Yamaha F310E Acoustic Rehab - Part 4

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Folks, I've managed to clear some of the backlog and can finally resume work on this Yamaha F310E Acoustic today. Right then, let's begin with the scraping and sanding part of the job, starting with the fretboard. As you can see, scraping did the grimy wood a world of good. This was followed by fret cleaning and polishing. Meanwhile, dirt embedded in the fretboard binding was gingerly scraped off with a razor blade.

Fretboard Scraping in Progress

Fretboard After Scraping

Cleaning the Frets

Polishing the Frets

Scraping the Fretboard Binding

What about the bridge, then? No. I did not forget that. After gentle scraping with a thin razor blade, the entire bridge was sanded with successively finer grits of abrasive paper. To protect the top, masking tape was laid down around the perimeter of the bridge.

Scraping the Bridge

Sanding the Bridge

Right, let's deal with that nasty gash on the back of the neck. Here's the plan - scrape the damaged area flat, stain said area with StewMac ColorTone Vintage Amber, and use super glue as a drop fill. Then, once cured, the super glue would be sanded down close to level with the surrounding wood.   

Scraping the Damaged Area

Here's the Result

Vintage Amber Stain Applied

Drop Filling With Super Glue