Fretless Epoxy Help?

[kalle74]

Marine grade epoxy (the coating variety), apply with a squeegee or a used credit card or such, 6+ coats, sand level and even, buff to a gloss. Quite easy, actually.

 

[nysbob]

HG Thor was a childhood friend of mine! Small world. He was always doing something with his hands, including electrical projects, and very detail oriented, so it doesn't surprise me he's kind of risen to the top of this field.


I'm going to have him do one for me when I can afford it.

 

[Junior Shark]

Marine grade epoxy (the coating variety), apply with a squeegee or a used credit card or such, 6+ coats, sand level and even, buff to a gloss. Quite easy, actually.

Apply with a squeegee?

 

[smoothboard]

I did a poor diy epoxy job a few years ago, regret doing so, removed it and played raw rosewood for a while. After a year of playing lots of slap and a round or two of practice and gigs in a punk band I got minimal wear. Decided to go CA coating for a little more whaaa and crispness. 4 coats of about 4g of CA, sanding most of it down between coats, then buffing, followed by lightly roughing it for the next coat. About 1/16" thick and tough as hell, super fast, mirror finish, very bright but growls too. research is your best friend in this situation for the desired results.

 

[Rusty G String]

Sand it, tape the edges, brush on some clear polyurethane with a foam brush, let it dry , repeat for 4-5 coats. Sand and buff if you want. Boom. Fretless.

This is exactly what I did. I pulled my frets out of a cheap bass, used wood filler in the slots, sanded the fretboard down, used a sharpie marker to draw the fret lines, taped the neck right where the fretboard meets the neck and used foam brush to apply poly. The poly kinda levels itself, so you don't have to worry about unevenness. Be sure to let it dry. I did one or two coats a day for 5-6 days. Watch some YouTube videos for ideas to help.

 

[Lonnybass]

Try to do it all in one pour, thick, and sand down to 1/8 rather than try to do it in multiple pours - otherwise you can get witness lines from the layers when you try and level it all out. Tape the hell out of it too, that stuff is going to look for any spots to drip and escape. Which brings me to the last point...Make sure the neck is level, because the epoxy will be pulled by gravity to the nut or the heel if it isn't dead flat.

Lonnybass

 

[MVE]

Follow Engine207's steps exactly and you should be just fine.

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f57/epoxy-fretless-warmoth-neck-lewis-bass-guitar-710064/

I did mine a few years ago and it came out great. You can get the radiused sanding block from stewmac.