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What brand of Naphtha do you use
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 7:52 pm
by lumgimfong
Seemas like the consensus here is Naphtha for cleaning Ric basses.
But a search online shows me so many brands and some with different letters around the "Naphtha" part of the name.
What is the right kind to use for the Rics?
Thanks.
Gotta get some grunge off that the normal Fender polish won't cut through.
Re: What brand of Naphtha do you use
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 8:09 pm
by jps
Whatever they carry at my local hardware stores. Brand is pretty much irrelevant.
Re: What brand of Naphtha do you use
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 8:17 pm
by collin
Whatever I can smuggle in from other states once a year. It’s banned in California for some reason.
Yet it’s not banned in the form of Ronsonol Lighter Fluid, which is exactly the same stuff.
Re: What brand of Naphtha do you use
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 9:59 pm
by Tommy
collin wrote: Sat Jul 09, 2022 8:17 pm
Ronsonol Lighter Fluid, which is exactly the same stuff.
Yeah, that's the stuff to use. I have used it on a number of guitars and necks. Years later...no signs that I used the wrong stuff. It's safe to use and it does the job. Heck, it even says "Excelente para guitar" on the label.
Re: What brand of Naphtha do you use
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:45 pm
by lumgimfong
Forgot to mention this is for 2016 finish. Not nitro.
Dumb question:
After cleaning, the rags must be disposed of in trash? Not laundered like guitar cloths can be after using regular guitar polish?
Re: What brand of Naphtha do you use
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 12:53 am
by Bighouse
What part of the guitar can you use this on as a cleaner? Will it work on Mapleglo and the fingerboard?
Re: What brand of Naphtha do you use
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 6:56 am
by maxwell
lumgimfong wrote: Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:45 pm
Forgot to mention this is for 2016 finish. Not nitro.
Dumb question:
After cleaning, the rags must be disposed of in trash? Not laundered like guitar cloths can be after using regular guitar polish?
It dries really fast, and after it dries there should be no problem washing.
I noticed that Walmart sells this — at the regular checkout counters along with cigs, etc., sort of in/very close to the cashier’s standing/working area.
Re: What brand of Naphtha do you use
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 8:06 am
by lumgimfong
Ronsonal is “Light Hydrotreated Distillate (70%)" together with "Hydrotreated Light Naphtha (30%)"”
Re: What brand of Naphtha do you use
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 9:29 am
by jps
lumgimfong wrote: Sun Jul 10, 2022 8:06 am
Ronsonal is “Light Hydrotreated Distillate (70%)" together with "Hydrotreated Light Naphtha (30%)"”
So, Ronsonal is not 100% naphtha? What comprises this “Light Hydrotreated Distillate (70%)" and what do they mean by "Hydrotreated Light Naphtha (30%)? Sounds like what ever it is, it's watered-down.
Re: What brand of Naphtha do you use
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 10:52 am
by maxwell
Looks like I'll be searching for something else....
Re: What brand of Naphtha do you use
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:08 am
by lumgimfong
Then there is VM&P Naphtha. But that stuff is desribed like it can strip paint.
The olde threads say use Brillinize. Or:
Scratch - x to get off the funk, then follow with Zymol to polish.
So that's one way to avoid the fumey naphtha.
Re: What brand of Naphtha do you use
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 2:06 pm
by Bighouse
Re: What brand of Naphtha do you use
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 3:12 pm
by lumgimfong
So coleman isn;t even naphtha anymore.
Re: What brand of Naphtha do you use
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 3:31 pm
by rickenbrother
jps wrote: Sat Jul 09, 2022 8:09 pm
Whatever they carry at my local hardware stores. Brand is pretty much irrelevant.
That was my thought as well.
Re: What brand of Naphtha do you use
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 8:42 pm
by Bighouse
What about denatured alcohol- can that be used to clean the bass?