MasterMinds Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 I am applying water-based clear satin varnish (recommended by stewmac) to my guitar Should I do the neck, including the fretboard? and if so - do you recommend covering the frets with tape? any other tips thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prs man Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 rose wood no finish maple yes needs finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeranya Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 yes, varnish the neck itself (it's maple, probably?) wipe the varnish on. for the fretboard - same as prs man said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Secondino Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 I am applying water-based clear satin varnish (recommended by stewmac) to my guitar Should I do the neck, including the fretboard? and if so - do you recommend covering the frets with tape? any other tips thanks! In the event that you spray finish onto a maple neck, you normally do not have to tape the frets. However, it depends on what exactly you are doing. When I did a recent strat, I had this question and my luthier said that we have to do a fret level and polish anyway which removes the lacquer/ varnish off the frets. Even if you are varnishing a neck that you know does not need any leveling , it would still be faster and more practical to finish over the frets and clean them up later than to try to perfectly tape off each fret. As already mentioned, rosewood,ebony and pao ferro boards don't need to be finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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