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Post by rickenbacker1953 on May 27, 2021 10:06:11 GMT -7
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Post by Russell B on May 27, 2021 11:51:22 GMT -7
How did you do the fretboard wear?
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Post by rickenbacker1953 on May 27, 2021 12:17:49 GMT -7
How did you do the fretboard wear? I first stripped the whole neck down to bare wood . Then I used a mixture of baking soda and a tiny bit of water . About 4soda -1 . used a tooth brush to apply. I wiped it on the whole neck . Let dry and did it again. It leaves a gritty feel after drying that you just rinse off after. Don't use the steel wool /Vinegar most use. That's just putting rust on. Next I sprayed to light coats of Amber from Stew Mac on everything. Put the guitar back together and played it that way for almost a month . I was starting to see where my personal finger wear was the most and where it was just a little. So I took FingerNail Polish remover that says 100% acetone along with Q-tips and wiped over the areas that showed wear, YOU HAVE TO have it strung to do this . Natural wear is right on top of the string and a little above . Then I sprayed 1 coat 3 passes of Nitro gloss on . Put it back together the next day and played it for 2 weeks . After that I did slightly touch up some of the spots with the nail polish remover again. Then put another full coat on. I did the back of neck at the same time same way . I could see from my hand where it would should future wear. With the back I used the same paint procedure . I used acetone just a little on paper towel and dabbed the neck in the wear spots . Then I sprayed the nitro clear gloss on the same way as the fretboard There's more coats of nitro on the headstock and on the heal. If you were to play a New guitar with a gloss maple or rosewood board . After a month without cleaning or changing strings . You'd see very slight oil marks from your fingers that looks like play wear |
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