How will Sweat from Hands Affect Guitar Wood?

[MusicPebbles]

Hi hiet ! just curious for sweaty palm or not. if ur hands sweats and ur neck is soaked in ur sweat what will happen to the wood in long run?

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

unless the guitar is bare finish from neck to body and everywhere else, if not, the sweat will prolly be moisturizing the fingerboard(rosewood or any unfinished fingerboard. If maple fingerboard, theres still layer/layers of finishing on it to withstand the sweat) and strings only.

The rest of the area with finishing, it will prolly take years and constant playing to wear it off, before the sweat has any chance to come in contact with the barewood

 

[MusicPebbles]

so what will happen then? when the sweat gets in contact with bare wood? will it like slowly be spoiled?

 

[imkeith]

[QUOTE=PatheinRaindropMoe

how do you tell when that happens?
and how do you fix it if that happens?

 

[MusicPebbles]

Hmm any kind of liquid can help prevent sweat from getting into the wood? Dr Duck wax?

 

[MusicPebbles]

How about Varnishing the neck??

 

[imkeith]

im as clueless as you are but i think varnishing would mess with the guitar's tone or if might even feel weird since you might alr have been accustomed to the usually fretboard wood be it rose/maple or so on

 

[HIMYNAMEISARTHUR]

actually nothing much would happen.. all my fguitars have their neck finish stripped and i have really sweaty palms...after 2 years+ nothing has really happened except for it looking dirty..

 

[imkeith]

actually nothing much would happen.. all my fguitars have their neck finish stripped and i have really sweaty palms...after 2 years+ nothing has really happened except for it looking dirty..

but some guitars dont have a finished neck
btw how do you tell ?

 

[HIMYNAMEISARTHUR]

well u can wet it alittle..raw wood would absorb the water while a finished neck will have the droplet of water just sitting there...or u an rub ur finger hard againt a piece of wood
and then rub your finger againt the neck..if its finished it will feel different..

 

[november]

im thinking if u cant hear it, you don have to fix it. bt thn again thats just me

 

[imkeith]

well u can wet it alittle..raw wood would absorb the water while a finished neck will have the droplet of water just sitting there...or u an rub ur finger hard againt a piece of wood
and then rub your finger againt the neck..if its finished it will feel different..

phew ok im relieved

 

[Breen]

Your car kanna scratch won't steal 7bhp from the engine right?

 

[kuang89]

normal necks wif finishes will not be really affected by sweat, but if u ever sandpaper the neck, the sweat/oil/dirt rubs off on the guitar producing a smooth finish.

 

[imkeith]

normal necks wif finishes will not be really affected by sweat, but if u ever sandpaper the neck, the sweat/oil/dirt rubs off on the guitar producing a smooth finish.

whr do you get the proper stuff to sand it off? cos i believe by using sandpaper alone it'll make the neck imbalance?

 

[HIMYNAMEISARTHUR]

haha the difference is very subtle..u wont be able to tell if its imbalanced or not unless u really got sand it alot lah..an alternative is to use chemicals to remove the paint.. but personally i just use sandpaper

 

[taypeng81]

are u guys serious....haha how does sweat affect a guitar????

 

[imkeith]

haha the difference is very subtle..u wont be able to tell if its imbalanced or not unless u really got sand it alot lah..an alternative is to use chemicals to remove the paint.. but personally i just use sandpaper

ohh so dr duck axwax should be enough to fix it?
so the sweat problem wouldnt cause any perma dmge?

 

[Breen]

wait wait, what exactly is your problem now?

You can use any guitar care product easily available at most well stocked guitar stores to clean of anything on your guitar.

I hope your not going to sand down your neck to get rid of stains.

When you say permanent damage, do you mean are you worried of the visuals or the tonal qualities of your guitar? Stains wont change the sound of your guitar. Stripping an entire finish off the guitar, the sealant as well as paint would, but even then most people probably would not be able to tell the difference.

Have you seen Rory Gallagher's or Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitars? Andy Summers? Wes Montgomery below his pickguard?

Hardly just stains.

 

[imkeith]

wait wait, what exactly is your problem now?

You can use any guitar care product easily available at most well stocked guitar stores to clean of anything on your guitar.

I hope your not going to sand down your neck to get rid of stains.

When you say permanent damage, do you mean are you worried of the visuals or the tonal qualities of your guitar? Stains wont change the sound of your guitar. Stripping an entire finish off the guitar, the sealant as well as paint would, but even then most people probably would not be able to tell the difference.

Have you seen Rory Gallagher's or Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitars? Andy Summers? Wes Montgomery below his pickguard?

Hardly just stains.

oh ok i get what you mean now was more concern of the tone getting dull to what ever reason
hmm im not having any problems im just worried the in the near future it screw my sound up