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11-29-2012, 09:56 AM
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I'm going to be supergluing my fretless fingerboard. How much glue do I need? |
11-29-2012, 01:27 PM
| | | | Unless I'm seriously misunderstanding your intentions here, forget the glue, and buy some epoxy. Its cheaper, better, easier to work with, etc. |
11-29-2012, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by abemo  Unless I'm seriously misunderstanding your intentions here, forget the glue, and buy some epoxy. Its cheaper, better, easier to work with, etc. | Where is it cheaper? I can't find a small enough amount to make it cheap. Every option I've found is too much quantity and too expensive. |
11-29-2012, 01:34 PM
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11-29-2012, 01:35 PM
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11-29-2012, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by bassdude51 Use flatwounds and then you don't have to super glue or epoxy at all! | I'm going to use flats but the fingerboard is maple - gotta finish it somehow. |
11-29-2012, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by fourstringbliss I'm going to use flats but the fingerboard is maple - gotta finish it somehow. | If the neck is smooth with no cut out slots for frets, and you are gonna use flats, just put some birchwood casey gun stock oil on the fretboard and it should be fine!
If frets have been pulled, tape off around the slots, fill with black auto body putty, lightly sand smooth, go Birchwood Casey and you should be fine.
Perhaps other TBers have some other advice for you.
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11-29-2012, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by bassdude51 If the neck is smooth with no cut out slots for frets, and you are gonna use flats, just put some birchwood casey gun stock oil on the fretboard and it should be fine!
If frets have been pulled, tape off around the slots, fill with black auto body putty, lightly sand smooth, go Birchwood Casey and you should be fine.
Perhaps other TBers have some other advice for you. | It's a fretted neck so there will be fret slots. I'm gluing white plastic strips into the slots and then I'll radius sand down to the wood. I have some Tru-oil and that sounds like a good idea. Easier for sure! Thanks! |
11-29-2012, 01:59 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Spector Basses, T.C. Electronics | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NH | | | Do a little digging around here on this....when they talk about superglue I think they use something similar that you can buy in larger bottles. Search around under 'superglue' and I think you'll find some similar threads. And as far as the putty goes, you have to be careful because it will fill in all the chips on either side of the slot and you won't have a clean line.
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11-29-2012, 01:59 PM
| | | | Its cheaper compared to the volume of superglue you would have to buy. Around here (denver colorado) the big hardware stores sell marine epoxy for about 10 bucks, give or take, compared to 3-5 for a tube of super glue, but you'll need several tubes and extremely fast application, with a ton of sanding afterword. |
11-29-2012, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by loend68 Do a little digging around here on this....when they talk about superglue I think they use something similar that you can buy in larger bottles. Search around under 'superglue' and I think you'll find some similar threads. And as far as the putty goes, you have to be careful because it will fill in all the chips on either side of the slot and you won't have a clean line. | I'm definitely not using putty. It's my understanding that the filler needs to be something that doesn't compress because the force of the strings will be forcing the fret slots together. Putty or wood filler will eventually squeeze out somehow. Luckily it looks like I won't have wood chips around the fret slots, just poly coating chips, and I'll be sanding off the poly anyway. |
11-29-2012, 02:03 PM
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I setup & repair guitars & basses | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Kensington, Ca | | | fill with black auto body putty,
No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
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11-29-2012, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by fourstringbliss Can I use this kind? | No.
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11-29-2012, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by JLS No. No. No. No. No. No. No. | What exactly are you trying to say here?  |
11-29-2012, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by JLS No. | I didn't think so. |
11-29-2012, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by fourstringbliss I'm going to be supergluing my fretless fingerboard. How much glue do I need? |
First, forget about tubes of hardware store superglue; you need to get a bottle of water thin CA. Sand the fingerboard to 600g at least, assuming you have done all the necessary rougher sanding & truing. IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA, rub small amounts of the CA into the fingerboard, using nitrile gloves, or similar; I've done this with my hand in a plastic bag. You should be able to tell when you need to sand a little, it won't be between every coat.
It's surprising, the build & hardcoat that can be attained with this method.
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11-29-2012, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by fourstringbliss What exactly are you trying to say here? | If they're gonna censor curse words, "putty" should be on the list, in any fretless/defretting thread... 
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11-29-2012, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by JLS If they're gonna censor curse words, "putty" should be on the list, in any fretless/defretting thread... | Yea, verily.
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