How To Fix A Dented Fretboard. Quick and Easy!
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Remember to make sure you do not steam more than a couple seconds at a time and try this on a test piece before going right to it.
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Remember to make sure you do not steam more than a couple seconds at a time and try this on a test piece before going right to it.
Thanks, I’m gonna try this on the Charvel neck of my mahogany tele-partcaster.
Great tip, Phil. I have a Strat with a few bumps and bruises. Is there a similar way to repair these dents on a lacquered neck or body?
Ron L. I gues you’d need to sand the laquer of first which is difficult (if not impossible) to do in the dent itself and then afterwards put a new layer of laquer on it.
Thanks! Bart. I was crossing my fingers it would be as easy as Phil’s tutorial. Oh well....I had to ask.
Hey Phillip crazy timing on this video and just what I needed. Would this work ok on a EBMM cutlass roasted maple neck? I had a small minor ding a couple of days ago where the neck tapped down on my steel wrist watch casing while I was just sitting.
Thanks Phillip, as a trim carpenter, we will sometimes miss with the hammer. This technique helped me fix not only the dent, but an embarrassing situation.
Can't thank you enough for this. I have an American Deluxe Telecaster that I dropped soon after I had it. The dents in the fretboard have been causing me distress for years. It needed quite a bit of steaming, but it worked brilliantly. I had to use a tiny bit of Indian rosewood dust and glue, but you literally can't see the repair. What great information not just for guitar repairs but for other wood dents. Thanks again.
Glad to see this trick still making the rounds instead of just, "Smoosh some wood filler in it". Great on gun stocks too. Super handy. Thanks for showing people this in a good, very visible, well explained way.
Bryan Gibson
Thank you for being so positive
Have an awesome day
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I've had a dent in my fretboard for nearly 20 years and I've been worried about doing this. Seeing you do it makes me more confident to try it myself.
As usually Phil, this is brilliant bro!!! Well done mate....
Used this technique on an orphaned Jackson neck from the late 1980s (was a complete neck restore) and it took a while, roughly ten to twelve steams per dent. IIRC the original guitar was smashed at a gig and I somehow inherited just the neck, so thirty plus years later I've repurposed it for a scrap build.
Cool video, thank you for sharing.
surprised Phil didn't mention it, he almost always does... always tape over your pickups when using steel wool on your guitar or you will get metal filings stuck to the magnets...
nothing a good vacuum won't fix though, it's usually not a big deal as long as you don't work the wool too hard
Easiest way to remove the metal filings: Use clay/Play-Doh. Works great.
And if there are tiny metal filings stuck at the frets you can get them out with a magnetic tip screwdriver.
Why does no one mention that you can attach steel wool to a high strength magnet. No flakes
Once again great tips. Thank you for helping the community Phil.
That's a Great old furniture repair Tip! Well done and thanks for sharing brother! Have a great weekend Brother!
Yep...many furniture repair tricks will work on guitars as well.
This is really an old woodworker's trick. They taught us this technique in woodshop class when I was in 8th grade. That was 1964. It's good for guitarists who didn't take woodshop class in 8th grade to learn this trick.
Great to know, Phillip! I always love to watch your Tech Tips!
Yep. Learned this trick in wood shop back in high school. Works awesome as long as the dent didn’t tear the grain.
Fixed a small dent on the spruce top of my taylor 114e. Thanks Phil!
Awesome as always Phil! Always amazes me that people thumbs down a well done educational video...
Its a well known trick that is used by luthiers, carpenters and everybody working with wood. I appreciate you showing it to your viewers.
I often used my soldering Iron to steam out dings and dongs out of frettboards, and out of bodys.
The trick helped me with a huge ding on the back of a PU finished guitar, the finish had a small crack at the ding, so the steam was able to get into the wood. The dent was fine, the damadge in the finish was invisible after the treatment.
This is awesome! Cheers for sharing this low tech/no $ DIY solution!
I did this once to repair a string groove on the rosewood fretboard. It worked perfectly
Amazing technique Phil, many thanks!
So now I could buy a relic'd guitar and make it look like new again.
🤣😂🤣
WOW... Can't believe that works. Great information, I appreciate it!
Just did this to a project neck. Dent is almost completely gone now. Thanks for the tip!
Used ot on my panga panga fretboard, worked like magic, wish I could share the before and after photos. Thanks a lot Philip, 🙏
Great tip Phil!
Always good to know. Thank you.
thanks for sharing this! its really helpful, have a good day!
Saved me today, fixed a huge dent on the neck, THX!
Thank you! This is very useful to know :)
Wow, that's awesome! Thanks Phil
Great tip, thanks Phil!
thanks for letting us know this thing which is awesome!!
thanks i really needed this
Jeez, hope this never happens to one of my guitars. But I can rest easy being the cool uncle that helps with this stuff cheers fella.
I just did this on my Fender Jazz bass...worked perfectly. I used a solding iron and was judicious in it's application, but the dent is gone!
Fret edges on this squier are better then on most fenders I've had. Someone took pretty good care of it!
This video went up just when my guitar fell of my stand, thanks for this..
Friggin awesome advice.
Thank you Phil!
I don't have any dents in the guitars I use, but I know this could come in handy for the future. cheers
Super skills! Nice tip!
Great fix thank you !
Nice. I’ve got a Strat with a dent on a maple fretboard. I shall give this a go.
Definitely going to have to try this on one of my older guitars
Thanks, Phil!
That's super cool!
Brilliant!!
Thanks Phil!!
That is amazing!
Another gem, thanks Phil. Just did this with a niece's Squier Strat in a hotel room with an iron and a pair of cotton underwear.
Joshua, thanks for "briefing" us on that... 😉
learning about fret repair from saul goodman!
That was awesome and practical Phil. So easy.
Thanks, Phil.
Makes me wonder how often my luthier screwdrivered my fingerboard to teach people how to take it out again ;-).
But on a serious note, I had a nasty dent on the back of the neck of my bass, and it went out completely. I put some oil on the neck, it's now as good as new again! Thank you for showing :-).
Now that is cool. Wish I would have known this 20 yrs ago.
Is the process of fixing a dented finished fretboard diy? My fender has some awful dents, so I'd love to know lol. Great video as always Phil!
Thanks Phil! New trick for this old dog. 8) On real bad ones I've used super glue and rosewood dust, maybe try that first now to lift what will with that. Gary
Thank you!
Great tip! :0)
Phil that was great. I thought for sure by the thud of the screwdriver...oh oh not gonna be easy. Glad to see the real time. Oh, when you see a Super Chat with CA after it it means Canadian Dollars. Love the program.
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Awesome!
Awesome resolution on video.
Amazing
Mind blown! 😲
Phillip you should do a complete video on how to clean a dirty fretboard from scratch. Many people have done it on youtube but no one does it like you!
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Thanks!....Great things to know.....:)
wow! great love this ty dr phill
What many people don't realize, is wood is a sponge. Think about the scrubby sponge you have for doing dishes. When it is new it is one shape, over time it will dry up and deform. But, get it wet, and it returns to it's original shape (or really close).
It may also be noted, not to steam the wood for more than a couple seconds. If you do, it will steam deep, and could cause the wood to loose shape, or even loosen the glue adhesive between the fretboard and neck.
Tried this on a dent in my Kiesel Leia with a tung oil neck. It definitely improved (though did not fully remove) the dent. But be careful if you try this on a multi-laminate neck. My guitar has a 5-piece walnut & purple heart neck, and the moisture raised the seams slightly but just enough where I could feel them and it became very frustrating. I was able to smooth it out with some ultra fine sandpaper (1500 grit) and then reapplied a bit of tung oil.
Well, that blew my mind.
most impressive
I love this demo EXCEPT for the use of steel-wool. Non ferrous wool would be a much better option.
That is crazy!
0:27 Speaking of 'other things' that can dent your fretboard.
When we temporarily had to move our rehearsals to a room with a pretty low ceiling I put my bass neck straight into the fan... TWICE... YES, even the SPARE went right into that thing when I took it of my shoulder. On the first time it had cut the G-string, that's why I took my spare bass... and I did exactly the same thing at the next coffee break. I had to create liquid rosewood with rosewood sawdust (from my luthier who save it up) and Tight Bond. I think I waited a week or so before I sanded the filler back to fretboard level.
WTF?!? I have 3 guitars with this problem. Thanks Phil!!!!
Great job Phil I would add that a big dent may require a bit of light sanding for best results only because the wood is crushed and you the steam to penetrate into the wood. Also if the wood is missing then it will need more work done. I also dont use steel wool. I'll use a piece of cardboard to smooth out the fretboard. As always a sound and helpful tip Phil great job.
You’re a child.
Cool!!
There needs to be a collaboration with you, Stew Mac an Trogly. A guitar each with different problems. And like a cooking show you work around each other and fix the guitars within the time limit
Hi... great vid! Do you have any suggestion on how to fix a more wide and deep dent (actually almost a hole!) done on the fretboard under the B string first key playing for years with too long finger nails? My brother did that on a Ovation Applause Standard.
Maybe with some wood powder (for the wood color) mixed with a two component epoxy glue (to make a kind of filler) and then carefully sanding down? Better options? TNX
anyone else wince when Phil hits the FB with the screw driver ?
magic outside hogwards )))) and it works! thx!!!
Thanks. Just did it on my 335 after a minor slip of a mini screwdriver while removing truss rod cover. Worked beautifully!
Great to hear.
It's like magic. Hold the starch please! ✌️
I know its just a Squire, but I still cringed when you whacked it with a screwdriver. Thanks for the great vids - as someone new to guitar and who likes to DIY/build/hack things I find much of your context both interesting and educational and appreciate you taking the time to put the vids out there for us.
What type of wizardry is this?😂, I would not trust anyone else if they told me about this
Lol! Me either!
I've used this for years on my dinner table everytime my kids drop one of there toys onto it haha
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@@QS-si3cq Really!! welcome to the internet.. I see you like picking people up on "there" spelling all the time. That must drive you mad feeling you need to reply.🤪👍
I have an Ibanez MMM1 which is mahogany with an oil finish on the body of the guitar. It's sustained some dings here and there. Do I have to worry about the steam messing with the oil finish?
How big a dent, some might ask...well this is a very old method for removing hammer marks on flooring and furniture... (".)
Sometimes brown paper is used instead of the damp cloth.
My friend did this to remove the tracks in the floor in his parents apartment after we raced drunk with each other in a shopping cart there we took up from the street -- no lie :)
Add 50 bucks to a relic job for that dent😉 thanks for this tip! I need to undent a brand new neck and fingers are crossed!
Wow!! Is it possible to apply an Ebony fingerboard?
I have a pretty big chip was hoping to acquire some rosewood dust could you (if you have time) let me know how to go about it
Might this work of finger divots in the fretboard?
Will this work for the top of the headstock if the wood is chipped or not?
Phillip this is a little off the subject, my daughter has a 39" acoustic guitar that was given to her and the fretboard is really messed up so I heated it up with an iron and removed the fretboard from the neck, but I'm having a hard time finding a replacement for a 39" guitar most are 40 to 41" guitars. Can you recommend a website where I might be able to find one that might fit this old Sears guitar any advice would be greatly appreciated, and thank you for sharing your knowledge of the guitar it has helped me quite a bit.
Can i use this in nato fret board?
Will this work for fretboard wear, and not just dents?
I think I've seen this used to fix surprisingly big grooves in the fret board from much strumming of the cowboy chords that are actually wear rather than impact dents.
Excuse me for asking, but what are exactly cowboy chords? Power chords?
What about removing dents from a finished headstock? Any ideas?
if I have dents for like 6 months, will this technique will still be working?
Would this work on a dented body after a fall?
would this work for a 1948 Martin that's grooved from cowboy chords?