moojiefulagin Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 I hate to throw up consecutive posts, but here goes... What kind of glue do you use when inserting fretwire? I'm afraid gorilla glue will expand to much and flow out the sides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 cyanoacrylate adhesive, "Hot Stuff" which is 3-10 second bonding, or there's another one that's 30 second i beleive but i can't remember the name...... so in other works super glue i think wood glue has also been used in fret slots aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FajiiNako Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 I've been told by a few people that super glue is just fine. When i finally get back to college and get my refretted guitar back, (there's a few lifted frets on it because of the Fed Ex delivery) I'll be able to test it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 i thought that you didnt need to use a glue. what if you need to take the frets out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 i thought that you didnt need to use a glue. what if you need to take the frets out? You don't need to use glue, you usually don't, unless the slot has widened. If you need to remove the frets, you use a soldering or clothes iron anyway, to heat up the oils in the board so there is less chip out, plus the heat will terminate any glue bond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 does it effect the sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 most people use super glue to hold the ends down and to keep moisture out from underneath the frets if you aren't using binding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 no i don't think it affects the sound in any way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FajiiNako Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 Well i donno if heating the wood would change the sound... i don't think it would. But changing the frets would, wouldn't it? I donno, i'm kinda new to refretting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 same here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 i thought there were at least a couple people here that thought that if the fret slot was a little to deep it should be filled in with glue either while fretting or afterwards others wise it would thin the tone a bit.???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Although this has been covered many times, here it is again. Frets don't need to be glued if it is a new slot that hasn't had frets in it yet. However, I still always glue the ends just to keep them from lifting. Also, if the fret slots are to deep, I fill them on the edges with some sanding dust and CA. If the frets are going on a guitar that is being refretted, they may or may not need to be glued. If you pull the frets properly, you probably don't have to glue them. But, if they are a little wide you will. 9 times out of 10 I find the very ends are still all that need to be glued. But if they do need to be totally glued, I glue them with thick CA. The thin stuff is great for just doing ends, it will wick in nice and it dries in a couple seconds, the thick stuff is good for about 20 seconds. If the slot is really really bad then I guess a wood glue or even epoxy would be preferred to fill the slot but I wouldn't want to be doing that. Anyway, that's just my experience, I haven't had any problems to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 THANX LGM! you are just the all knowing driving force behind correct answers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moojiefulagin Posted January 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 THANX LGM! you are just the all knowing driving force behind correct answers! Yeah, no kidding! Thanks a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 yeah your soon to learn thath he is god. check out his site...www.lgmguitars.com he really is the man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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