Quick Tip 19: Rosewood Fretboard Dent Repair - Removing a Dent in a Squier Stratocaster with Steam

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The quick tip series consists of short videos on a guitar or amplifier repair or maintenance topic. In this episode, I will remove a dent from a rosewood board using a soldering iron and a wet cloth.
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[@ltgray2780]

Great method. Never saw that before.

[@hacksguitarhobby]

Been using it a lot lately. Wish I’d discovered it sooner!

[@benhynum9879]

a great improvement.

[@hacksguitarhobby]

Thanks, I'm happy!

[@jakescarbrough3850]

that looks really good!

[@hacksguitarhobby]

I appreciate it!

[@pjincho]

I’m assuming you can’t do this to an edge of a roasted maple neck that is exposed at the edges, but covered in poly everywhere else.

[@hacksguitarhobby]

I haven’t tried. I’ve done it on spruce acoustic tops with poly finishes and drop filled the finish cracks with CA glue. In the past I have filled dents in maple with CA glue to level them so they could no longer be felt, and that might be simpler.