bowser Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 I got to cleaning one of my guitars, one with a rosewood board, the other night, and I found that my dad had some linseed oil laying around. Suffice to say that it looks beautiful and plays very smoothly now! Now, I need to clean my guitar the has a maple board. It's an old RG550, and I think it's supposed to have a finish on the neck and board, but it looks to be sanded off, except maybe a thin line along the edges of each fret. My question is, is linseed oil appropriate for a maple board also? And if it is, will anything goofy happen because of the small amounts of finish remaining? Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 linseed oil is a very dark oil and will add a darker color to your maple. if you feel that you need to put something on it get yourself a bottle of mineral oil at your local grocery store and use that. it's clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowser Posted May 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 So mineral oil will do the trick? I forgot to mention that he has some of that also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 most maple fretboards that have a factory finish on them have been shot with lacquer. if you don't want to do that but want a harder type finish you could apply several coats of tung oil. if you just want to condition the board then use the mineral oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doeringer Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 I would suggest the Tung oil or the Lacquer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibnaz5150 Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Don't forget tru-oil......inexpensive and easy to use! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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