aussie_owner
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I'm working on a partcaster rebuild, and I'm in the process of refinishing the neck. (Allparts neck, maple fingerboard) The neck didn't look like much at first, rather dull, yellowish finish, not much woodgrain. Sanding the back and headstock and putting a couple coats of Tru Oil makes it look completely different - grain popping like crazy, beautiful piece of wood.
The problem now is that I want the fingerboard to look like that, too. How much of a PITA is it to remove the finish from between the frets? Sanding would be pretty time consuming. Fools errand? The frets are in good shape, so I'd be reluctant to refret the neck just to refinish it.
Fingerboard:
Back of neck:
Hard to see in photos, but in person it's obvious.
The problem now is that I want the fingerboard to look like that, too. How much of a PITA is it to remove the finish from between the frets? Sanding would be pretty time consuming. Fools errand? The frets are in good shape, so I'd be reluctant to refret the neck just to refinish it.
Fingerboard:

Back of neck:


Hard to see in photos, but in person it's obvious.
