madcow Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 Quick question: what kind of oil do you use to oil a rosewood fretboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 you could use lemon oil, or tru oil or double boiled linseed oil...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcow Posted June 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 thanks i will use linseed oil, as it is what i have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 thanks i will use linseed oil, as it is what i have very lightly....rosewood doesn't need much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 I agree with Wes. The first time I used linseed oil, I poured almost half a quarter over it You get better results when you use it very light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcow Posted June 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 thanks i will use linseed oil, as it is what i have very lightly....rosewood doesn't need much very lightly...got it, thanks again guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 ...then let it dry a day or two, then buff the bejeezus out of it. Rosewood actually stays oily for danged near forever, if you sanded your fretboard even lightly, you'd see the oils pop right out. It's just the very surface that sometimes dries out, the woods' natural oils are sitting there right below the surface, so it's not like you are trying to re-invigorate the entire piece of wood, usually it's natural oils will far outlast anything you'll ever put on it. Just so you understand exactly what it is you're doing when you 'oil' a fretboard. Some products actually put a 'finish coat' over the rosewood, like Tru-Oil. It dries just like lacquer or shellac or poly or anything else, but very very thinly. So there, you're not really even 'oiling' the 'board, but actually 'sealing' in the oils it already has (for awhile anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 thanks i will use linseed oil, as it is what i have very lightly....rosewood doesn't need much very lightly...got it, thanks again guys VERY lightly, i did the same thing as TSL my first time around, only i was doing the back of the neck aswell, that thing was sticky and mucky feeling for almost a month, but it's my favorite neck now so LIGHT coats! PS i love the smell of double boiled linseed oil.. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdowney Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 i used tung oil on my homemade guitar, it works really well its not sticky and gives a nice rich colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 Yeah, very lightly and hardly ever even do it. Like was said, that wood already has oil in it. If you keep your guitar in a decent environment, it's not going to get the natural oil all sucked out. There are guys with 60's guitars that they've never put oil on, and the boards are fine. Sure, they might need cleaning now and then, but don't oil it just because it needs cleaning. Wood sounds better when it's dry and has little air pockets throughout it. Probably not the best thing for tone, to go sponging it all up with penetrating oil glop stuff. Your fingers put oil on the wood. Yeah kind of creepy, but it's not my fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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