Black Fingerboard Stain

Impressive. Great coverage.Just enough with one coat to darken striped ebony without covering the character of the wood. I used a
Qtip to apply. A light sanding on the
cream binding took off the excess on the edges.

Just wanted to add a picture of my 1963 Silvertone. This product helped bring this amazing guitar back to life.

What can I say ? It is black, it soaks in and it stays where I put it. Great product.

Used this to stain a maple neck to a more ebony look. Be sure to wear gloves when you use this stuff because it will take a week to get it off your skin. Also it is a good idea to lightly wet/dampen the area you plan to use this before applying it.

This is a great stain. It is an oil so it works on conditioning as well as creating a "like new" appearance. I will be using this on all my repairs in the future! TIP: WEAR GLOVES, unless you like black colored fingers for two days and explaining that to your friends at the office.

While restoring a violin with a faded fingerboard, i tried a couple of stains, but nothing looked very good. One application of this product made the fingerboard look like new.

An excellent product.

This stuff really works for staining...wood gets really black and like some others here I have used it with good effect on rosewood fingerboards. Unfortunately it will leak right under blue masking tape even after burnishing the edges. So I have some bindings that have stains on it. Also it turns your fingers black when you play the guitar for months after using it. Like the others I have rubbed and rubbed it and used steel wool and still have black fingertips after playing.

I am building a guitar and the fretboard I had for it was rosewood and completely assembled by the time I heard about this product. still I taped off the fretboard and used this and am amazed at how awesome it looks. looks like an ebony fretboard. the only bad side is the container does leak so be careful.

If you want BLACK ebony, (or any other wood,) than this is THE stuff to get. I've mixed aniline dyes with quality stuff, but the results were not nearly as fine. It looks perfect, natural, (the grain and "topology" of the board remain, they're just black,) and stays that way forever.

So, just let your customers beware that it's a totally permanent stain: it's a one-shot deal.

I do prefer leaving wood natural in general, but most customers seem to want that pitch-black look on their ebony, and for that, this is the best product. One bottle goes a long way though, so make sure to seal it tight when you're storing!

I was looking at my 1995 Fender American Standard V string, and not loving the color of the Pau Ferro fretboard in contrast to the black body color.

So I thought Id give this a try.
Cleaned the fretboard with Naptha, and then applied the Fiebings black dye with a q-tip. Gave it one medium coat, let it sit for about 10 mins, and then wiped off any excess.

It came out really nice, and has made the overall appearance of the Bass much better.
If you like the look of Ebony, or just a black fretboard,this is the stuff.

Word - this dye will blacken the night sky, so wear gloves, tape off well, and cover all work surfaces.