Oil for J/C Oil finish neck.

[straycat]

Lemon oil and a paper towel will wipe most of the dirt away.I love dirty maple.

[åron]

Thanks guys, great info

[Dreamland_Rebel]

********IMO your adding a ton of "Black" oxide to the fretboard later...
that 0000 steel wool just makes a mess of things. Its adding an oily base
to the fretboard that i personally could NOT get out for about 3 months.
I would have a perfectly mint new looking fretboard, and in 20 minutes...
Dark black oxide all over the fretboard. IMO (and im just a rook with
this stuff) Paper towel for the 3 parts, only!

This picture shows it after only 1/2 hour of playing with clean hands! From mint new..
to this...everytime untill i was able to get rid of most of the 0000 residue...yuk!

dude, did you use the steel wool while it was wet with oil? you're supposed to use it first dry, then wipe off the metal fibers and oil.

you can get that shit off with premium zippo lighter fluid (naphtha) and a paper towel. it will look new again. just oil it afterwords because naphtha tends to dry wood out.

and i disagree with Toejam, oil does seal wood great. it just requires more maintenance long term than a hard finish like lacquer or paint. i like boiled linseed oil from the hardware store. i follow the direction on the bottle. i do this 1-2 times a year as standard maintenance.