How To Polish Your Frets

Hey guys. This is my first tutorial vid. I'm going to show you how to polish your frets, and make them look and feel new. All you need is about $10 worth of materials.

If you decide not to watch the entire video, make sure to check out the end to see the results.

Turtle Wax Polishing Compound- $3.50
Steel Wool- $2.00
Painters Tape- $3.50

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Music

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• Fret
• Polish
• Guitar
• Neck
• Metal
• Nickle
• Silver
• Frets
• Turtle
• Wax
• Steel
• Wool
• Matt420740
• Tutorial
• Clean
• Buff
• Job
• 420

[XXxSTEELHEADxXX]

dude :D :D what is this song ???

[matt420740]

@XXxSTEELHEADxXX

"Ridden with Disease" by Autopsy

[eazye1968]

what kind of fretboard does your guitar  have?

[matt420740]

@eazye1968

The neck is this video has a rosewood fretboard.

[kweerb8]

thanks man. a luthier told me that using metal polish is bad because it can seep in to the fretboard and cause white streaks. has this ever happened with your method?

[matt420740]

@kweerb8

Thats what the tape is for. To protect the fingerboard.

[felagund23]

@Mannnncho1 use some very fine grit sandpaper like 800 or even better 100 grit sandpaper. easily available from hobby shops :)

[felagund23]

heres my take on cleaning up your frets- 320 sandpaper followed by 420 sandpaper then a little 800 or 1000 sandpaper- WARNING! only use on frets that have been replaced to get rid of that freshly filed look.

[TomEire1]

@Mannnncho1 3m polishing paper, its far cleaner and much faster and way less abrasive than steel wool. search stewmac{DOT}com for it.

@MrSpottedpython You don't have a clue what you are talking about.

[MrSpottedpython]

@Mannnncho1 nothing



[Kirkasradio]

how often should i polish the frets?

i mean i dont wanna end up with no frets :D

[Mannnncho1]

what can replace the steel wool?

[GibAKeekVideo]

If you do this with the neck still on the guitar, make sure to tape off the pickups or the steel wool dust will stick to them...they're magnets!

[codrutoctavian]

I used a dremel with some felt bits and some polishing paste after masking the fretboard. The result is very nice.

[pilotoatomico]

@Nickhead87 it really depends on what kind of fretboard u got.

[Nickhead87]

@pilotoatomico

I didn't use tape once and it actually rubbed the fretboard of one my guitars and made marks. It's better to use the painter's tape because it comes off cleanly and protects the fretboard. It also allows you to clean the frets better since you don't have to worry about rubbing the wood.