Maple Fret Board Cleaning

[Rich]

No magic spit here. If it was as clean as I wanted I wouldn't have tried the SG, which did remove a whole lot more, it's just that it removed a lot of clear also

[HDS]

I have another way that removed ghosting. But dont want somebody to get happy and turn their board white. Its an old trick used by carpet cleaners. peroxide and ammonia but you have to mix it right. *dont go mixing it in a jar or anything, you have to use cotton pads, one with peroxide and one with ammonia.*

[Rich]

If there was a ghost on my fretboard I'd have a seance and find out what he wanted

[HDS]

Now who would want to haunt you?

What I mean by ghosting is deep down even after you use SG, you can see shadowing of the old stain at certen angles.
This happends on the really nasty boards.

[Rich]

The ghost of Chistmas future of course!

I never did try that oxalic acid, although I do believe that is what it's for, and I do have some

[CosmicDebris]

Spit can work as a lubricant in a pinch if need be.

[Fender868]

Originally Posted by CosmicDebris

Spit can work as a lubricant in a pinch if need be.

Interesting extra fact there, Cosmic Debris. Someday your wisdom shall save me from a really huge pickle. I imagine the scenario will be lacking clothing and common sense.

God Bless CD! and Rich`s magic saliva!

[HDS]

The quesiton is what are you doing around really huge pickles?

[CosmicDebris]

[jem20thlover]

Dude, good info. I will post pics when I start my 77PMC restore . Good stuff!

[satchmo]

We don't have Simple Green here in the UK so after much research I resorted to the simple method of using a fine grade wire wool. As you can see from the pics below there was no clear coat to worry about...

Before...



After.....

[CosmicDebris]

For me a dirty maple board is cool looking. That aside, is there something that folks who do not desire that happening can put on their board to keep it from happening?. Seeing your 550 makes me yearn for mine. I think I will bring my soldering iron home and put it back together.

[HDS]

Yes, re-sealing the board with a new clear coat. That and keeping your hands clean and keeping your finger nails cut.

[Moibanez]

So after buying a used JEM777DY with a dirty neck I looked around the house to see what I could find to clean it with.



Yo Cap, that board was perfect when I sold it to you!.....LOL

[toshiro]

So, this begs the question:

Will Simple Green strip the finish off a maple board? I actually want to remove the finish, but don't want to damage the frets or sand the board.