What household items can I use to clean my guitar?

Household furniture polish and all-purpose cleaners—such as Pine Sol, Windex, and 409—will also damage your finish. The only household product that’s safe to use to clean your guitar is white distilled vinegar. It will clean the finish, but do you really want a guitar that smells like a pickle?

Can I clean my guitar with baby wipes?

Thankfully, Ernie Ball came to the rescue with Wonder Wipes – a line of guitar cleaning products that are applied as easily as taking a pre-moistened baby wipe from the dispenser and applying it to your infant’s bottom. We found that it was quite easy to clean two guitar bodies with a single wipe, too!

Should you oil a guitar fretboard?

An oversaturated fretboard could, in extreme cases, be as damaging to your guitar as a dry one. It is therefore vital to remember that you should practice moderation when oiling your fretboard. Most commercial guitar manufactures suggest that you oil your fretboard once every six months.

How do you clean gunk off frets?

The Procedure

1. Prepare and organize your workspace.
2. Remove all the guitar’s strings.
3. Protect critical guitar parts with low-tack masking tape.
4. Scrape (gently) between each fret with a plastic scraper.
5. Vacuum or blow off all the scraped gunk.
6. Rub between all frets with #0000 steel wool.

Can I use olive oil to clean my guitar?

Olive oil, or any other vegetable-based oil, is not recommended for oiling any wood as it may go bad, or rancid, after a while. Most commercially available fretboard oils use mineral oil as their main ingredient. Mineral oil is inexpensive, will not go bad, and is readily available at most pharmacies.

Can I clean my guitar with alcohol?

We don’t recommend it. Rubbing alcohol may dry out the wood of the fingerboard, and may damage certain plastic materials on the guitar, and in some cases, even damage the guitar’s finish. We’ve found that it can even make your strings squeak more! Your best bet is to use a tried-and-tested string cleaner and lubricant.

Can I clean guitar with sanitizer?

-Alcohol solutions with at least 70% alcohol do a good job of sanitizing metal surfaces. Follow the directions of the manufacture. Make sure to clean dust off the surface before using the alcohol to avoid scratching the finish. Dust is what will scratch your guitar not the cleaners.

Can I clean my acoustic guitar with water?

Don’t use waxes or oil-based cleaners on a guitar that has a raw wood finish. These products can cause shiny spots on your guitar over time. The safe bet is to dampen a lint-free cloth with water and give it rub down with an appropriate amount of elbow grease.

Can I use antibacterial wipes on my guitar?

But, wiping a guitar with an antibacterial wipe will not kill 100% of anything. Just so you are informed about it. the damage is not going to come only from the alcohol in the wipe. The if it is paper, then it is quite a hard material which can easily scratch plastic coating (such as Polyurethane).