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I put linseed oil on the fretboard of my Rick Acoustic (which is unvarnished) and I got pulled away so I did not wipe off the excess... When I finally got back to the guitar to finish it, there is now a tacky "shellac" for want of a better term on the fretboard. How do I get this off?

I was thinking mineral spirits or some kind of thinner but I'd probably dry the wood out terribly and melt the position markers... Then I was thinking of loading it up with more linseed oil to see if it would turn itself back into solution but I don't want to make the problem worse.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,

JKC

Naphtha.

Both of you are on parallel but correct tracks.

Mineral spirits will not hurt the markers. Naphtha will do a nice job, too, of removing the stickiness. A fresh application of linseed oil will dissolve the old stuff too.

I don't use linseed oil for this exact reason. But I do use Lem-Oil, which will remove the stickiness and "feed" the wood (for lack of a better term).

Thanks, Kids.

I'll see about posting a PIC when I am done.

JKC

jcreasy wrote:Thanks, Kids.

I'll see about posting a PIC when I am done.

JKC

A PIC of his RICK!