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PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 2:58 pm 
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I’m doing a repair to an Epiphone Les Paul copy that has really big inlays in the fingerboard. I’d like to sand the fingerboard down before I install the new frets, but the imitation pearl inlays are really shiny and nice looking. I’m worried that sanding them will leave scratch marks even if I use a very fine grit. Any suggestions?
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Why sand the fingerboard?

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You can polish the inlays along with the fretboard using a buffing wheel and rouge.

@Chris When refretting a guitar, it's sometimes advisable to level the fretboard with the existing radius to remove any irregularities/humps/warps.

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