Sunburst Strat Project (part 3)

Once the guitar was stripped down I filed down the rough edges on the frets. Being inexperienced, this also resulted in some rounding of the edges of the fretboard. Although this is a bit unconventional, it's certainly a lot more comfortable than having your fingers ripped off every time you slide up the neck.

I also took the nut out, merely to get some practice at doing this. Lean a small block of wood against the nut and gently tap the block with a hammer towards the headstock then towards the body. In this case the glue split easily and the nut was then tapped out sideways.

Sanding began in earnest, I used a flat sander to remove the Squier logo, this only took a couple of minutes. The rest of the maple surface just required brief and minimal sanding by hand to remove the thin satin coat and prepare the surface for laquering.


These were the only tools required for preparartion...


I glued the nut back in place with wood glue and then masked off the fretboard with duct tape in readiness for laquering.