Jaden Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Guys, ive heard of people using (or pouring) coloured epoxy into fingerboard inlays and levelling off etc when its cured. is this normal ? ive always cut solid inlays but I have some inlays that are just too fine to cut and would like to use this method. can anyone describe the process please ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDub Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Haven't tried it, but I think I might have seen a post here. There is a product called Inlace I believe. Try a search for it. I've been on their website and it looks pretty cool. I know Woodcraft carries it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foil1more Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Yep, Inlace is good stuff. I used the black to inlay my name into the headstock of my base. It's fairly easy to work with but it does smell really bad. Grizzly Ind. sells it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaden Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 cheers guys, that stuff looks exactly what I was after ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarter Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 I played around with some stuff called PearlEx the other day and was pleased with the results. Its a ulta fine powder used for scrap booking and other crafts etc. http://www.jacquardproducts.com/products/pearlex/ I mixed it into epoxy, filled the cavity, then carefully leveled it off with a razor blade. The blade will pull just a bit of the mixture out leaving the fill a tad low, a good thing. Once the epoxy starts to kick and firms up, I added a layer of clear over the top. You need to do the clear before the fill fully kicks or you will not get a good bond. Once all cured, sand / scrape / level / polish / finish as needed. You don't want to get into into the powder layer, it goes dull and loses the pearl look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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