How To Polish Your Frets (Part 2) - Guitar Maintenance Lesson
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- How To Polish Your Frets (Part 2) - Guitar Maintenance Lesson
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Once you have all the equipment we spoke about in the previous lesson, we are now ready to start polishing frets. To give you a clear walkthrough guide, here is your checklist:
1. Place the fret guard on the fret and pull it to the radius of the fretboard (wrap it so it slightly curves with the neck)
2. Take your 1500 grit micro mesh paper and polish from side to side on each fret
3. Don't take too long on each fret and try to do it evenly
4. Once you've done all frets, take the next micro mesh paper (2400) and repeat the process
5. Repeat this process all the way up to 12000 grit
By the end of this process, you should have even, shiny frets that your strings can glide over. This will improve how your guitar plays, meaning you will more than likely play it more! This massively helps to keep you progressing as a guitarist, so it's 100% worth it.
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9:33 the guitar magically transforms in to a maple fretboard guitar
😂
Very helpful, but a recap would've been nice. Specifically:
First pass: 1500 grit
2d pass: 2400 grit
3d pass: 12000 grit
He does like 5 passes in this video. In the part 1 video, he says if the frets are not too bad then just 3 passes could be good:
1st pass: 3600 grit
2nd pass: 8000 grit
3rd pass: 12000 grit
Thank you
@@omnipotentnickname8918 thanks
Use a sharpie on the top of the fret. When you polish the fret the sharpie mark will polish off and you can tell that you are being consistent.
Thanks heaps, just bought a Strat with a filthy rosewood fretboard, these 3 lessons are just what I needed
Hi Peter! So happy this helped, and hopefully, you have now fully cleaned up that fretboard! I bet it was quite satisfying??
Both part 1 and 2 was informative thanks again. Wood grain of that fretboard is beautiful afterwards
Hi Robert, very glad you liked them! Yeah, James does a great job as usual!
I use peak polish.its got micro abrasive particles in it and shines the frets brilliantly.
Didn't expect that. Just by looking at it, the difference is actually pretty insane.
You convinced me, gonna get myself that Fretguard thing & give it a go.
[Discovering your Channel, in depth content on every topic, love it. Also, both of you having a conversation : Asking basic questions (on purpose), & getting a proper answer, is really valuable. Keep doing it this way !]
Thanks for the great feedback Dex! I'm so glad it helped and that you like the set up for the videos :) Some questions were on purpose for sure, but others were genuinely Chris trying to tap into Jame's epic knowledge!
Yeah sure ! But that's great because it helps us relate to why things are the way they are.
So anyone who wonders can get the proper answer, from a professional on top of that :)
Can only encourage them to keep going that way, even if things "seem obvious" to them.
Good Job anyway, diggin' the Channel :)
Thanks Dex! And thank you for the sub :) :)
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The interviewer seemed like he was rushing the luthier along, not really listening. Like he felt uncomfortable in conversation or something. He just had a "yeah yeah" vibe whenever the older man was answering his questions. Ask the question, then let him talk without interruption. That's all you have to do to be a great interviewer.
Is that a sand paper used to polish the frets?
Great series of videos! When do you use these micro mesh grits vs fret erasers if various grits?
I think they're alternative options. In another video I watched, it was said that micro mesh @ 8000 grit does a much better job than fret erasers.
Got my micromesh at G C Abasives
Very informative video guys, well done. May I ask what model this strat is? Additionally I see there is some chipping off happening to the lacquer at the side of the neck. Is it just normal wear and relicing happening while playing the guitar and is there any way to prevent this from happening to my strat?
Hey! It’s a basic US Strat bought in 2005 I think... the chipping is just natural wear and dropping it one or two times on stage!
@@yga I'm asking because I have the same thing happening to my strat that I bought a couple of months ago brand new, so mine couldn't possibly be happening due to natural wear and playing the guitar. I'll definitely ask for a repair under warranty, as it's for sure noticeable going up and down the fretboard. Nevertheless great video. You've covered pretty much everything as far as a strat setup is concerned in your videos except the tremolo adjustment, so this could be your next video 😉
This might be a really dumb question, but when i go to the store to buy some sandpaper, what kind of sandpaper do i ask for? I know now which grits to use, not sure if there's any other thing i should be aware of?
Hi Julian! Not a silly question at all. Just make sure you get the grits recommended by James, that is all you need to worry about. The brand of sandpaper doesn't really matter! Good luck :)
thanks for the tips. can this be done on bass frets too?
Yes I believe it can!
No! Bass is larger and therefore un-cleanable with human hands.
1:20 there are 2 spot on the fret that you can see. I got some. Have to change to fret with a new one? or is there any solution? cheers
You can get the frets dressed multiple times before you need new frets. Later in the video, the guy says it's not ready for a redress at that time. Eventually you'll have to, but it takes YEARS. If it's not catching the strings and causing intonation problems, then there's no need to redress or replace the frets.
Wait?... so no video on how to apply the lemon oil?
When polishing a white strat with rosewood fingerboard it turns red with maple neck ? 9:32
Ok I am such an a$$.
Haha! Well spotted... Little editing glitch there! ;)
But did you see the guy in the gorilla suit dance through the background?
I noticed that strange edit at the end too. The audio continued, but suddenly they stopped speaking the guitar changed.
Anybody know of a European supplier for all the consumables ? wire wool, wood oil soap and fine grit paper ?
I just ordered the grip paper from Thomann.de For me, that's only place I found selling them. It was called something like "Micro-Mesh soft pads Set". let me know if you find the wood oil soap and wirewool. cheers
@@andreidoanca4262 thanks Andrei, I will let you know if I find them
Does polishing you’re frets help with the squeaky noise whilst bending the string? Or does the wood oil soap and lemon oil do the job on that?!
Very informative video. But the guy interviewing speaks too much
It's like a tug of war with testosterone
I leave strings on forever. They sound warm and I save money. Eddie Van Halen was famous for that, too.
Hi Rusty! Wow, fair enough! Yes I usually leave mine for a while too... Mainly out of laziness though ;)
I can't even go 3 months without changing my strings... they feel disgusting!
try flatwounds
I love your videos but to be honest James comes off as very rude in many parts in these interview. Is it just me?
I found that a bit too, kinda condescending or something
Let the luthier talk for god sake. Talking over him in an instructional video, really??