budget bassist Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I polished my frets on my $$ today because i was bored, and i thought i'd post some photos! They looked a bit tarnished, but christ, i didn't know they were THAT bad! Anyways, pix: All taped up so as not to scuff the wenge fretboard: Urgh, nasty, dirty frets: First fret polished (crap photos, it really was a big difference though): Masking tape off and after a nice coat of lemon oil: close up, Yum! : It looks lovely and shiny new now good stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golchen Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Nice job! Done that myself on a few instruments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbloke Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Those frets look spotless. You're not playing your bass enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 [quote name='bassbloke' post='455883' date='Apr 6 2009, 09:30 PM']Those frets look spotless. You're not playing your bass enough.[/quote] well now they do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveO Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 (edited) No, No, No, No, No, you've got it all wrong, you're not supposed to make the bass look better. Try dragging it behind a car or scrubbing it with some sandpaper. Apparently THATS the way to improve it. Edited April 6, 2009 by SteveO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Heeley Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 so what do you use to polish your frets? I use a technique the great Patrick eggle showd me one weekend on a set-up course, with an old t-shirt wrapped tight round a cork sanding block and a little rub of burnishing candle - blue abrasive wax sticks they use on buffing pads. You can give them a great easy shine like this without the need to tape up the fingerboard each time. The other thinig i use that works really well is those 4-sided foam nail polish pads you get from Boots. Great little tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 i just used wire wool, simple and effective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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