big_black
Opaqueologist
Re: Can I sand my fretboard?
The issue is not the steel wool bits. Iknow how I can get those out. The issue is the fact that I have huge gouges along each fret in line with the binding. It is the now typical "Gibson crappy fretboard syndrome". I'm sure you have seen this before. I want to sand down the fretboard and get rid of these gouges. This is not mine, but here is another, more clear example.
JohnJohn said:Ummmmm.....no.
If you have steel wool in your neck try putting masking tape over the whole fretboard,burnish it lightly and pull up the tape.This should draw out most of the wool,past that it's t/i and tweezers-sorry but that's how it goes.
When we clean boards we remove the neck,(if we can), and mask off the entire neck with tape and paper.This protects the finish from scratching when the neck moves.Failing that we cover the entire guitar and secure it.
Next we make sure that the board is flat.
If pieces of wool are getting caught under the frets then you could have lifting frets-that should go to a repairman/person/whatever.
First we blade the board,(tip-mask off the edges of the blade:they're very sharp too.And we tape a piece of cardboard on the back of the blade so we don't snap it.
Then holding the blade vertical we draw stroke each fret space clean,starting at 320 we go up the Mo scale and finally wool it.Then we polish the frets with chrome polish and a Dremel.And finally condition the board with lemon oil.
After thye board has sat for a little bit we burnish the board with soft cloths and lastly we blade the binding clean.
Then we spend the next 2 hours trying to get our hands clean:banghead: ,(gloves can get caught and smudge the board).
Also wash you hands frequently to keep skin oils off,they take on a different patina after burnishing.
The issue is not the steel wool bits. Iknow how I can get those out. The issue is the fact that I have huge gouges along each fret in line with the binding. It is the now typical "Gibson crappy fretboard syndrome". I'm sure you have seen this before. I want to sand down the fretboard and get rid of these gouges. This is not mine, but here is another, more clear example.
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