refretting a Fender stratocaster PART 11 (applying superglue after fret installation)

[Kroeber38]

Very educational and informative! Thanks!

[playguitarlars]

two hands man!!! one to provide balance & support, and then one to pivot from... what?

[6l6gc1]

Will there be another re-fretting possible, after having used the super-glew?

[smbstressfest]

@6l6gc1 Yeah, easily. When you heat the frets for removal in the future, it will break the bonds of any adhesive that's in the fret slots.

[azfryguy]

SHIT I accedintly clicked the dislike button!!! I am sorry and will give myself 40 lashings immediatly.

[guifm]

Hey that was a great set of videos on the refretting, nice job. I have a question, i have a guitar that has rly small frets and i wanna maybe put jumbo frets on it, will i have tunning problems if the frets are a little wider?

[smbstressfest]

@guifm No, you can use any size fret you want without worry of potential intonation issues. No matter how wide or narrow your fretwire is, the string will still be leading off the center of fret, so nothing really changes in that regard. And of course when you perform a refret you always do a setup which includes setting intonation.

[guifm]

@smbstressfest Ah ok thanx. And intonation would include stuff like the bridge, nut, and arm right?

[smbstressfest]

@guifm Intonation adjustments are made by adjusting the fore/aft position of the saddles. For basic intonation settings, nothing is required at the string nut in terms of adjustment.

[reygalindo]

How about warming the area where super glue is being applied. This will slow superglue from drying to fast and give time to wipe it with just a wet clothe :))

[reygalindo]

Adding a little bit of wax to the surrounding surfaces were glue is being applied will make easier to remove the excess of it and protect the finishing or any other wood part. This avoids unnecessary scratches to the wood.

[panhead1219]

REAL "MEN" don't dress the frets. Leave a 1/4" or more hangin out on each side, ya wimps!

Glue is for snorting! If the frets fall out, KEWL!

So what? Frets are for women.

[studioguy2003]

Hey Jason, I just started building my own Guitars & I just wanted to say thanks for all this info. Very well put together. 1st I'd like to know if the bundle at Stewmac is pretty much all i'll need for the fret work outside of your little trick with the soldering iron. Very cool! And 2nd I'd like to know how much a fret job costs also. I plan on making this more then a hobby when I get good enough. And finally, are there classes I can take for becoming a Luthier?

[smbstressfest]

@studioguy2003 I'm sure you could get by with the StewMac bundle you speak of. Personally, I like to have a lot of different options when fretting so over time I tend to accumulate ALL the fretting tools I can find.

There are many classes and indeed entire schools to train luthiers, google it and you'll see what I mean.

If you want to know what I charge for fretwork, send me a PM with a description of the instrument and exactly what you want done, and I'll get you a quote.

[davtones]

what size frets are those??

[smbstressfest]

@davtones Dunlop 6000

[pleximanic]

@smbstressfest I wish they start making some Dunlop 7000 ones soon!

[kikilosabeyno]

hi jason, I have this problem, i play my guitar everyday my frets are still fine but because of playing it so much the neck its very dirty, i think its because lack of varnish so my question is: is there any way to remove that? do i have to remove the frets in order to re varnish it?

[azfryguy]

im not a tech or nothing but try a cleaning kit

[avhcbeaver1]

I love how thorough you are with ever detail....this is like porno for me

[ibanezman007]

Hey Jason. I play alot of blues guitar so I do alot of bending. I recently noticed that my 17th fret was wearing down, but I have only had the guitar a month and a half. Is there any way that I can maybe redo that fret myself on a bound rosewood fingerboard?

[smbstressfest]

Sorry I missed this question for so long... Your guitar likely just needs a fret leveling. You could chose to do it yourself or take it to a professional. I wouldn't really do that though until the guitar is noting out or buzzing due to the low spot. No need to buy new tires until the tread is worn out on the old ones you know :-)

[ibanezman007]

But now that I have had a chance to look at all of the frets I am noticing significant wear on frets 1-5 and and any A note on the fretboard.

[RitusG]

With your attention to detail I'm surprised you didn't file the sharp edges down a little bit before pressing them in. You could still leave enough extra hang over I think. Anyway Great videos! Definite subscription material.

[05LS2]

LOL "that's what she said"

Thanks again for these great videos Jason.

[sherby888]

lol says that on the office all time

[ralphdobro]

Jason, How much does a fret job cost? Thanks. Steve

[smbstressfest]

I have replied in a private message.

[threebodybinary]

Thanks for all the videos in this series! Thanks to your free information my first fret level and dress has been a success!

[smbstressfest]

excellent, glad to have helped!

[Xonoxsuka]

First time here, great documentry, many thanks for sharing.

[jagung5]

can we use Loctite type of glue..?

[smbstressfest]

Well you could probably use Loctite brand epoxy or CA (superglue) but I'm not too sure about many of the other products that loctite makes. Go to their website and see if they make something that says it bonds wood to metal. Almost anything will work as an adhesive for fretwork though, you just have to be able to get it into the fret slot, that's why so many of us love superglue, it wicks into small gaps very well.

[dickdogginit]

why cant you put the glue in before you set your fret?

[smbstressfest]

You can, just not with the water thin superglue, as it cures too fast. If you use medium viscosity CA you can apply it to the slots immediately before fretting.  And if I go with an aliphatic resin glue or a PVA I'll put the glue in the slots first. There are many ways to glue frets in, this is just the way I chose to go on this job.

[redennis3]

Great tutoral, I was just getting ready to do a refret on my son's strat. I look forward to the rest of your video's, good information.

[klok300]

Really good series, can't wait to see next one, thank's for these awsome video's.

[robbelt]

What a fantastic journey this has been. Very informative.