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| Author: | af_one [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:33 am ] |
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How do you folks finish your ebony fretboards? Do you just polish to a certain grit? Buff on the wheel? Apply anything? My board was sanded to 600 and I happen to hit it with some Zinsner sanding sealer--tried to wipe it off, but ti really produced a nice even shine. Any thoughts on using it? |
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| Author: | Dave Rector [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:37 am ] |
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I just apply a couple of coats of the fretboard oil that Stew Mac sells. It really soaks in and doesn't seem to scratch up very bad, which is what I would worry about with the shellac. |
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| Author: | Dave White [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:24 am ] |
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Polishing up to 12,000 with micromesh works fine for me. |
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| Author: | Shane Neifer [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:30 am ] |
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A contra bass builder I know uses polymerized Tung Oil. Levels out the black on any streaky boards as a bonus. Shane |
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| Author: | Bob Garrish [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:34 am ] |
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Maybe it makes me a heretic, but I claim that everything looks (and smells) better with a coat or ten of polymerized tung oil. I use it on my fretboards and as a finish on most of my woodworking projects (lutherie and not). I drop two coats on fretboards. |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:35 am ] |
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I tried the fingerboard oil with a few drops that my bud Alain shared with me and i was really impressed with the results. I'll buy me some! |
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| Author: | Shane Neifer [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:44 am ] |
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Go to Lee Valley Serge.......Their 'fret board oil' is likely polymerized tung oil. But I am speaking from NO experience here, just that it is likely something that is repackaged rather than made to specs....although I have been wrong many times before! Shane |
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| Author: | Dave Rector [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:18 am ] |
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I'm pretty sure the fretboard oil that Stew Mac sells is linseed oil based. At least it sure smells that way. |
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| Author: | af_one [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:45 am ] |
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tru-oil is linseed oil based too. |
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| Author: | Rod True [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:50 pm ] |
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tru-oil would be a good choice as the af_one says it's polymerized linseed oil, but polymerized tung oil is also what I use. It works real nice on the back of the neck to if you want a mat finish, and thin too. |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:24 pm ] |
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[QUOTE=Shane Neifer] Go to Lee Valley Serge.......Their 'fret board oil' is likely polymerized tung oil. But I am speaking from NO experience here, just that it is likely something that is repackaged rather than made to specs....although I have been wrong many times before! Shane[/QUOTE] Shane, do you mean that the Stew Mac one is made with poly tung oil or the Lee Valley one? Is there a danger in any case? |
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| Author: | Bob Garrish [ Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:54 pm ] |
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Lee Valley sells polymerized tung oil by that name rather than a trade name. I also second Rod's mention of the neck feel, I don't think anything compares to the feel of an oiled neck. |
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| Author: | old man [ Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:18 pm ] |
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I've done three guitars in tru oil and did everything but the Fb. I tried it and it made it look like plastic to me. I'm using the StewMac FB oil. Very nice sheen without being plastic. Ron |
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| Author: | old man [ Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:19 pm ] |
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I miss my edit button. I wanted to add that the FB oil also smoothes out the streaks/color in a FB. Very nice, dark, and rich looking. |
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