That's a good question ackroid. I'll copy your post to the fleaMarket's
"Bulletin Board" and
see what they say.

But, for now, I would say do a test. Dab a very little bit of your bug spray or
tanning oil with
your finger.. and dob it somewhere on the back of your flea. keep the area
small... maybe off
to one corner. See what it does. I would think it would be wise to keep all
oils off of any
wood part... especially the painted face.

You could alos opt for a less oily bug or tanning spray.... I am lucky, I use no
tanning or bug
spays. Also winter is just around the corner so very soon you will have half
your problem
solved... no tanning oil needed.

--- In nakedflea@yahoogroups.com, "ackroid008" <ackroid008@...> wrote:
>
> I usually take an old beater uke to the beach or the lake because I'm afraid
of what tanning
> oil will do to my prized Fluke. I know that bug spray is a desaster waiting to
happen. I
bought
> the Fluke cause it's built pretty tough but now I love it to much to expose it
to the extreme
> elements. does anyone have any further insight on this?
>