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julianev -> Cleaning a guitar neck (Jan. 11 2016 22:22:02)

Not having my best day. At lunchtime I slit the top of my left thumb with a kitchen knife so wrapped it in a plaster to stem the bleeding. This evening I was then playing guitar and noticed a sticky sensation on the back of the neck. It turns out that small balls of adhesive from the plaster had rolled off the edge of the dressing as I was playing and rubbed into grey smears down the back of the neck. The adhesive seems to be resistant to a damp kitchen towel but I'm afraid of using anything stronger for fear of damaging the finish (nitro). Any recommendations? Thanks



Sr. Martins -> RE: Cleaning a guitar neck (Jan. 11 2016 22:38:06)

Window cleaner and a rag?



julianev -> RE: Cleaning a guitar neck (Jan. 11 2016 22:52:37)

Thanks a lot. Do you know if that is generally safe or only certain brands - the stuff in our kitchen has corn alcohol and 'naturally derived surfactant', whatever that is, as its main ingredients? I just want to double check before finishing off the day by needing to get the neck refinished :-)



Sr. Martins -> RE: Cleaning a guitar neck (Jan. 11 2016 23:46:51)

I don't know about that but the regular stuff (like Ajax/Windex?) to clean windows would take that glue off immediately.



edguerin -> RE: Cleaning a guitar neck (Jan. 12 2016 9:08:32)

Try "lemon-oil" (has nothing to do with lemons) an acid-free mineral oil.



Escribano -> RE: Cleaning a guitar neck (Jan. 12 2016 9:12:17)

Try some olive oil to loosen/soften. Alcohol could affect the finish.



julianev -> RE: Cleaning a guitar neck (Jan. 12 2016 10:08:26)

Great, thanks all for the suggestions.



jshelton5040 -> RE: Cleaning a guitar neck (Jan. 12 2016 14:36:44)

If you're sure its nitro you can use almost anything except lacquer thinner or acetone. Paint thinner or naphtha come to mind but start with plain old windex as was suggested.



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