Level And Dress The Frets - StewMac T-STYLE Assembly Instructions Manual

Level and dress the frets

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After the finish has cured, it's time to level and dress the frets.
Before doing so, lightly score the lacquer along the length
of the frets with a sharp knife, using care not to cut into the
wood or scratch the frets. This step helps in removing the
lacquer that was sprayed over the frets.
Then tape off the entire board between the frets to protect it
from damage during the leveling and dressing process. Use
low tack tape to prevent pulling any finish up.
Straighten the neck
Use the 4mm hex wrench to adjust the truss rod. With a
straightedge on the frets, adjust the truss rod until the
straightedge touches all of the fret tops without rocking.
Turn the truss rod nut counterclockwise (viewed from the
peghead end) to loosen the truss rod, allowing the neck to
bow upward. Turning it right tightens the rod, pulling the
neck back.
For more information, see our Trade Secrets article #33 "Don't
be nervous about adjusting that truss rod!" at stewmac.com.
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Color the fret tops with a blue permanent marker to prepare
them for leveling. The blue ink will show your progress: the
frets are level when sanding has removed some of the blue
across all of the fret tops.
Level the frets
Use double-stick tape to attach 320-grit sandpaper to the
16" radius sanding block. With this, level the frets using full
length strokes down the fretboard.
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