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| Author: | mikemcnerney [ Tue Feb 04, 2020 9:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | fretboard/bridge sanding grit |
How fine do you sand your FBs & Bridges. The reason I ask... its so tempting to go up to 1000 or higher because the rosewoods (I'm using AB) look so fantastic until you touch it with fingernail or anything else & then every mark shows up. I have yet to put oil or anything else on a finished guitar FB or bridge. |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Wed Feb 05, 2020 1:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretboard/bridge sanding grit |
220 for me. |
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| Author: | DennisK [ Wed Feb 05, 2020 2:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretboard/bridge sanding grit |
600 or 1500. Fingerboard gets oil, bridge gets shellac. Next day polish the bridge with micromesh rust/green/black and give it another coat of thin shellac to produce perfect gloss. |
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| Author: | bluescreek [ Wed Feb 05, 2020 6:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretboard/bridge sanding grit |
I go to 800 or higher and use 3 in 1 oil on both I have also used wax. Prefer the oil |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Wed Feb 05, 2020 8:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretboard/bridge sanding grit |
I never heard of using 3 and 1, I might have to try that. I raise the grain with water at 220 then go 320/400/steel wool. Followed by Howard's wax. |
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| Author: | bluescreek [ Wed Feb 05, 2020 9:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretboard/bridge sanding grit |
Martin used 3 in 1 for years don't over oil |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Wed Feb 05, 2020 9:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretboard/bridge sanding grit |
bluescreek wrote: Martin used 3 in 1 for years don't over oil Rub it in with a finger? Or do you use a cloth? |
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| Author: | Pmaj7 [ Wed Feb 05, 2020 11:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretboard/bridge sanding grit |
320 Pat |
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Wed Feb 05, 2020 12:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretboard/bridge sanding grit |
mikemcnerney wrote: How fine do you sand your FBs & Bridges. The reason I ask... its so tempting to go up to 1000 or higher because the rosewoods (I'm using AB) look so fantastic until you touch it with fingernail or anything else & then every mark shows up. I have yet to put oil or anything else on a finished guitar FB or bridge. 80 to shape, 120 to remove scratch, 220 to remove scratches some more, and 400 to finish. Anymore shine and I run it through a buffing wheel that shines it up REAL good. |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Wed Feb 05, 2020 2:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretboard/bridge sanding grit |
Fretboards to 320. After I finish fretting I put on some Howards Feed and Wax. |
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| Author: | Toonces [ Wed Feb 05, 2020 4:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretboard/bridge sanding grit |
I use gray Mirlon scuff pads after sanding to 600 grit - I believe it is P1500 grit which makes it about 800 grit. Any higher and you start seeing fingerprints and smudges which looks bad. Any lower than about 600 grit and you just don't see the grain very well. I use boiled linseed oil for protection. The nice thing about the gray Mirlon is that it can also be used for sanding the back plate as well. For me, sandpaper at higher grits tends to give an uneven looking surface with some parts looking more burnished than other spots. The Mirlon gives you a perfectly even and clean looking appearance. You can also use fine steel wool but I much prefer the Mirlon. |
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| Author: | bobgramann [ Thu Feb 06, 2020 6:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretboard/bridge sanding grit |
I sand to 220 then buff with 0000 steel wool. For the bridges, I’ve recently been using Robbie O’Brien’s luthier wax. |
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