Questions about superglue on fretless board

[moro]

A couple of questions for those of you who have finished your fretless board with superglue.

(There's a nice tutorial by Dan Erlewine here: http://www.bassplayer.com/story.asp?storyCode=14543)

- How far down the sides should I go? Dan says he taped right up to the edge. I'm wondering if I should just go the full thickness of the fingerboard. (This is mostly for cosmetic reasons. I don't want part of the fingerboard to be all glossy and part of it to be matte.)

- How thick is the finish? Is it thin enough that it's easy to blend in? I don't want a bump where the superglue ends.

- If I'm doing a rosewood board, how should I prepare it? Is it enough just to wipe it down with some naphtha and steel wool it a bit if necessary?


Thanks!

[moro]

Can anyone share their experiences before I go and ruin a perfectly good Lakland?

[pixelpounder]

Originally Posted by moro

A couple of questions for those of you who have finished your fretless board with superglue.

(There's a nice tutorial by Dan Erlewine here: http://www.bassplayer.com/story.asp?storyCode=14543)

- How far down the sides should I go? Dan says he taped right up to the edge. I'm wondering if I should just go the full thickness of the fingerboard. (This is mostly for cosmetic reasons. I don't want part of the fingerboard to be all glossy and part of it to be matte.)

- How thick is the finish? Is it thin enough that it's easy to blend in? I don't want a bump where the superglue ends.

- If I'm doing a rosewood board, how should I prepare it? Is it enough just to wipe it down with some naphtha and steel wool it a bit if necessary?


Thanks!

I did my rosewood board last month. De fretted it, walnut fret lines sweet. I used the same article after trying Epoxy and having it peel off.

The thing about rosewood is that it's an oily wood. So getting something on it that seals it well is essential. Or opening up the wood with Acetone to dry it out will work also. Then you can use scotch tape to mask the edges of the fretboard. Follow Dan's directions, but do a couple of coats trying to keep things smooth. Make sure you have a radiused sanding block to sand down the CA glue. Don't try Dan's sand it by feel method. That would have been a disaster for me.

Be careful when sanding near the nut. I ended up breaking mine and replacing it later.

So far it's been a very durable finish. No scratches even with RW's

[moro]

Ah, I never would have though about the acetone.

I was also on the fence about ordering a radiused sanding block. I'll definitely do that now. Thanks for the advice.