Quote Originally Posted by Gary B View Post
I think some people manage to successfully mask the binding but the majority just stain over it then scrape the binding clean afterwards with a blade which gives a nice clean edge.
It is not that difficult but mighty tedious and certainly in my case gives continued entertainment in spotting bits that have been missed
When you say 'mask', you mean just covering it with masking tape when staining, and hoping for the best, right?
Stewmac have a good video; is this what you meant by scraping? I'm a noob, but I'm gonna try to hound all you guys for as much information as I can get! haha

Quote Originally Posted by Fretworn View Post
If you polish the binding smooth first then it can be quite stain resistant making it easier to clean up after.
What exactly do you mean by polishing? Like, steel wool, sanding sealer etc? What products do you recommend? Cheers!