Rosewood fretboard dye

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Author Message   Brentm Username: Brentm Registered: 03-2005 Posted on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 7:52 pm:    Gang, I'm curious if anyone has any experience removing a black dyed rosewood fretboard. Is it worth the trouble, and will it come back to its normal color?   Brentm Username: Brentm Registered: 03-2005 Posted on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 8:06 pm:    More clearly stated, anyone have experience removing the black dye from a rosewood fretboard?   Craigjc Username: Craigjc Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 7:19 am:    After a few "buffings" with 0000 steel wool and many lemon oil treatements over the past 25 years, my '77 Ibanez has a very natural rosewood fingerboard. I should mention that it did not take 25 years to get this way - it really wasn't hard. I'm trying to reverse this process. I have steel wool in vinegar, which is supposed to turn black in a couple weeks and is used to "ebonize" rosewood. It's been at least 6 weeks and I still have a hunk of steel wool in clear, white vinegar. No idea why this isn't doing what it's supposed to...

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