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    Default What size of steel wool for fret polishing?

    I'm gonna polish my frets on my gittars with some steel wool, should I get 0000 - the finest there is, or is there some certain size that works best?
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    wow...this is the oldest thread on record in this forum
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    Way to go to revive it! I used the finest I could get by the way. Worked well.
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    i use some stuff i got from the guitar shop to polish my wires up, works on strings too.

    i dunno what its called, havent needed any for a while now, i think its got 'snot' inthe name?
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    0000 (or finer) Steel Wool and a fretboard protector
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