Every good guitar player willing to engage on his guitar, to keep it in the best conditions. A big part of maintaining your guitar is by cleaning at regular intervals. And as a guitarist, it is your sacred duty to ensure that you get the guitar the best conditions for them to provide a quality of sound. Whether you're a professional guitarist or a beginner, it is important to undertake the care and maintenance of the guitar.
TheirGuitar play dirty with sweat and dust only through him. With a soft cloth is the best way to clean it. Special wipes can be purchased in music stores, or you can just an old T-shirt, provided that is 100% cotton. And 'essential, however, when the T-shirt contains a logo, first remove, as this can lead to damage from scratches on the surface of the guitar.
If the surface of the guitar is French polished or painted items as paper towels for cleaningshould be avoided in all circumstances, because this will also cause scratches. If you think it's necessary to keep your guitar with a paper towel is clean, then you should store non-woven towels, which are purchased on a roll. They need a little 'more expensive, but do not scratch the guitar.
You will find that there is dust under the strings. Therefore, special attention should be paid to this guitar. Do not hesitate to put a cloth behind the ropes andgiving a good rub, while he wiped the body of the guitar. If you pay just to clean guitar strings, then their life will be prolonged. In addition to a regular cleaning routine, it is recommended that after each jam with the guitar, the strings will give a good setting through a cloth and rub the cloth up and down its length to clean. This removes dust, finger grease, sweat build-up, andSkin cells, etc.
If you find that you have difficulty removing the fingerprints on the guitar, then you can blow a breath was sweet, the way it is done with an eye to a little 'damp. You will then realize that the guitar by rubbing vigorously that the fingerprints. It 'also possible, with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a small amount of mild detergent. But do not overdo it. It 'important that you avoid at all times that no moisturesmall rooms on the surface guitar. As always choose to remove fingerprints from your guitar, you should rub with a soft, dry cloth. It is also recommended to pass a clean cloth frequently to avoid rubbing the dirt from an old towel on the guitar again.
There are also various types of commercial guitar cleaners available for purchase, most of which are good products. When purchasing these products, it is important to read firstInstructions on the bottle carefully and use a product based on water for water-soluble stains. There are glossy cream on the market, but they tend to be slightly abrasive. Therefore, if your guitar has a matte surface, then it is not advisable to use a cream product.
If you have the guitar a sticky residue from tape or stickers, then this will be removed with mineral spirits. It 'also possible, lighters, use the otherknown as naphtha. None of these products cause harm to the finish of the guitar. However, it is necessary to remove the solvent with a damp cloth to polish the guitar to clean after removing the tape or adhesive. Be sure to be careful when you clean the sticky residue from your guitar as you do not want to spread to the rest of the guitar.
The keyboard of a guitar with the strings and keys are subject to acid in the hands of the player. Therefore, it isrecommended the complete removal of the string and rub up and down the keyboard with one more piece of fine steel wool. When rubbing the keys, it is important that you be careful not to the ends of them to start with the steel wool. The steel wool does not get wet before you perform this procedure. And 'after a few movements, the keys should be shiny. Obviously this depends on how dirty the keyboard first. If the surface of the keyboard is not broken or damaged,Then you can add a little 'oil of lemon to prevent the wood from cracking caused by temperature and humidity.