Hello all, seeking wisdom...
I am determined that we (me, my husband and 8YO daughter) finish last years Christmas present before the fat-man turns up in 2025! I am almost complete with the sanding, sanding, sanding and painting but I have question about the fret board finish....

The creative director wanted metallic blue so it is solid painted, so I've sourced some automotive paints, (mtn Montana Colours Pro) it's taking a bit to get a nice finish but we are almost there.Question is:
Do I use the same clear acrylic varnish on the Rosewood fretboard? or is there a better way to finish it in this case?

Apologies if this is in the FAQ, I could not get the page to load and I could not find this in any reading material or videos.

Please be gentle and excuse my ignorance - I am not in the least musically inclined - this was my gift to my musical and engineering inclined husband & daughter, which somehow I have been the only one doing the hard graft on so far.... I am almost ready to hand off to the assembly team... I think.
Many thanks in advance!