Help with cleaning/oiling fretboard please!

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   I am in the process of making a fretless guitar.  I'm current working on my neck and like a jackass I didn't look into this enough before hand.  So now that I've removed all the tape from the fretboard (yeah I know, poor choice), which was there to avoid getting stain on it, theres that sticky adhesive crap everywhere.  I just went to the store to get naphtha and lemon oil (to use afterwards) and they had neither!  
This brings me to two questions.  
1 Is Rubbing alcohol safe to clean the adhesive crap off the neck (or do you have a suggestion?) IF I am oiling it afterwards (otherwise I know it'll be too dried out afterwards).
2 I have Miniwax Tung Oil from a previous project-is this safe to use on the fretboard instead of lemon oil?

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himtroy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 20 2009 Status: Offline Points: 1601	Topic: Help with cleaning/oiling fretboard please! Posted: January 28 2011 at 14:11
	I am in the process of making a fretless guitar. I'm current working on my neck and like a jackass I didn't look into this enough before hand. So now that I've removed all the tape from the fretboard (yeah I know, poor choice), which was there to avoid getting stain on it, theres that sticky adhesive crap everywhere. I just went to the store to get naphtha and lemon oil (to use afterwards) and they had neither! This brings me to two questions. 1 Is Rubbing alcohol safe to clean the adhesive crap off the neck (or do you have a suggestion?) IF I am oiling it afterwards (otherwise I know it'll be too dried out afterwards). 2 I have Miniwax Tung Oil from a previous project-is this safe to use on the fretboard instead of lemon oil?
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AllP0werToSlaves Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 29 2009 Status: Offline Points: 249	Posted: February 05 2011 at 12:01
	I wouldn't use rubbing alcohol on the neck, I can see that doing all sorts of damage if it isn't cleaned off properly. I have used a coarse tooth brush and lemon oil in the past to clean my fret board with much success. They sell that "Goo Gone" stuff that takes residue from price tags off glass and wood etc, that could potentially work as long as their are no wood-harming chemicals. Using it on a coffee table is one thing, but your guitar neck is another. Edited by AllP0werToSlaves - February 05 2011 at 12:03

himtroy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 20 2009 Status: Offline Points: 1601	Posted: February 05 2011 at 14:41
	I already took care of it actually. Naphtha and Lemon oil at request of luthier. Yeah, the Rubbing Alcohol was something that sounded like it would never be a good idea. I just wanted to check because it'd have been super convenient. Edited by himtroy - February 06 2011 at 03:07
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