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  • Michael Gajeski June 24, 2010 at 10:11pm
    I just saw some black picture wire at walmart. it was the perfect size for frets.
  • crissy b June 22, 2010 at 5:46pm
    Hi could you not just heat till its red hot then bung it in some oil it would probabley go blue as it happens doh:)
  • Roosterman June 22, 2010 at 5:33pm
    Hey Gitty, Im needing some black fretwire too if you know where to find some.....
  • Larry McInnes June 19, 2010 at 7:00pm
    There ya go, Randy. I actually bought buffalo horn to make nuts and it worked pretty well. Didn't even occur to me to make frets.
  • Larry McInnes June 19, 2010 at 12:33am
    Okay, so I assume gun blue is sold in gun shops? Can't I just go to a black fretwire store? :^)
  • Ottie(Skydog)Noble June 17, 2010 at 10:46pm
    use gun blue see if it will work , you may have to sand the wire first but i'm betting it'll turn almost black
  • Tracy Kennedy June 17, 2010 at 10:43pm
    DUH! I knew I missed the answer Thanks Mike

    Michael Gajeski said:
    with magic ;D

    Tracy Kennedy said:
    Although Powder Coat is chip resistant it would eventually wear. Typically PC aplication is about 3mil thick. Another problem is generally we cut our fret wire long and file the bevel, flatten the tops for level and recrown. How are you going to do all that with a PC finish without exposing the nickel?

    Michael Gajeski said:
    maybe there is some way to powder coat normal fretwire, i bet that would hold up.
  • Michael Gajeski June 17, 2010 at 10:18pm
    with magic ;D

    Tracy Kennedy said:
    Although Powder Coat is chip resistant it would eventually wear. Typically PC aplication is about 3mil thick. Another problem is generally we cut our fret wire long and file the bevel, flatten the tops for level and recrown. How are you going to do all that with a PC finish without exposing the nickel?

    Michael Gajeski said:
    maybe there is some way to powder coat normal fretwire, i bet that would hold up.
  • Tracy Kennedy June 17, 2010 at 8:27pm
    Although Powder Coat is chip resistant it would eventually wear. Typically PC aplication is about 3mil thick. Another problem is generally we cut our fret wire long and file the bevel, flatten the tops for level and recrown. How are you going to do all that with a PC finish without exposing the nickel?

    Michael Gajeski said:
    maybe there is some way to powder coat normal fretwire, i bet that would hold up.
  • Wild Rover June 16, 2010 at 4:14pm
    You might try black annealed wire. It comes in a lot of different gauges. I got some 18# at my local lumber yard.
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