Fretboard dying question

turmoil · 03-22-2008, 11:40 AM

so i'm just about done fixing up an old guitar. i just put on the 2nd coat of tung oil and once the neck is ready i want to dye the fretboard with this stuff i bought from stew mac Black Fingerboard Stain at Stewart-MacDonald

my question is, do i need to clean/do anything to the fretboard BEFORE i use this dye? i already polished the frets with some fine steel wool and they look awesome. the fretboard is definitely on the dirty side and i'm assuming i should clean it first before dying but i just didn't know what to use in case there would be issues between the cleaner and the dye chemicals.

oh and pics to come soon

Regor · 03-22-2008, 02:32 PM

Goto the tech section. There's at least 2 threads about how to go about doing this. One by myself, and another by someone else.

turmoil · 03-22-2008, 03:49 PM

duh. thanks man!!

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03-22-2008, 02:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Regor M.U.S.C.L.E. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Detroit Rawk City Posts: 3,607 Real Name: Mr.Luxury Yacht Main Seven: Ibz RG2127X (The Japanez) Rig: TriAxis/G-Force/2:90 Thanked: 52	Goto the tech section. There's at least 2 threads about how to go about doing this. One by myself, and another by someone else. *Metal... Nuff Said!!* NEXT SHOW: Summer Hiatus Website: www.justdefymetal.com MySpace: myspace.com/justdefymetal

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03-22-2008, 03:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
turmoil l0rd of teh shr3d Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 667 Real Name: George Main Seven: squier stagemaster-7OMGZ! Main ERG: i like to call it 'woody' Rig: ENGL pball --> Mesa Thanked: 15	duh. thanks man!!


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