Flamingrae -> RE: Fret dressing (Oct. 9 2017 12:54:35)
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Ha! - Glad you are on to this part - home run almost. There are youtube vids but.....what I do is get a flat surface 60 - 70 mm wide and 300 - 400mm long and cover with say 180/220 grit. Sweep that over and level roughly. Finish with a finer grade - P400 ish. Re-crown with fret file. Don't forget to protect finger board with something. Then check frets with a short level straight edge. Work from treble to base - side /middle /side - check for rocking!! (is that Aerosmith in the background). I work frets 1-3, 2-4, 3-5 etc in this manner. If you have made a slightly lower level for the bass side when levelling the fretboard, you cannot really check any other way as a longer level would not take this into consideration. You are right, you do have to go back, check and iron out blimps and it does seem never-ending. That done, you can buy rubber impregnated fret dressers on eBay or other places, for polishing up. I use fine grade abrasive - P600?? then polish up using a leather strop stick charged with Tripoli compound. Another way is to dress the fret with the compound stick and rub over with leather strop stick. If you want to go a stage further you could use rouge - but I find not really ness. Check levels again!! 1-3, 2-4, 3-5 etc Any wobble by this stage can be cured with a little file dressing and tickle up. I'm sure there are other variations out there but it's what I do. You could also get the John Levan book on setup, maintenance and repair which will give you a few pointers although there is a fair bit aimed at electrics in that book. Hope this helps and look forward to seeing your efforts sometime.
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