The best guitar-related way to spend £2

NorthernStomps · January 21

A while ago, I had a guitar with a neck that was ever so slightly in need of smoothing down. I was looking for some very fine sandpaper when my wife suggested I use one of these, which she had.

Behold!

https://ebay.us/m/AgifEY:

I cannot overstate how brilliant these are. They have 4 different sides to the block ranging from super-light sanding to polishing. They work an absolute treat on guitar necks - the difference it makes is amazing.

Go on. Treat yourself.

Neil · January 21

Old news.
I've used similar on scratched watch cases forever.

stickyfiddle · January 21

Yup - they're basically just micromesh, which is one of my essentials

WezV · January 21

Neil said:

Old news.
I've used similar on scratched watch cases forever.

Since guitar design has moved on very little since the 50's we can probably say the same about every thread here - but this will still be a useful tip for many.

As @stickyfiddle says, these are pretty much the same as micrromesh.. but this £2 block will be a good addition to many guitar toolkits where the full micromesh sets are not always needed

NorthernStomps · January 21

Thanks @WezV - as you surmise, the post was aimed at people (like me) who don't already have the full caboodle of tools and equipment. I thought it might be helpful.

Cheers folks.

Whistler · January 21

I use use fine nail emery board for smoothing and rounding fret ends.

guitars4you · January 21

Useful tip above - I use a Scotchbrite pad - different grades available- A bit like a Brillopad - Most hardware shops sell them

fretmeister · January 21

I've got little pad versions - go all the way to 12000 grit.

They are amazing on frets.

Honoson 15 Pcs 2 x 2 Inch Sanding Pads Padded Sanding Pads Polishing Soft Mess Pen Kit Double Sided Grits for Plastic Acrylic Materials : Amazon.co.uk: Business, Industry & Science

Bit more expensive, but they are quite flexible and can get into little places.

Philly_Q · January 21

fretmeister said:

I've got little pad versions - go all the way to 12000 grit.

They are amazing on frets.

Honoson 15 Pcs 2 x 2 Inch Sanding Pads Padded Sanding Pads Polishing Soft Mess Pen Kit Double Sided Grits for Plastic Acrylic Materials : Amazon.co.uk: Business, Industry & Science

Bit more expensive, but they are quite flexible and can get into little places.

Excellent. I've bought similar in the past from StewMac. but pretty sure these are cheaper, especially when you factor in shipping.

AK99 · January 21

NorthernStomps said:

A while ago, I had a guitar with a neck that was ever so slightly in need of smoothing down. I was looking for some very fine sandpaper when my wife suggested I use one of these, which she had.

Behold!

https://ebay.us/m/AgifEY:

Also useful for polishing / reshaping nibs on old-school fountain pens.

And at a pinch, rather handy for filing finger and toe-nails (or so I'm told by the better-half).

Voxman · January 21

Are these blocks good for fret polishing?

thermionic · January 21

Voxman said:

Are these blocks good for fret polishing?

For fret polishing I would much prefer a flexible pad to a rigid block.

Offset · January 21

NorthernStomps said:

Thanks @WezV - as you surmise, the post was aimed at people (like me) who don't already have the full caboodle of tools and equipment. I thought it might be helpful.

Cheers folks.

It was definitely useful for me - cheers!

Alun · January 21

This was on my list of 'things to Google' for today and now I have a few options to consider before even looking. Cheers all!

elstoof · January 21

You don’t have to stop there when raiding your other half’s manicure kit, nail polish is nitrocellulose so get those lacquer touch ups sorted out too

thermionic · January 21

GUITARISTS - The wife’s hairdryer makes a handy substitute for a heat gun for when you want to strip a Squier body.

flying_pie · January 21

Vaseline and other lip balms are perfect nut/saddle lubricants

Kittyfrisk · January 21

elstoof said:

You don’t have to stop there when raiding your other half’s manicure kit, nail polish is nitrocellulose so get those lacquer touch ups sorted out too

Gel polish isn't

BillDL · January 22

Voxman said:

Are these blocks good for fret polishing?

They are good for rubbing down a fret that is ever so slightly high. They are so fine that it would be hard to remove too much material and in most cases if you're just taking the most miniscule amount off a high fret you don't usually need to polish out scratches or recrown. I learned about these a while ago when somebody mentioned in a thread about having bought some from Boots and using them for sanding down superglue drop-fills on dings:
https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/4170156/#Comment_4170156

Benz3ne · January 22

fretmeister said:

I've got little pad versions - go all the way to 12000 grit.

They are amazing on frets.

Honoson 15 Pcs 2 x 2 Inch Sanding Pads Padded Sanding Pads Polishing Soft Mess Pen Kit Double Sided Grits for Plastic Acrylic Materials : Amazon.co.uk: Business, Industry & Science

Bit more expensive, but they are quite flexible and can get into little places.

Buying some off the back of this, needing to smooth my frets after the last lot of work done.

fretfinder · January 22

Thanks @NorthernStomps, now ordered. For two quid they’ve gotta be worth a punt.

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