Customer Reviews

Jim Dunlop 6554 Dunlop Ultimate Lemon Oil

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Overall, this is a very high-quality oil for rosewood fretboards. The bottle comes with an soft felt applicator at the top, and is easy to hold while oiling. The bottle is even bigger than what the picture suggests, making it a pleasant surprise. I don't think I will ever run out of oil for a longgg time.

This is a lemon oil used for cleaning and conditioning the rosewood fingerboards of guitars. This only gets done once a year on the average guitar, so if you're like me, this one bottle will supply you for many lifetimes. Other than that, it is what it is and does what it says. The applicator contains a dispensing valve so push down hard to open it when you want the oil to flow.

The label says NOT to use this product on maple fingerboards. Doesn't say why, but my guess is it will discolor them, so be forewarned.

Restored my rosewood fingerboard with a great color! Also works well on the bridge and only used a fraction of the bottle. A great investment that'll last quite a long time.

Lemon has been known for quite some generations to be a good cleaning solvent because of its acidic nature and this certainly does the job. As the label warns: do NOT to use on Maple-wood frets (mostly Fender strats) due to the softer & lighter quality. It is only for the harder, darker woods like mahogany (which I have) or ebony (high quality - i.e. expensive - used best for fretless). The solution is perfect, but the applicator (attached to the neck of the bottle) could be better. I would rather take the neck applicator out and apply lightly using a 100% cotton cloth.
This solution has been made specifically for use on guitars, though I think you could find a similar lemon oil cleaner cheaper at local stores. It's only 4-oz, but what little is used each time, this bottle should last the guitar owner his/her life.

This is the best cleaning product I've ever used. Not only do I use it on my maple and rosewood fretboards, but I also use it on the headstock if it's unfinished and on the unfinished body of my Ukulele. What it does is it restores the wood in a way that it gives it a much more brilliant, beautiful and lively tone. Really brings out the beauty of true wood. Now every fretboard and unfinished bit of wood on my guitars looks beautiful and brand new. Application method is also very useful. I don't know why there is a strict warning saying not to use it on maple fretboards; I put it on my Stratocaster's maple fretboard and it looks beautiful. The only thing it did differently was it made the fretboard a good shade darker. I also must add that the stuff has a very wonderful lemony smell (nowhere near overpowering), and it does clean off a lot of dirt in conjunction to hydrating and livening the wood. Great stuff. Go ahead and buy it.

I'm not much of a stickler for cleaning. As such, I'd neglected to give my guitar's fretboard a thorough cleaning (I'm aware this isn't a good idea, so don't kill me!), besides using a damp paper towel, for the five years I've owned it. So, finally perturbed by how much gunk was accumulating on my fretboard, and motivated by some necessary repairs on the guitar, I got this oil, stripped off the strings, and went to work.

The bottle has a handy applicator that activates by flipping it over and pressing down on the fretboard, giving you the perfect amount of oil. One quick little swipe was more than enough, even in my guitar's shape. It took only seconds to wipe off the build up on the first fret I tried it on, and within a few minutes, my fretboard was looking better than it has in years. And another plus, you get a nice big bottle for the price. So, unless you're absolutely drowning your guitar in oil, you won't run out for a long time to come. All in all, this is something that does exactly what it says on the tin - the mark of a great product.

Many thanks for your service. The lemon oil really improved the quality of my old guitar, and restored it to almost a new condition.

This is a heck of a lot of lemon oil, even for three guitars with rosewood fretboards. I put it on and it makes the fretboard look clean and shiny and lustrous! It really brings out the color of the wood.

However, it says not to use it on maple fretboards. Big letdown since my main guitar has a maple fretboard and it didn't mention this on the product page.

Designed to clean and condition rosewood and similar fingerboards on guitars. This appears to be real lemon oil, smells great, works great. I had previously bought some expensive 'lemon oil polish' from a wood-finishing company. It must have been mostly polish and very little lemon oil; it smelled like hydrocarbons. Now I'm saving that for use on furniture and using this on my guitars.
I've used it on both my rosewood fretboards, and it goes on easily with the applicator, cleans effectively and quickly, and leaves the wood with a soft glow, not dry, but not oily either. It is light, easy to use, easy to wipe off, and seems as if the bottle will last a long time.

I got this to blend it with some other components to get the back of the unfinished bird's eye maple neck on my Petrucci guitars. Totally works!!! Awesome product!!