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Old 05-15-2007, 04:54 AM
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can i take off this kind of dirt?..on maple fretboard(SEE THE PICS)

it's not exactly dirt, it's more like fungus...here's the pic



THIS IS my guitar:


BUT I WANT TO know IF THERE'S A WAY to make it look like this:


can i take that off????
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Old 05-15-2007, 05:23 AM
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Re: can i take off this kind of dirt?..on maple fretboard

You're link's not working, and hey, my wife's from Lima!
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Old 05-15-2007, 06:04 AM
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adriana?
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In my wildest dreams
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Re: can i take off this kind of dirt?..on maple fretboard

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You're link's not working, and hey, my wife's from Lima!
Are you serious man? So am I! I lived in Lince (which is a district within Lima) until I was 14.

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Re: can i take off this kind of dirt?..on maple fretboard

(Sorry Howe)

Yeah, my wife was born and raised there until she was 18, then she moved to Japan where I met her. Can't remember the name of the area she grew up in, I have only been there once. Loved it. She went to Abraham Lincoln High School.
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Old 05-15-2007, 07:17 PM
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Re: can i take off this kind of dirt?..on maple fretboard

jb4674!!!! eres de de lince!! manya que paja!!! ...

don't worry glikybear.

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Im going to put another pic later...
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Old 05-16-2007, 02:32 AM
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Re: can i take off this kind of dirt?..on maple fretboard

i took off some ugly dirt of a friend's guitar... i used zippo liquid gas using it with steel wool !!! took it off right away
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Old 05-16-2007, 02:41 AM
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Re: can i take off this kind of dirt?..on maple fretboard

...I PUT NEW PICTURES
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Old 05-16-2007, 11:07 AM
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Re: can i take off this kind of dirt?..on maple fretboard

Flame-thrower should do the trick
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Old 05-16-2007, 12:12 PM
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Re: can i take off this kind of dirt?..on maple fretboard

some dab of alcohol on a clean rag perhaps should do the trick, not too much though
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Old 05-16-2007, 01:12 PM
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Flame-thrower should do the trick
...mmmm I was thinking in something like that.....but, maybe i can burn the good side of the fretboard.

Do you have any more info about using flame-thrower???
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Old 05-16-2007, 02:57 PM
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Re: can i take off this kind of dirt?..on maple fretboard

Wear protective clothing and make sure it's pointing away from you when you fire it up
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Old 05-20-2007, 06:58 AM
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Re: can i take off this kind of dirt?..on maple fretboard

I read somewhere that coca cola takes rust off pickups, i dare not try it...as i dont have a rusty guitar lol
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Old 05-20-2007, 07:15 AM
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Re: can i take off this kind of dirt?..on maple fretboard

My opinion, and this is because I have one in even worse shape, when it's time for a fret job, take some wood bleach after it. Sand everything down first though.
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