Using WD-40?

[Guest]

Is it okay to use WD-40 to clean my bass' body? The can says, "Cleans and Protects." Or does it apply only to metal, plastics, etc?

 

[Jr-V]

Hmmm...from what i know...WD-40 is for Metal or any mechanical parts....Sort of lubrication....I suggest u use proper Bass cleaning kit for safety reasons :wink:

 

[Guest]

but will anything bad happen if i use WD-40?

 

[exin]

but will anything bad happen if i use WD-40?

There's always a chance that the lubricant may corrode your body .. i haven't tried it before but i wouldn't want to risk it. Buy a proper body polish from any guitar shop .. safer though .. depending on what kind of finish you have for your body you may or may not need to buy polishing/cleaning liquid.

My body is a natural finish so i use Old English Oil on it ... works like a charm ...

 

[Z3r0_G]

which reminds me.. i hafta clean my warwick.. where u get that from exin? u tink it'll work for mine?

 

[CrispyEgg]

please don't use WD-40 on your beloved instruments =(

it's like using brasso on your teeth, cooking oil on your **** =(

spend the $~6 on the cleaning stuff sold in your guitar shops ahaha. gloss finish i use lemon something, it's a spray... neck i just use a wet cloth and fretboard i use tung oil.

 

[BlackMoo]

I use WD-40 to coat my strings for short periods I'm away, lasts longer. WD40 is great only if :

1) You're using a maple fretboard (non-porous)
2) You can apply it properly.

If you are clumsy in application and get some all over the fretboard then its fine too, but real messy. Personally, those string kits you buy are no safer.

 

[NewGuy]

I only use WD-40 when my bridge start to rust. It removes the rust and make it feel good (but use it sparingly cos you won't want the body to be coated with it). For frets I use dunlop solution (01 and 02). For body I use dunlop 65... never fails to put the shine on my guitar.

Oh and guitar polish should not be used on the chrome/metal parts (bridge, tuning heads... etc.) cos it will make it dull or less appealing.

 

[CrispyEgg]

NewGuy got it right

my basses only have metal parts for bridge n knobs, no need to worry about over polishing, not like fender jazz basses with all the screws that u dont wanna dull

 

[5stringedsoul]

personally i use PLEDGE, the furniture polish for my whole bass..

economical cuz i dun hav to buy it, parents will buy it when it's out, and once every 6 months, maybe use brasso on the frets and the chrome parts...

 

[Viruz]

Someone posted abt this lubricant by Caig few mths ago.Pretty good stuffs.Wide range of applications available.

 

[lppier]

Don't use WD-40! It'll make your instrument (assuming it's metal part) look nice and shiny at first, but it'll also remove the protective coating that it has. I used to use it on my M16 rifle in army to clean the internal chamber easily, but it makes it rust even more quickly. I could't be bothered tho' coz they were upgrading to SAR21 haha..

Pier.

 

[exin]

which reminds me.. i hafta clean my warwick.. where u get that from exin? u tink it'll work for mine?

buy from NTUC ... or any super market lah .. mine is the cream version .. i mean spray .. quite terok lah .. i don't like it that much though .. try to look for the oil version .. it's like this red oil in a bottle ... brand is Old English Oil .. then when you change string or what you can take out all the parts then apply the oil and let your body soak it for a while .. =) .. or you can buy the BeesWax by Warwick from Swee Lee lah ..

 

[fgl]

my suggestion: ghs guitar polish / martin polish for finished bodies

beeswax for unfinished.

a dab of old english oil for fret board & 000 micro steel wool to clean frets. Only for rosewd boards doe - maple - proceed wt caution

 

[exin]

my suggestion: ghs guitar polish / martin polish for finished bodies

beeswax for unfinished.

a dab of old english oil for fret board & 000 micro steel wool to clean frets. Only for rosewd boards doe - maple - proceed wt caution

where do you get the micro steel wool?? .. hardware shop can find? i never used steel wool to clean frets before .. i alway use brasso then after that clean it off ... then use lemon oil for my fingerboard ...

and soak it for my rosewood pickguard ..

 

[jony]

http://www.snopes.com/business/names/wd40.asp :lol:

 

[Z3r0_G]

haha interesting info jony..

so.. what do i do with my ovangkol neck and wenge fingerboard? heh

 

[CrispyEgg]

I could't be bothered tho' coz they were upgrading to SAR21 haha..

i still prefer the look and 'naturalness' of WWII rifles like the Garand, Thompson sub-m and BAR.

BACK TO TOPIC, haha does anyone have any idea where to get that special anti-oxidation gel that u can put on the exposed pole pieces of your pups to prevent them from rusting?