Masking fingerboard extension

[Loren Sauder]

Hello everyone I am getting ready to finish my guitar with lacquer do I need to mask off the fingerboard extension or do I glue the extension on top of the finish? Thank you

[Ben-Had]

I mask it off before finishing. If you don't the finish must be scraped/sanded to bare wood before glue up. I mask an area about 1/16" inside the FB ext. line.

[tippie53]

I mask off that area also

[B. Howard]

I typically do not mask as it makes level sanding and buffing easier.

[Loren Sauder]

Thanks just wanted to make sure