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atif_satti
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Post subject: Fret board.  Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:35 am |
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Is it okay to paint guitar fret board?
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MatreCarrefour
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Post subject: Re: Fret board. Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:37 am |
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Not a good idea for rosewood or ebony, it can be done on maple, but it is time consuming and labor intensive..
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atif_satti
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Post subject: Re: Fret board. Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:31 am |
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Well i've got a les paul, i was thinking about customizing it giving it a new paint job, like adam jones les paul so i thought to paint the fret board black!
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MatreCarrefour
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Post subject: Re: Fret board. Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 6:41 pm |
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The fretboard is rosewood, far too grainy a porous for paint. You can find dyes for rosewood to make it more resemble ebony, but the results I have seen are far less than impressive..
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