2 maintenance/cleaning questions...

[Norrin Radd]

Okay guys:

1. Best way to clean off a dirty maple neck and fingerboard?

2. Best way to remove rust spots from pickup pole pieces?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

 

[bbake1]

Try here:

How do I clean and maintain my Music Man neck? | Music Man Guitars | F.A.Q.

http://www.music-man.com/faq/music-...tain-the-neck-on-my-new-music-man-guitar.html

Very fine emery cloth, sandpaper, or a scotchbrite pad can clean and buff the pole pieces. Steel wool will leave pieces stuck to the pole pieces that can be a bear to remove all of them.

 

[Norrin Radd]

Try here:

How do I clean and maintain my Music Man neck? | Music Man Guitars | F.A.Q.

How do I maintain the neck on my new Music Man guitar? | Music Man Guitars | F.A.Q.

Very fine emery cloth, sandpaper, or a scotchbrite pad can clean and buff the pole pieces. Steel wool will leave pieces stuck to the pole pieces that can be a bear to remove all of them.

Thank you!

 

[Slav123]

Okay guys:

1. Best way to clean off a dirty maple neck and fingerboard?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

This might sound crazy but, Mr. Clean Magic Eraser with some warm water and a soft cotton towel/rag works like "Magic" (on the really dirty unfinished maple necks and boards). Follow it up with some wonder wipes though.

Slav

 

[Norrin Radd]

This might sound crazy but, Mr. Clean Magic Eraser with some warm water and a soft cotton towel/rag works like "Magic" (on the really dirty unfinished maple necks and boards). Follow it up with some wonder wipes though.

Slav

Cool! I already did the Murphy's - next time I WILL try the Magic Eraser - got one of those here too. Thanks!

And FWIW, WD40 on Q-Tips does a nice job on pole pieces.

 

[Spudmurphy]

Post number 67 on this thread
http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-guitars/43066-im-stripping-off-5.html
mentions a usefull tool which could be used to really clean up the pole pieces.
They use this tool in electronics for cleaning the copper strips on circuit (bread) boards.
It's cheap tooand uses a fibre glass tip so you get no metal debris sticking to the pole pieces. Careful though, I would use rubber (surgeons) gloves when using as those fibre glass shards can make you itch. I would not be without this tool!!

 

[jamie_au]

I use and swear by the Planet Waves fretboard cleaner (the red coloured one) for my rosewood and ebony boards, and lemon oil for the maple.

Easiest way i've found is to hold the trem in place by shoving something the right size under it, take ALL the strings off....spray onto the fretboard and give it a good scrub with a toothbrush and then wipe off the excess and re-string.

 

[andynpeters]

The one thing I don't like about the EBMM unfinished maple necks is how quickly they get very dirty.......the EBMM WonderWipes fretboard conditioner left my neck clean & feeling good.

 

[cm_17]

Thx for pointing out that fiberglass pen, Spud. I will try to grab myself one of these.