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| Author: | SnowManSnow [ Sun Nov 01, 2020 3:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | that area where the tape meets finish |
1- what do you guys do where the tape meets finish so that you don't have a sharp ridge of finish... for instance where you tape off the fingerboard ? do you simply carry on and then try to smooth it when you're all done with finishing? 2- when you tape a fingerboard do you tape off ONLY the front of the fingerboard or do you do the sides too? B |
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| Author: | jshelton [ Sun Nov 01, 2020 3:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: that area where the tape meets finish |
Be aware that I only build nylon strings. I can't imagine why anyone would tape the edges of the fingerboard unless it was to prevent color coats from tinting it but color coats tend to be very thin and wouldn't leave much of a ridge before being coated with clear. I tape the surface of the fingerboard and before removing the tape file the beveled end of the frets and put an every-so-slight bevel on the edge of the fingerboard. Any finish that might have made it's way under the masking tape is easily scraped off with a knife. |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Sun Nov 01, 2020 3:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: that area where the tape meets finish |
I tape the top of the fingerboard so that the edge gets finished then just sand off the top edge at an angle to ease the transition from the edge to the top, if that makes sense. |
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| Author: | SnowManSnow [ Sun Nov 01, 2020 5:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: that area where the tape meets finish |
SteveSmith wrote: I tape the top of the fingerboard so that the edge gets finished then just sand off the top edge at an angle to ease the transition from the edge to the top, if that makes sense. Yup. Makes sense. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | ballbanjos [ Sun Nov 01, 2020 5:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: that area where the tape meets finish |
SteveSmith wrote: I tape the top of the fingerboard so that the edge gets finished then just sand off the top edge at an angle to ease the transition from the edge to the top, if that makes sense. Same here. Dave |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Mon Nov 02, 2020 3:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: that area where the tape meets finish |
+1 |
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| Author: | Greg Maxwell [ Mon Nov 02, 2020 6:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: that area where the tape meets finish |
I use a small triangle file to remove the small amount of lacquer on the fretboard edge, after sanding the fret bevels with 400 grit. |
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| Author: | bftobin [ Mon Nov 02, 2020 9:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: that area where the tape meets finish |
Same as above. My ex-wife thought it was quite a coincidence that when I was doing this job downstairs, many of her sanding/polishing boards for her nails would just disappear. Brent |
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| Author: | phavriluk [ Mon Nov 02, 2020 11:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: that area where the tape meets finish |
You said 'ex-wife', right? Never can we be sure of what will irritate folks. |
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| Author: | TerrenceMitchell [ Mon Nov 09, 2020 4:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: that area where the tape meets finish |
SteveSmith wrote: I tape the top of the fingerboard so that the edge gets finished then just sand off the top edge at an angle to ease the transition from the edge to the top, if that makes sense. Same. Although... the last two I actually "finished" the fretboards with no frets in them (left the sanding dust in the fret slots to keep the finish out.) Gonna try that on the next ones as well, except more layers of clear coat next time. Still going matte, but I want to protect my fretboard from staining as much as I can since we used expensive figured woods. |
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