Goop to clean wood

[Edisonfan]

A number of years ago someone suggested using Goop hand cleaner for the wood casing on my phonographs. Do I need to let it sit for a while? Only because the Fireside phonograph I have. Has at least a century of grime on it? Or should I try something else?

[Steve]

A number of years ago someone suggested using Goop hand cleaner for the wood casing on my phonographs. Do I need to let it sit for a while? Only because the Fireside phonograph I have. Has at least a century of grime on it? Or should I try something else?

Yes, you should probably try something else if the wood is oak and not properly sealed with thick varnish as the Goop will serve to raise the grain and potentially damage the finish. If there is a "hard finish" you could try any number of cleaning products on it but white spirit would certainly lift off a lot of grease, dirt and grime unless it's seriously built up to a hardened layer in which case I'd use something slightly abrasive like Chemico, but very, very carefully on it. I've used the latter on a filthy dirty teak case which was almost black in "patina". Under the dirt the bright orange original colour revealed itself after several goes. The trick is to keep the solution moist enough to be able to work it around the case on a cloth in circular motion. You don't want to wet it anymore than absolutely necessary for fear of potential damage to the original finish as stated.

[Jerry B.]

Photos always help. I'd suggest starting gently and gradually get more aggressive. There have been many threads about cleaning to refinishing. You might try the search feature to find them.

Jerry B.

[Curt A]

I have used GOOP many times with good success. It is a creamy waterless hand cleaner that does not damage wood finishes, just removes 100 year old grunge easily.

Correction: Ingredients. Isoparafins, Water, Oleic Acid, Surfactants, Triethanolamine, Glycerine, Fragrance, BHT.

[JerryVan]

I have used GOOP many times with good success. It is a creamy waterless hand cleaner that does not damage wood finishes, just removes 100 year old grunge easily - no water involved, so no grain raising.

Curt,

It's a "waterless hand cleaner", meaning that you don't need to add water in order to wash your hands. Does that also mean that there is no water within the cleaner itself? I'm not saying there is, I'm just wondering...

[Curt A]

Apparently, it does contain some amount of water, but I never experienced any issue with it... Non-pumice of course.

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[LimeTree99]

Goop should be fine for the shellac finish of a Fireside. I apply it relatively thick with light finger pressure, let it sit for a few minutes, then wipe off with a damp cotton rag. Be sure not to let it fully dry, because then it gets tacky, and becomes a pain to clean off.

Also, do not use this stuff to clean a Fireside bedplate. I learned that the hard way. The blue and gold decals used on the Fireside are NOT like the hand painted pinstripes of a Home or Standard. They were pre-printed, and made to be applied similar to a water slide decal in the factory.
I applied Goop to my Fireside model A bedplate, and within 2 minutes of letting it sit, I could already see the color starting to bleed out of the corner decals. Not pretty.

[Edisonfan]

Here are some photos of my fireside Jerry!



Paul

[Edisonfan]

George Paul, said I need to buy paint remover or stripper. As someone had painted to cabinet. For what reason? I don’t know?

[phonogfp]

George Paul, said I need to buy paint remover or stripper. As someone had painted to cabinet. For what reason? I don’t know?

Actually, my message was, "The case looks as though it's been painted. If so, you'll need stripper. "

George P.