Cleaning your guitar! tips

[traumail]

Hi, i´m not fan of clean my guitar, for ages i was cleaning the body with furniture cleaner

i know that it´s depends on the material that was build but, whats recomends me to clean parts by parts (body, nacar inlays, etc)

thanx a lot!!! and happy Xmas

[joelayres]

for ages i was cleaning the body with furniture cleaner

Actually, Pledge works just fine - certainly better than nothing.

[Cleveland Metal]

Lemon oil on the neck cleans well...

[Jayster]

I like bore doctor for the fretboard, 0000 steel wool if the frets need a 'light' polishing - also 'lightly' on an unpainted neck. For the body I use virtouso polish.

[toejam]

Actually, Pledge works just fine - certainly better than nothing.

You don't want that shit on a fingerboard, though. It'll take forever to get the white gunk out of the pores of the board. Uggg!

[Robert Hendrix]

I tried pledge once. The citrus in it left a sticky film on the guitar body. I use this when I can find it although it's getting herder to find these day, but it's perfect..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/neatocoolville/2617007638/

Also, about twice a year, I give my guitars a nice waxing with a good quality car wax. Usually Turtle Wax or Race Glaze.

[MartinBarre]

I've used furniture polish for years with no problems. I don't do it every week though, just when I can be arsed. So, about once or twice a year.