Sharp Fret Ends

[RossHetherington]

Hiya,

I have had my Player series P bass for a month or so and just noticed the first fret hasn't been filed down. I don't really want to spend £10 on a fret file I will never use so what are the best Heath Robinson style approaches to flattening it down?

 

Thanks

[goingdownslow]

A bit of rough stone.
The striking edge of a matchbox.
A nail file from girlfriends bag.

[ikay]

This may help - 

 

[Rexel Matador]

Sandpaper?

[stevel]

Might be difficult to avoid scratching the neck using sandpaper. I'd get a little file to do the job - doesn't need to be anything special as the metal is quite soft.

Google 'needle file' - plenty of them around, and cheap too. Toolstation do a set of 6 for £3.65! Pick the best one for the job then spend the rest of your life trying to find uses for the other 5!

No? Ok, that might be just me then...

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

I've used this to get rid of sharp ends when the temperature & humidity caused fret-sprout:

https://www.superdrug.com/Make-Up/Nails/Manicure-%26-Pedicure-Tools/Nail-Files-and-Buffers/Superdrug-Poka-Dot-Emery-Board/p/720751

Protect around the area with masking tape so you don't attack the wood/finish & it should be a straightforward job

[AngelDeVille]

The nail files with pink background and white hearts work better than the blue with white polka dots. 

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

... and the ones with the palm leaves look like they'd be ideal for my ubass

[goingdownslow]

On ‎27‎/‎11‎/‎2019 at 12:03, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

I've used this to get rid of sharp ends when the temperature & humidity caused fret-sprout:

https://www.superdrug.com/Make-Up/Nails/Manicure-%26-Pedicure-Tools/Nail-Files-and-Buffers/Superdrug-Poka-Dot-Emery-Board/p/720751

Protect around the area with masking tape so you don't attack the wood/finish & it should be a straightforward job

But are they any good for Metal?