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"Finish" on defret

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Mikalourus

Dec 19, 2011
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#1
Hi I've just finished defretting and filling the frets on my bass. I used a black epoxy filler as there was some chipping after taking the frets out, so I decided to use a black epoxy filler and stain the fingerboard with some fiebings leather dye to get a close match.

The next step after sanding will be to stain the finger board and I was going to treat the wood with some refined linseed oil. I'm a little unsure which to use first. I'd like the wood to be as dark as possible or as close to the colour of the frets to mask the chips a little. I'm just wondering if the linseed oil will prevent the dye from absorbing as much. But I also worry the dye might prevent the wood from soaking up the linseed. I know linseed is a finish so in theory it should probably be used last but I'm not sure how the leather dye will affect absobtion... Sorry if this is a silly question but I want to make sure with some of your expertise, especially after the chipping fiasco!

Cheers guys,
Mike.

(P.S. sorry if this is the wrong section)
 
#3
Hey thanks that's what I needed to know.

Im not sure about an epoxy finish, unsure if I could work with it. Some advertise its the equivalent of 50 coats of varnish! Sounds tricky and could be messy, and maybe uneven? I filled the frets with the plastercine texture type epoxy, haven't seen the porous stuff applied.
 
#4
Mikalourus said:
Hey thanks that's what I needed to know.

Im not sure about an epoxy finish, unsure if I could work with it. Some advertise its the equivalent of 50 coats of varnish! Sounds tricky and could be messy, and maybe uneven? I filled the frets with the plastercine texture type epoxy, haven't seen the porous stuff applied.
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I filled mine with polyester resin epoxy and I'm wrestling with the idea of coating the entire fretboard.

If I do decide to do it, based on my experiences with epoxies, I would mix the batch and apply it with a foam brush and a foam roller. I would apply several thin coats, each before the previous coat blushed but not before it "kicked". I would then wetsand the final coat starting @ 800 and moving up to 1,500. I would also probably hit the finish with 3m's Finesse-it II, but that's probably not necessary.

I'm subscribed to see what the general consensus is as to weather or not to do it.
 

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