Fret Repair. Anybody ever tried this?

[Hbom]

I found this on another forum, anybody ever try it? Or seen or heard similar fixes?

"Ok, I have been dying to try this so I'd go head and try fixing one fret and see how it comes out. I like the results and it wasn't hard at all, I just followed the instructions in the second video I posted on the What to do about divots thread... Here are some pics of the results. Now I have no idea how long this will last, time will tell. I'll keep you posted."

Before:

Getting prepadred to fix the fret in the middle, it had the worst divots:

Silver solder applied:



finished result ( not bad for my first one...)

Finished, took me like two hours to do the whole job, including going to the hardware store for supplies... I only did the first 8 frets though. Thats all that needed it.

            

[kizanski]

12 minutes ago, cmatthes said:

I would also consider the source of the comments.  I'm not saying that there are other forums where people don't actually play or repair guitars (for a living or otherwise), but I'll take the real-world experience of the people I know here over 90% of the other internet gear forums I breeze through.

My point exactly.

[cmatthes]

For advice, Polishers < Players

[kizanski]

1 hour ago, cmatthes said:

For advice, Polishers < Players

 Rules me out!

[BCR Greg]

On 12/22/2016 at 2:23 PM, hamerhead said:

Seems like a bad idea. Solder is soft. I can't imagine it lasting more than 5 minutes. Might be a good *DICK MOVE* for selling ('like new frets!'), and I've never tried it so I don't know, but it seems not good somehow. Maybe I'm just paranoid.

I'd like to hear Jay's or Jeff's or Greg's take on it.

 

ETA the dick move part.

Done it to get through gigs many times.

 

Lasts about as long as you think.