If you could play your guitar without touching it you wouldn’thave to clean it. Just take some time to clean your guitar eachtime you play it. This will extend the its life and can preventany number of problems in the future.
First make sure you use a soft cloth preferably cotton. Thereare flannel cloths at most music store that work great and canbe used on any instrument. One idea is to use an old cleanT-shirt. Make sure when using a T-shirt that you are notcleaning with the printed area facing the guitar this canscratch the guitar. Don’t use paper towels they can also scratchthe guitar finish. Disposable shop towels work great as well butthey are a little on the expensive side for a through away.
Wiping down you guitar after you play will keep your guitarlooking new. For hard to reach areas such as under the strings,use a ruler and wrap with a soft cloth.
In regards to
the guitar strings, you can increase the tuninglife if you clean them aggressively each time you play. Justwrap the cloth around each string and wipe down the length ofthe string.
Keep the fingerboard clean by just wiping the whole board downstrings included.
After cleaning the guitar you notice areas that just didn’tclean well like smudges, etc. Just add a little moisture and amild detergent. Add this to a cloth and do not add directly tothe guitar. You want to use as little moisture as possible tokeep from getting moisture in the areas that could cause damage.
After cleaning just buff the guitar down again with a dry clothto remove any additional streaks caused by the moisture process.
Now that was easy wasn’t it?
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