Acoustic Guitar Cleaning

A light solution of soap (like a dish soap) and water will work nicely to clean the body of the guitar and any hardware. Even something like a windex or ammonia solution. The key is to find something that will dry without leaving a residue, and something that will cut through skin oil and sweat without eating away the finish.

The tricky part is the fretboard. A wood cleaner will certainly do the cleaning part, but you'd want some sort of oil to condition the wood. There are a lot of different types out there, and I'm sure we all have our preferences. I still prefer to use lemon oil to clean and condition rosewood or ebony fretboards.

An old or cheap toothbrush is a handy tool for cleaning fretboards, just by-the-by.

I prefer lacquer thinner and wet-dry sandpaper