https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:51:27 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-203598 Sat, 14 Oct 2006 03:27:02 +0000
Three of my guitars are beginning to look like that and I've actually gotten compliments on then!

Also, the only Strats that I've found that were really great looked like that!

Just tell everyone that it got that way from all those years spent in intense study with (fill in your favorate guitar hero) while they were recording (fill in your favorate album by them), and that they couldn't have done it without you or your genius contributions! 8)]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance racetruck1 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-203598 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-200802 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:15:42 +0000 less expensive an unattractive woods were used on inexpensive guitars.
all parts of the body were stained to hide boring grain and make the guitars look like the expensive ones.

so in time finishes do wear off.

if it bothers you repaint or stain.
but Id leave it as is.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance dogbite https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-200802 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-200798 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:09:56 +0000 I thought about it, and I'll let it as it is. There's no need to mess with it as long as it plays normally.
(On the other hand, I recently saw a beautiful Spanish guitar in a music shop and told Santa about it. Who knows... :D)]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Walther https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-200798 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-200288 Sun, 24 Sep 2006 16:56:02 +0000
however, I had a cheapie guitar given to me and it was incredibly dirty. I took 000 steelwool and cleaned the fretboard; frets and all. a load of black dirt came off and the fret board looked great; especially after I rubbed a bit of lemon oil into it.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance dogbite https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-200288 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-200265 Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:14:52 +0000
if the playability is not affected by the wearing on the fretboard, i'd just leave it the way it is....

Anything you do (assuming you have no experience with guitar restoration) will be a bit of a hack job. And like you said, if it's a cheap beginners model it will probably cost you more to professionally restore it than a new/similar/replacement guitar would cost.

Guitars like this are reflections of the time you've put into your instrument.....

Just my AU$0.02

Peace

J]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Jminor https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-200265 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-200246 Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:29:27 +0000
Don't do a thing to it. :D]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Bish https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-200246 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-196723 Sat, 02 Sep 2006 06:40:39 +0000 Its probably so hardwaring as it usually has to take lots of stick from chalk and blackboard erasers on a daily basis.

Make sure you mask the frets well and get rid of all previous colouring with fine grade wet and dry first , then one thin coat and leave for few days before adding next coat , dont rush it as the first coat will take a while to seal the wood.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance catcha https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-196723 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-195903 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:30:23 +0000
Take a sanding block and sand down a couple of the frets up at the body end of the guitar. Pick ones that aren't reachable or aren't played. Save up all the sawdust you make.

Get yourself some ultra thin superglue like the kind for model airplanes.
Tape up the frets where you want to fill the divots.
Fill the divots with the dust you gathered until they are just even.
Put in a couple of drops of the ultra thin super glue.

The super glue will wick into the sawdust and create a rock hard semi permanent patch.

Once it's dry you can sand it so it's even. Use as little superglue as you can to get the whole patch wet. Try not to spill or overfill. The sanding is a bear.

It really isn't that hard but if you feel at all uncomfortable messing with your guitar, take it to an expert.

Don't use regular superglue.

If all you are interested in is coloring the fretboard black again, I'd just use a Sharpie Black Permanent marker.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Nick Torres https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-195903 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-195877 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:30:16 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance Misanthrope https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-195877 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-195873 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:02:20 +0000 I know I should replace it with a better one, and I probably will, but I'd also like to restore this one and keep it, because I'm very fond of it.

Thank you very much for your replies. I'll go to a professional repair shop.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Walther https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/black-coating-on-the-neck/#post-195873