Dying a fretboard

[tmoori]

Hi have a ibanez with a failry dark rosewood fretboard. However i want to get it darker...something like this



has anyone ever dyed a fretboard before? i want to do it but im scared it wont work or will look rubbish or even will come off on my fingers when i play and i really dont want that to happen.

[necrophonic]

There's info on dyeing fretboards on projectguitar.com

I'm about to undertake darkening mine (on an S520ex). I'll be using oil based leather dye (it's exactly the same thing that Stewmac sell:
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Finishin...ard_Stain.html

I'll be posting the pics up somewhere when I'm done.

[the.godfather]

Yeah, apparently its not too difficult to do either.

I have been wanting to do it to my RG421 for ages now, but just haven't had the guts to go straight for it. I have a crappy old squire strat neck that I could test it on first though if I wanted.

I will be interested to see your results necrophonic.

I have just always questioned the durability of the finish.

[sandman99]

I did that on my RG2820, I have posted pics in this thread.

http://www.jemsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60209

[jb4674]

You know guys, that's just not going to make you all play better.....


Jimmy

[GTR-MAN]

It sounds like ebony envy.