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Permanent Way to Darken or "Ebonize" a Rosewood Fretboard?
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Montypresso works well on actual rosewood, darkens it several shades - and you can do repeat applications if desired.
It's been hit-or-miss for me on pau ferro, perhaps depending on the tightness of the grain and how it was treated in the factory.
Worked nicely for me on one pau ferro board but hardly did anything on another.
Stew-Mac also sells a fretboard darkening oil - not the dye for ebonizing, a separate product for darkening.
You can make your own using ith a light grade of mineral oil ('white oil' or lamp oil) and some artist's oil paint.
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The hard part is NOT darkening the fretboard. There are many products to choose from and some will even work on oily boards.
The hard/impossible part is keeping the inlays bright. Doesn't matter whether they are pearl, pearloid, plastic, clay, etc. I've tried carefully waxing the inlays, which definitely kept them from absorbing any stain, but it's impossible to get the wax perfectly/completely/only on the inlays.
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I wonder if you could just scrape the top off the inlays after dying to expose bright material again.Join me in the fight against muscular atrophy!
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Rarely have I had anything mess up the inlays but I guess if you leave anything on long enough it could stain
I usually use a stain and then once that has dried I'll seal the board with watco oil
Works better than most things I have tried but I'd recommend trying it on a scrap piece of wood to see how it works for you. Also clean the board before you apply anything, that'll help it retain the color
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Originally posted by GuitarDoc View Post
But it's pretty tuff to mask off inlays. (Actually it's impossible).
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Originally posted by eclecticsynergy View PostMontypresso works well on actual rosewood, darkens it several shades - and you can do repeat applications if desired.
It's been hit-or-miss for me on pau ferro, perhaps depending on the tightness of the grain and how it was treated in the factory.
Worked nicely for me on one pau ferro board but hardly did anything on another.
Stew-Mac also sells a fretboard darkening oil - not the dye for ebonizing, a separate product for darkening.
You can make your own using ith a light grade of mineral oil ('white oil' or lamp oil) and some artist's oil paint.
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it really 'amps' up your fretwork.Last edited by solspirit; 12-07-2023, 09:20 PM.
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