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I would never use the regular epoxy; my experience is it doesn't harden up hard enough. Over at sevenstring.org, Dan from Oni Guitars in Australia adviced using West System marine epoxy. /van Toby G wrote: > I let it dry at least 24 hours. It's the normal stuff you get at a > hardware store, nothing special. > > toby > ----- Original Message ----- From: "tim echols" <eekamouse67@yahoo.com> > To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 1:27 PM > Subject: Re: OT Fretless makers > > > how long did you let the epoxy dry? is it a regular epoxy or boat epoxy? > > > time > > --- On Sun, 4/3/11, Toby Graves <carpet8@mac.com> wrote: > >> From: Toby Graves <carpet8@mac.com> >> Subject: Re: OT Fretless makers >> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >> Date: Sunday, April 3, 2011, 2:23 PM >> Interesting thing I'm seeing: I >> get the fretless fingerboard to the point it's really >> smooth, but once tension is applied and there's some relief >> on the neck the epoxy bulges up a little and you feel the >> fret lines. >> >> toby >> >> >> On Apr 3, 2011, at 10:44 AM, van Sinn wrote: >> >> > tim echols wrote: >> >> 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 >> > >> > >> > Yup, I was going to refer this thread, but missed >> among my saved list over there. >> > >> > >> >> --- 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 -- rgds, van Sinn