Cool procedure there BluesRiffer, although I still prefer to dress them by hand. The tools of the trade (for me) include 1000 and 1500 grit 3M wet-or-dry sandpaper, 0000 Steel Wool, and the blue masking tape. I also have this neat little tool that is just a thin piece of metal, about the size of a credit card, with a slot in it, slightly larger than a jumbo fret. I think that I scored the tool at Stew-Mac.
Rob Smith
I AM the bass player!
GUITARS: '93 ZON Sonus 4, '85 G&L L-2000 (Mahogany), '05 Schecter Stiletto Custom 4, '06 SX SJB-62MG (Fretless), '07 Squier Bronco (project), '06 Ibanez AEB10E-BK acoustic bass, '70s Epiphone OO-sized acoustic, '94 Peavey Reactor (extreme makeover edition)
AMPS: '03 Ampeg BA115 bass combo, '86 Peavey MkIV Series 400 bass head, SWR Workingman's cabs, 2x10" & 1x15", '00 Peavey Micro Bass