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If the frets aren’t already fairly smooth you may need to start with fine wire wool. If you do, mask over the pickups before you start and hoover the guitar thoroughly before you remove it.
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Wasted my money I think, they don't seem very effective at all compared to my usual Micromesh.
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As @ICBM says watch out for shedding of from wire wool it will be a swine to get off if shreds of wire wool heads for the pickups that is why I use grit paper but I still cover pickups. A tip I picked up from youtube is use yellow post it notes to mask up, seems like less gunk from the glue. Careful with the heavier grit paper it will remove material fast.
If the frets aren't seriously scratched then going 1000-1500-2500 wet&dry paper gets them looking nice. If you are feeling keen you could then use a set of micromesh papers up to 12,000.
If you want to take it to the n'th then Peek metal polish gets them to a mirror finish, but you definitely need to tape the fretboard up as it makes a right mess. It makes even more of a mess using a dremel and a polishing wheel and you have to be careful not to slip and grind one of the fret tops with the knurled edge of the collet.
If you have metal fret protectors you can skip taping up when just doing a quick clean and polish, but if a lot of work is needed (e.g. following a level/crown) it is quicker to tape up then you can run along the length of the board with the paper over a foam sanding block.
I've had good success recently using the Crimson fret erasers for quick polish ups & just taking a bit of tarnish off.
The frets aren't in bad nick - in fact if I didn't already have all the strings off, I probably wouldn't bother. I'll have a go over the weekend with what I've got.
As for "when am I ready?" You'll never be ready. It works in reverse, you become ready by doing it. - pmbomb
Micromesh is my preference
If anyone who's never done it before is interested in how to mask up a board and how the process works, I'll be happy to post that?
If you have done it before, 'Peek' metal creme polish is very good and non abrasive. I've used it for years and my last tube cost me £3.95 from the local hardware store and will probably last another 5 years like the last one did.
So does Peek Metal Polish remove oxidation? That would mean slightly abrasive wouldn't it like 3000 grit paper?
First discovered when I owned my Harley Davidsons because it doesn't scratch mirror polished Ally and Chrome due to it's non-abrasiveness and used on guitars as well ever since.