titan46 Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 I recently bought a teisco and someone did a bad job on refinishing it before me. I think they used liquid nails or construction adhesive to attach the fretboard and i can get it off with a steam iron. Any suggestion welcome. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardd Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Titan, Just thinking outload here but: Get an old butter knife or putty knife, one with a flat thin blade, grind an edge on one side, not sharp, but pointed. Fishing fillet knifes also have very thin blades. Heat the blade with steam, hot water, over a stove burner, something. Wedge the blade under the fretboard and slowly start working your way down. i.e. Try to make a little progress, then reheat and go again. Or you might try some kind of solvent, drip some under the fret board, try wedging the knife under, repeat. Or a combination of the two. I used a similar procedure to remove violin fretboards, which of course had soluable hyde glue. Anyway, a grain of salt idea, at the least it may help you decide on one way you don't want to try. Good Luck, d ward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titan46 Posted March 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Wardd, It worked! Came off with no problem. Only took about an hour and a half. Titan46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardd Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Wardd, It worked! Came off with no problem. Only took about an hour and a half. Titan46 Titan, Glad to be of help. As I tell my students: I am not God, however, there are times when I appear to be Godlike. Be Cool, d ward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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