Tell me About Cleaning my Guitar

[Jesus of Suburbia]

I recently got a new guitar, and I want to know what to do to clean it. It came with some cloths, but what do I put on the cloths?? It's an electric Spectrum Custom Series. With my old guitar, I really just didn't care about cleaning it. Mostly because the electric part didn't work (until I fixed it then it broke a month or two later), so I didn't really play or even touch it much. Now, I have a working guitar, so I want it to stay clean and what-not. tl;dr: What do I put on my guitar's cleaning cloths??

[zebrah]

nice tl;dr: I didn't think people used those these on this forum. Do you play halo? Oh right guitar cleaning. I use fender guitar polish on my guitar it makes it shine. Also I need to look in to fret board cleaning. I hear lemon oil works. I need to check this out for next time I change strings.

[Jesus of Suburbia]

Naw, I think Halo is overrated. Anyway, thanks, I'll have to get some polish.

[StonedApe]

Polish is nice. I always forget to do it, but if you put mineral oil on a cloth and wipe your strings down, they stay fresh longer. A little oil goes a long way.

[kookyinc]

I clean my electric guitar the same way I clean my other electronics: a bit of Windex or some other window cleaner and q-tips (aka cotton swabs, cotton buds, and ear buds). Put a drop or two on the q-tip (not too much), and wipe away. If you're going for a larger area, then use paper towels and window cleaner instead. Again, not too much. Just enough to clean, not soak. And then wipe up with the paper towel when finished.

[Jesus of Suburbia]

That's what I did when I spilled soda on my keyboard, with the Q-tips. So should I just put the Windex on the cleaning cloths? Until I can get some polish, of course.

[kookyinc]

That's what I did when I spilled soda on my keyboard, with the Q-tips. So should I just put the Windex on the cleaning cloths? Until I can get some polish, of course. Sure, I guess. I know little about cleaning. I just said what I do. :-D

[Stubert]

Well I find it best to clean it when you change the strings so you can really get into everywhere, and for cleaning substances I tend to just use a slightly damp cloth and just make sure that I am thorough as I'm too scared to risk putting anything else on my guitars. :/ Probably not the best method but it seems to work ok.