfurt am Main

[DeeveOnYT]

If you use steel wool, tape off those pickups to protect from lil fuzzy bits.

[kalebrown]

Please do not use acetone especially if you have binding. It can/will melt your binding. It’s also overly harsh to just remove the gunk. If you have to use a solvent, use something like naptha.

[mikebeaulieu]

I always use steel wool in my workshop. Been using it over 40 years now. Never a problem.

[finarollerz]

Don’t let it get that dirty in first place.

[wea]

Naphtha (lighter fluid) works best. Finish friendly, dissolves the gunk instantly and evaporates in seconds.

[JohnBradydoesstuff]

That’s a gorgeous Wal. Nothing sounds or plays like a Wal.

[freednighthawk]

Don't sleep on the steel wool (if you're looking for it, get 0000). Also works great for shining up chrome, and cleaning up frets before polish.

[cesarjimenez]

Acetone cam melt certain plastics, lighter fluid/naphtha doesn't melt plastics and evaporates too quickly to damage most finishes.

[superbroadcaster]

I used 0000 steel wool on my acoustics and electrics for over 10 years of regular cleaning, finally looked in the soundhole and there was so much steel wool lint inside, I vacuumed it out and even then not all of it has come out, you need tweezers to get everything.

It's even worse on magnetic pickups, it'll get inside the pickup and short somewhere you can't fix, killing the pickup.

3M makes Brillo looking abrasive pads, buy the yellow/gold one. About the same scrub time and it won't hurt your instruments like steel wool

[darklink]

If youre worried about steel wool dust clinging to your pickup magnets you can also use brass or bronze or copper wool

[DevinJuularValentine]

I use steel wool, and then a magnet to clean up after. Works great. The steel wool also gives a great finish to the fretboard and shines up the frets.

[JJW]

You can tell that that base has been well loved

[fdort]

@PetrekGuitars I have gotten some great results using a soft bristle brush like a child's toothbrush and a tea tree oil cleaner! I've also used windex and it worked but I can't stand the smell...lol.

[sciencetifiction]

Contact cleaner spray for electric / motherboard. It dissolves oil / grease / dirty fat without damaging the surface. And it evaporates quickly.

[peerpaulin]

​With every change of strings (done 1 to 3 times a year) I clean the rosewood fretboard with a soft brush, warm water and a little bit of mild hand soap. I make the brush wet and use a littIe bit of soap only on the brush. I do it quick so that the wood does not get too wet. Although I remember my old Jazz Bass I once had seemed to not care about getting wet at all, I want to keep the risk low.
Then I immediately wipe it several times with a light wet cotton rag where I change sides after every wipe in order to get off the soap as best as possible. I use a dry cotton rag and wipe it dry afterwords.
Finally I use small amounts of good mild fretboard oil and put on a tiny bit on the fret board in order to prevent it from getting dry and wipe it off with a clean cotton rag. I did not do it to my old JB back then and it was dry as hell - but it didn't do it any harm though - just sayin.
Thats the way I have always a clean fretboard.

[_billion_suns]

You can buy polycarbonate scrapers that are shaped just like metal razor blades, except they are made of plastic. They are perfect for this sort of thing and they are much less likely to accidentally cause damage.

[jimmydim]

Easiest thing to find that works is a heavy pick. Some designs have sharp edges and are great for removing dirt. And it's plastic, so there is no way to damage the fretboard. It is not the best or fastest but it's something that works pretty well.

[andrewmize]

The beautiful thing about a bolt on neck is that you can take it off with very little effort. It's very difficult to get particles of steel wool caught up in the pickups if they're on the other side of the room from the fret board.

[addie]

Very oddly relaxing, how long have you played guitar?

[klausheitzenroder]

Love Wal Basses… ❤️ and of course, your fabulous work… 🤓✌️🫶