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Re: Fret cleaning
« Reply #16 on: February 20, 2011, 12:52:11 AM »
Use 0000 gauge wire wool (thats four zeros)
Best one is Liberon brand , but other makes are ok too


The Gorgomite stuff does look good too
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Re: Fret cleaning
« Reply #17 on: February 21, 2011, 08:08:55 AM »
Yeah, I spotted this Gogomite stuff a while back (probably a post on here) and it seems to pop up every know and then - impressive claims where ever I've read about it.

Has anyone on here actually tried it yet?
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Re: Fret cleaning
« Reply #18 on: February 21, 2011, 01:39:15 PM »
I've been trying to find a UK source of Gorgomyte but no luck as yet...

"The GHS String Corporation is now a licensed distributor of Gorgomyte.
Now it's even easier to get hold of "The World's Best Fret & Fingerboard       
Conditioning Cloth"

Just visit any fine musical instrument retailer and ask for it by name, Gorgomyte


(cough) Feline... Hint, hint :P
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Re: Fret cleaning
« Reply #19 on: February 21, 2011, 01:55:16 PM »
I've been trying to find a UK source of Gorgomyte but no luck as yet...

"The GHS String Corporation is now a licensed distributor of Gorgomyte.
Now it's even easier to get hold of "The World's Best Fret & Fingerboard       
Conditioning Cloth"

Just visit any fine musical instrument retailer and ask for it by name, Gorgomyte


(cough) Feline... Hint, hint :P

:lol:

Mine wasn't an obvious enough hint, was it?
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Re: Fret cleaning
« Reply #20 on: February 21, 2011, 02:10:20 PM »
I've been trying to find a UK source of Gorgomyte but no luck as yet...

"The GHS String Corporation is now a licensed distributor of Gorgomyte.
Now it's even easier to get hold of "The World's Best Fret & Fingerboard       
Conditioning Cloth"

Just visit any fine musical instrument retailer and ask for it by name, Gorgomyte


(cough) Feline... Hint, hint :P


:lol:

Mine wasn't an obvious enough hint, was it?


Ohh, you were suggesting that Feline should stock Gorgomyte?

Yes that would be a good idea as

Feline could also sell it on ebay because no one else is yet.
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Re: Fret cleaning
« Reply #22 on: February 21, 2011, 05:19:14 PM »
I've tried that Chrome Frets stuff and it seems to work OK. However I'm not sure if I took long enough to remove the stuff I put on, I thought I did I was rubbing away for minutes (steady Afghan!) but after a while playing the guitars I'd done I had black residue on my fingers.

Out of interest, what's the difference between that Gorgomyte and the lighter grade 3M polishing papers?
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Re: Fret cleaning
« Reply #23 on: February 21, 2011, 06:02:35 PM »
Out of interest, what's the difference between that Gorgomyte and the lighter grade 3M polishing papers?

It's a while since I read up on it, but I think it's impregnated with magic pixie dust... or something
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Re: Fret cleaning
« Reply #24 on: February 21, 2011, 06:29:36 PM »
It's a while since I read up on it, but I think it's impregnated with magic pixie dust... or something

Magic pixie dust usually means way more expensive doesn't it?
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Re: Fret cleaning
« Reply #25 on: February 21, 2011, 08:04:30 PM »
It's a while since I read up on it, but I think it's impregnated with magic pixie dust... or something

Magic pixie dust usually means way more expensive doesn't it?

All depends on whether you've got a backroom full of pixies with no work permits churning it out for you...

But yeah, usually means you can charge more for it anyway...
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Re: Fret cleaning
« Reply #26 on: February 22, 2011, 01:03:03 PM »
got some & now looking forward to doing some tests, let you all know how I balls up
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