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we never had any problem with the epoxy or super glue not sticking to the fingerboard. i play bass, so i have no choice but to finish my neck or the monstrous roundwounds would eat the neck to grooves. i have a 5string that i picked up for cheap in a consignment shop because someone had taken the frets out (and did a great job, better than the old fender jazz i refinished) but had not filled in the slots or finished the neck. i am having to stop myself from playing because it is marking up the neck considerably, and i do not play with a much vibrato that would dig in. but i did find this: http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/sevenstring-guitars/138328-ngmd-fretless-content.html seems like it describes a step-by-step vespa-based finishing. hope it helps. time --- On Sat, 4/2/11, van Sinn <vansinn@post.cybercity.dk> wrote: > From: van Sinn <vansinn@post.cybercity.dk> > Subject: Re: OT Fretless makers > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > Date: Saturday, April 2, 2011, 4:34 PM > An even better approach may be gluing > a thin layer of trespa to the board; I've heard some say > it's the best material, superceeding ebony and epoxy > coatings. > > Trespa is made of layers of a cardboard-like material, > bonded with heat/pressure into a very hard material. > It can be processed/sanded. > Only the phenylic filled, pressure treated/compressed wood > used by Zon basses should be better. > > I haven't tried it myself, but have an urge, so some sunny > day.. ;) > > BTW, if having problems gluing on (still oil filled) > fretboards, try contacting Gorilla Glue; I've heard they > have a product which should bond well to oily surfaces. > > /van > > > Toby Graves wrote: > > The epoxy didn't seem to want to stick to the surface > of the fretboard when I've tried it. I've only > filled in slots with it. > > > > > > toby > > On Apr 1, 2011, at 10:07 AM, Kevin Cheli-Colando > wrote: > > > >> Hello again, > >> > >> So I've pulled the frets on my guitar and filled > in the frets with > >> epoxy. As soon as it dries I'll be sanding > them down and lowering the > >> nut. My question to all you DIYers who may > have done this yourself, > >> did you leave the fretboard as is after you sanded > the frets down > >> again or did you cover the neck in epoxy and > smooth that down? I've > >> seen it both ways and I thought I'd get opinions > from this august body > >> of experimenters. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Kevin > >> > >> -- Till now you seriously considered yourself to > be the body and to have a > >> form. That is the primal ignorance which is the > root cause of all trouble. > >> > >> - Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950) > >> > >> Sound and Vision: http://www.minds-eye.org > >> Video http://www.vimeo.com/user877640/videos > > > -- rgds, > van Sinn > >