Fix for clearcoat delamination from side of rosewood fretboard?

[pac90]

I am reposting this here as the original one got lost in amongst threads

Looking for a home fix.....quite confident/foolhardy enough to have a go myself

I have some stable spots on one side of my own fretboard, from the clear finish having lifted away from the rosewood, (I gather its from oily fretboard drying out over time enough to shrink away from the clear coat and is not that unusual)........its not that big a deal but.....

Is there a home brew way to treat this, I have tried the usual sources, google & you tube, and not found anything specific. How do they tackle this in the shop?
Is it cut out area or score with razor and back fill with superglue then sand & polish?

Anyone from the shop at home bored or drunk enough to give top tips?

If anyone at all has links etc I would be interested. Time I have buckets off

 

[bodia]

I'd be interested to hear what folks have to say about this. I had this issue on my DC-22, and the PTC did it under warranty. They stripped and refinished the neck on it. I might be brave enough to tackle it on my own if it happened on another guitar.

 

[Warmart]

I am reposting this here as the original one got lost in amongst threads

Is there a home brew way to treat this, I have . . . . . .

Anyone from the shop at home bored or drunk enough to give top tips?

Well, like Bodia, I'd be interested in hearing tips as well. I have the tiniest "grayish" circle on the side of my ebony CU24 - obviously an entirely different problem as it's not something you can feel, it's UNDER the clearcoat.

But since you said "home brew" and "bored and drunk", I'd be happy to drink some of that home brew and help you if possible

 

[bodia]

Well, like Bodia, I'd be interested in hearing tips as well. I have the tiniest "grayish" circle on the side of my ebony CU24 - obviously an entirely different problem as it's not something you can feel, it's UNDER the clearcoat.

But since you said "home brew" and "bored and drunk", I'd be happy to drink some of that home brew and help you if possible

Pour me a pint!

 

[jak3af3r]

If it was straight nitro, you could just sand it back, tape it off, and spray right on top of it.

 

[Rider1260]

On my DGT , I had it refinished in Nitro you do not need to completely sand it back in fact I had it finished to Play perfect and smooth but looks bad ( used ) still
There are other spots also this was the biggest one.
Below are the before pics ,
I also had a CU22 with issues at the fretboard edge that PTC fixed under warranty.

IMG_3664 by

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[pac90]

That is really helpful

Just what I was hoping for actually. Mine is minor spots on rosewood fretboard edge, so conceivably I can mask up, sand the 'bubbles' out and get a spray can of nitro and spray wait, inspect, more / rework, finish etc

 

[JJJ]

I believe this is a very common issue. My starla has it on the bass side of the fretboard in a few spots

I have seen some repairs in poly or with ca glue that look like it never had an issue. I guess other options include spraying over it, or sanding the board edges back and sealing it with something else

 

[JJJ]

In my case if it ever got bad and flaked off I know a luthier who does excellent factory style poly finishes and repairs, so it would probably go that way. If I was on my own, I might preemptively sand it off the board edges and put a few coats of tru oil or something on instead

 

[bluenova]

If it’s just on the fretboard edge I’d try to wick some thin super glue in there and see how that looks. Rosewood is so oily sometimes super glue is the only thing amateur hacks like myself can get to cure on a fretboard edge. Pretty sure at least sometime in the past the factory would seal the fretboard edges in superglue before applying the finish. Maybe they don’t anymore and maybe it was some other brands factory I’m thinking of.