slay

great thanks guys ill give it a try.

thank you for the reply

where can i obtain mineral spirits?

thanks

ever since i cleaned my c7's fretboard with 0000 steel wool and lemon oil it has never felt the same.

It has some very unwanted friction on the fretboard making bends a pain because my fingers stick to the fretboard.

I tried letting the fretboard dry out for two weeks and nothing happened. I also tried fender fretboard conditioner and nothing. I also tried finger ease but that is just a temporary solution.

I swear before i cleaned the fretboard it had like a nice glossy coat on top, now it is just dark rosewood.

anybody know what i can do to revive it? I want my fretboard to feel slick again.

thanks

ok i think it is because the wood is still alittle damp from the oiling. I think i went alittle overboard with the oil.

hey everybody. On my schecter i lightly sanded my frets with a very fine sanding sponge. I then applied dunlop lemon oil to it twice. It looks healthy and dark but the problem is the fretboard doesn't have that nice feel to it anymore. My fingers dont slide on the fretboard like they used to.

What i mean is before i sanded the fretboard it was like it had some sort of finish on it(wax maybe?) that made my fingers slide really easy on it. Now my fingers get kind of get stuck on it.

I know i should have probably used steel wool but i have used the same sanding sponge on other rosewood fretboards and i didn't even have to apply oil to them after in order for my fingers to slide easily across the board.

any tips/solutions greatly appreciated.

Thanks

very nice

i have been wanting a hardtail RG for a while now. I wanted to trade my rg270dx for the rg321 but i tested a 321 yesterday and damn did it ever feel like crap compared to my 270.

Interesting because mine is an older model (96-99) made in korea and the new 321 in made in Indonesia

Anyway, great looking build

ok say your at the stage where your guitar is painted and ready for clearcoat... My question is, it is normal to spray the fret binding right?

I think this is why i screwed up the finish on my previously "refinished" guitar.

when i got my guitar back you could feel a solid line where the paint was then feel the uneven binding. Wouldn't it have been the right thing to spray the clear on the binding along with the entire neck to make the final finish feel smooth and blended around the neck and binding?

Thanks

Yes...spray eveything on the neck except for the fingerboard playing surface.

good that answers alot of my problem

Thanks

Cliff

ok say your at the stage where your guitar is painted and ready for clearcoat... My question is, it is normal to spray the fret binding right?

I think this is why i screwed up the finish on my previously "refinished" guitar.

when i got my guitar back you could feel a solid line where the paint was then feel the uneven binding. Wouldn't it have been the right thing to spray the clear on the binding along with the entire neck to make the final finish feel smooth and blended around the neck and binding?

Thanks

Thanks for the link Wes i will look into him

That's disgusting

Welcome to the boards Slay.

thanks guys

Maybe take it back the the luthier have him make it look nice again, then find someone that paints cars to buff it?

yeah i think i found another luthier who will check it out

if it's over my budget ill be doing it myself.

I've found most of the finer grits at JB Auto Supplies, mostly up (down?)) to 2000 grit, occasionally 2500. Most autobody supply stores carry finer grits. I've used quite a variety of rattlecan paints from Cdn. Tire, JB Auto even Zellers . They had some fine metalflake in acrylic lacquer, seemed to work ok. Also acrylic and nitro clears and colors eg. Duplicolor as well as Minwax high gloss poly. Cdn. Tire also sells Meguiar's deep crystal polish in the automotive section.

thanks guys i appreciate the info

here are some pics of what im dealing with (mostly due to my stupidity)

i did the same thing at canadian tire, i found there regular supply in the hardware section but never ventured over to the auto section.

DUDE

DUDE

DUUUU FRICKEN UDE

How did you buff thru the WHOLE clear coat? That doesnt even seem possible!

probably after sanding it out of frustration and trying to buff it again.

i need somebody who can fix it (not letting me do any work because if i do i will turn it into a mess) and we can work out a deal

when i was givin the guitar back i was told to rub this compound with a fibre cloth and i had to rub very hard to get rid of the peel and blend in the paint. (it obviously didn't work for me)

my beloved guitar is in a mess. I want it to look new again.

long story short: i made a mistake on my neck and tried to fix it myself and i failed. Took it to a luthier who made it look decent but then i ran into the problem of buffing through the coat of paint he put on when i was trying to polish it.

Im located in Toronto and do not feel like shipping it out anywhere.

Please send me a message if you can help me out

Toronto is Canada,right?

Check out Jeremy....

http://www.lgmguitars.com/splash_guitars.html

Thanks for the link Wes i will look into him

thought i would post pics of what im dealing with

canadian tire's auto sectio is good for wet/dry high grit papers

and Royal city/mohawk products is one of our old suppliers from the cabinet shop

they got everyting from nitro to grain fill

thanks

I order my sandpaper from Stewmac, I use the micromesh stuff. Lacquers I get from all over the place, Watco is a good Nitro Lacquer and you can find it at Rona. You can get sealers and tints at Rona as well

thanks Clapton

thats good news becase Rona isn't to far from me.

Where do you guys get all of your 600-2000 (and inbetween grits) from?

also wood filler, sealer and paints and clear coat.

ps- any refinishers in Toronto looking for work hit me up with a pm

Hey everybody, my name is Cliff. I am from the greater Toronto area. Been having finish troubles with my schecter blackjack 7 string and stumbled upon this place. Tons of great archives here.

Im still contemplating if i should attempt the refinish myself or have a pro do it.

If there are any refinish guys in toronto looking for business send me a message.