Lemon oil and maintenance

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the 01 fluid is strictly a fretboard cleaner. if your fretboard is merely dirty but not dry, using the 01 alone is sufficient. however, the 01 fluid has a drying effect as it is alcohol based to help dislodge the dirt/ grime on your fretboard. this is the reason why Dunlop recommends you to use the 02 as a supplement after you apply the 01 to clean your fretboard. this is also the reason why the 01 & 02 are available in a single package in the stores.

if you purchase the fingerboard kit depicted above, included in the package is a polish cloth that'll keep your frets shiny as well...
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just like shampooing and conditioning your hair
Hey Sub the 01 and the Ultimate Lemon Oil serve the same purpose don't they? Which do you prefer of the 2?
 
i'm pretty happy with just the lemon oil because it's both a cleaner (but not a very powerful one at that) & a moisturizing fluid (the Dunlop version that is). guitar techs woud warn you not to apply lemon oil to your fretboard excessively because of its acidic content.

the 01/ 02 formula aren't for fret cleaning. for that, you have to get zero grade steel wool but i'm against cleaning/ scouring frets too much due to the wear that would entail. it's one heck of a problem replacing worn out frets here...

CAUTION: the 01 & 02 fluids are for rosewood/ ebony fretboard only
 
subversion said:
i'm pretty happy with just the lemon oil because it's both a cleaner (but not a very powerful one at that) & a moisturizing fluid (the Dunlop version that is). guitar techs woud warn you not to apply lemon oil to your fretboard excessively because of its acidic content.

the 01/ 02 formula aren't for fret cleaning. for that, you have to get zero grade steel wool but i'm against cleaning/ scouring frets too much due to the wear that would entail. it's one heck of a problem replacing worn out frets here...

CAUTION: the 01 & 02 fluids are for rosewood/ ebony fretboard only
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they only said not for maple fingerboards. mahogany should be ok?
And if i wanna get rid of the dirt and the green colour stuff on my fret board. which one do i use? lemon oil or 01?
 
ive got a d addario lemon oil. that works to "condition" the fretboard? or i have to get the dunlop moisturiser thingy.

after reading this i do feel my fretboard's a little dry lol
 
I've always got a nagging question.. can the jim dunlop lemon oil replace the 02 conditioner? I see that it's marketed as a '2-in-1' product, so will it be fine if say I clean the fretboard with 01, then use the lemon oil as a clean-cum-conditioner, instead of the 02?
 
there's a lot of thing going on between lemon oil and cleaning aids haha...
well...that's a good place to start all ur doubts

my friend use lemon oil occassionally as he did advise me not to use it too often due to it's acidic content which may harm the fretboard.
other than lemon oil i'm not sure what else he uses, and his frets is as smooth as soap applied on it. :lol:
feels very comfortable and playability is of course enhanced

i think the major question here is, what's the difference/purpose between lemon oil and dunlop fretboard cleaner?
if this is solved, i think most of the doubts here are solved too, including mine :lol:
 
it's like this: the Dunlop lemon oil is a 2-in-1 fluid, it cleans as well as moisturizes. if you get the lemon oil, it's sufficient, acquiring the 01/ 02 fluid is unnecessary...

a substitute for lemon oil is bee's wax/ wood conditioner available @ hardware stores. if you get that super smooth feel while playing other people's guitars, they might be using either products. however, i would caution you from using these because they aren't guitar related products per se, they are for furniture, & require additional/ more meticulous efforts application-wise.

em... i'm using wood conditioner in the mean time, actually... :oops:
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Can someone then tell me how do I use the lemon oil? Do i apply it to the fretboard and use any type of cloth and wipe it dry? And is there any methods of wiping it? Please advise! Thanks!
 
it's alright to use lemon oil, but not too often. In fact, what a few luthiers told me, was in the range of once or twice a year. This is, like it's been mentioned, due to the acidic effect of the oil itself. It may 'eat' the fretboard and make it go 'soft'....like when you soak wood in water?

For myself, i use lemon oil that's not really specifically for guitar, but rather for maple, as i have a maple-fingerboard. I got this from a woodshop in indonesia, cost quite cheap, and really conditions well. Yeah...but i guess, to play safe, just use the dunlops' =)
 
so roughly how long do you use the dunlop pack once in a while?
cause for body polish i just polish it whenever i change strings like 1 to 2 months
 
mulyadi said:
it's alright to use lemon oil, but not too often. In fact, what a few luthiers told me, was in the range of once or twice a year. This is, like it's been mentioned, due to the acidic effect of the oil itself. It may 'eat' the fretboard and make it go 'soft'....like when you soak wood in water?

For myself, i use lemon oil that's not really specifically for guitar, but rather for maple, as i have a maple-fingerboard. I got this from a woodshop in indonesia, cost quite cheap, and really conditions well. Yeah...but i guess, to play safe, just use the dunlops' =)
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once or twice a year is more applicable for temperate countries, which we are not in. our humid equatorial condition makes porous wood, such as rosewood, dry up/ lose moisture faster. my advice is to moisturize your fretboard as & when it's dry. it's very silly to limit you lemon oil application to just twice a year, when you know you need such a treatment for your fretboard every 3 months, for instance.

bro- lemon oil for maple fretboard is unnecessary- maple isn't porous wood. a normal guitar polish would suffice to clean such a fretboard.
 
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