Fret Dressing Masks

This sounded a good idea but I couldn't use it at all. It stuck to everything including itself and I had to abandon it. Very unusual for anything from StuMac not to be excellent but this one doesn't work for me.

I bought one for the heck of it thinking maybe if I stuck it on with my own 2 sided tape and was careful I could recycle it. Nope.

I tried it out, it works only one time, difficult to place and bad to lacquer,
so its too expensive

A luthier used this product on my $1500 Carvin guitar last week. It left a sticky residue and pulled off several large areas of clear coat from the neck. Not only did the luthier have to return the $200 I paid him, he is also going to have to pay to have the guitar refinished.

That was a waste! It's perhaps too much to expect any kind of mask to fit all the way up the fretboard. This stuff is sticky, and the backing is so thick it's difficult to peel-as-you-go. I just took it off and used the green (not too sticky) masking tape. Make sure you by narrow (1/2") tape or you'll be masking one fret at a time! Sorry... wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

I looked at these and it gave me a few thoughts before I read the reviews. My thoughts were confirmed, these are way too costly, comparing time saved to cost, I would rather spend the 10 minutes taping with blue painters tape than maneuvering this into place and then having a tough time removing it. Make one of these in paper instead of vinyl, like painters trim tape. It will be easier, safer and cheaper in my opinion.

Good aid for fret dressing,but for my routine using it is expensive.

The adhesive is no more than typical tape. When I need to be extra careful, I simply press the adhesive side on a Tshirt or cotton towel and de-tac it a bit. These are great, save time, and are much better than taping. I would give it 5 stars, but wish there were some for Ric basses.

I can’t believe anyone at Stewmac actually used this product before adding it to their product list. The mask saved time when applying, however when it comes time to remove it, expect to spend an hour+. The cutouts from the 12th fret down are too short for the frets, so they need to be modified. Be careful when removing, the glue it is way too strong. Needs some rethinking could be a useful product with some work.

The name of the company that makes these is "Scary". Now I know why. In my opinion, the adhesive is WAY too strong for use on any but the toughest fingerboard finish. You may dodge the bullet a time or two (I wasn't that fortunate...), but eventually you are likely to have pieces of finish sticking to the mask when you remove it. What was supposed to be a time saver has now created more work.
Good idea, but not carried out very well.