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| Author: | coach [ Wed Jan 26, 2011 12:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | finishing the neck |
Hey guys, I'm at the sealing/filling stage of my first build, and I'm hoping for some suggestions on a potential problem I might have. I taped off my fingerboard with blue tape, and my nut, and I've put a couple coats of zpoxy epoxy on the neck. It looks great, and I'm super excited! I have a really nice smooth surface ready to be finished. However, as I looked it over, I began to wonder...how do I address the line I'm going to have where the neck meets the fretboard, when I remove the tape. There will be two coats of epoxy, and many coats of waterbased laquer(I'm using KTM9). I know there will be a line. Do I just carefully sand with some fine paper? My fretboard is bound with ebony wood. I also wondered if I should have taped only the top surface of the fretboard? Advice, once again will be really, really, appreciated. Sean |
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| Author: | ChuckG [ Wed Jan 26, 2011 12:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: finishing the neck |
Sean, I only tape the playing surface and finish the sides of the FB. I do slightly round the sharp edge between the playing surface and the side of the FB because if it's a really sharp edge, the lacquer wants to let go at that edge sometimes. Good luck! Chuck |
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| Author: | Mark Groza [ Wed Jan 26, 2011 12:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: finishing the neck |
I tape the top edge of the fretboard only, then after finish, i thin the edge with sandpaper, remove the tape and scrap the edge. |
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| Author: | klooker [ Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: finishing the neck |
I've never used water based lacquer but when you use the solvent based stuff, you can't use the blue tape, you need to use the green. DAMHIKT Kevin Looker |
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| Author: | Kent Chasson [ Wed Jan 26, 2011 3:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: finishing the neck |
I did some early guitars like that (taping the edge of the fretboard). It's possible to carefully feather the finish edge with a razor blade and get a good transition. It's also easy to screw it up. You're probably better off removing the tape, feathering the epoxy and re-taping just the playing surface. |
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