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Level the frets
Use adhesive backed sandpaper or double-stick tape to
attach 320-grit sandpaper to the 9.5" radius sanding block.
With this, level the frets using full length strokes down the
fretboard.
Leveling will leave flat tops on the frets. Use a fret crowning
file to restore their rounded shape.
Reapply blue marker to the fret tops. By filing the sides of the
frets, bring in the edges of the flats left over from leveling.
With a rounding motion, keep bringing in these edges until
all that remains of the top is a very thin line. Don’t remove
this line entirely; filing the fret tops would undo your leveling.
Polishing the frets
Using 400 grit, then 600 grit sandpaper wrapped around a
foam block, run up and down the entire length of the fret-
board. Polish the frets by going over each one with extra fine
Scotch-Brite or 0000 steel wool. Follow up by cleaning the
fretboard with ColorTone Lemon Oil or your favorite condi-
tioner. Use care not to get any excess oil on the bare wood.
Color the fret tops with a blue permanent marker to prepare
them for leveling. The blue ink will show your progress: the
frets are level when sanding has removed some of the blue
across all of the fret tops.
Fretwork
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