Members SpliffyJonez Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Anyone ever done this? I got a Fender '57 and '62 Reissues with sticky nitro necks. Will sanding it a little with very fine paper (1000-1500) grit help anything? Or will I have to sand through the finish all the way to the wood and then apply some tung-oil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carati Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Sanding the finish you have will look awful even with super fine sandpaper, and tung oil will wear off in no time - its not durable enough for a neck. The best thing is to sand down bare wood, polish up to 600 grit and then apply one coat of a rubbed in varathane like Minwax Wipe-on Poly. You'll get an almost frictionless durable finish with a soft gloss lustre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ThomasD Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Rather than sand the nitro off why not carefully wipe it off with lacquer thinner? Then clean it up with fine steel wool (the synthetic substitute is even better.) Real nitro quickly dissolves when dampened with lacquer thinner. Just be really careful about not touching the finish anywhere else. I would also tend to agree with the idea of putting some sort of durable finish back on the wood after it is stripped. Raw maple gets really ugly really fast. Wipe on poly or acrylic is very durable and can be scuffed to satin-slick with fine steel wool. Although, honestly I think stripping the finish is a bad idea to begin with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members buddastrat Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 I sand mine off. It's beautiful and feels great if you do it right. I hate any finish on maple. It all feels glossy, and sticky compared to the raw wood. I love the way a maple neck shows the wear you put into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SHIVmongrel Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 why don't you just clean it and apply some polish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members raulduke52 Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 spray finger ease on the back of the neck. let dry, wipe, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BowerR64 Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 use baby powder like for billiards. They put the powder on the stock and it makes the stroke smooth. Why woldnt this help for the neck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members k4df4l Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Originally posted by BowerR64 use baby powder like for billiards. They put the powder on the stock and it makes the stroke smooth. Why woldnt this help for the neck? temp yes..then you will get it all gunky and nasty as your sweat mixes with the powder..yuck. I keep mine clean, wipe it off after playing and polish it once in a while..no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gfunk Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 I used a razor to scrape off the finish, lightly sanded any nicks, and used wipe on poly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OrvilleGibson Posted October 16, 2005 Members Share Posted October 16, 2005 Naptha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armitage Posted October 16, 2005 Members Share Posted October 16, 2005 I have tons of nitro guitars, and none of the necks are sticky. Of course I make sure I leave them out of their case to dry (takes a year or so) and I never wax a neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted October 16, 2005 Members Share Posted October 16, 2005 Originally posted by Armitage I have tons of nitro guitars, and none of the necks are sticky. Of course I make sure I leave them out of their case to dry (takes a year or so) and I never wax a neck. +1. No need to be hasty. Clean the sticky off as it comes out. Once the neck nitro cures the prob is gone. BK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theyab Posted October 16, 2005 Members Share Posted October 16, 2005 How long does it take for nitro to cure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted October 16, 2005 Members Share Posted October 16, 2005 Originally posted by theyab How long does it take for nitro to cure? As Bill Armitage noted, it can take up to a year. On the only new nitro guitar I've had it was somewhat less than that. In the meantime I just wiped the sticky off as needed. BK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armitage Posted October 16, 2005 Members Share Posted October 16, 2005 A nitro finish can shrink from .008" when fresh, to .006" in two years... A poly finish is about .03" and stays that way. And no, I didn't leave out a zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpliffyJonez Posted October 19, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 19, 2005 Thanks guys. I think I will leave it for now. I did some hasty mods to my guitars in the past that I regretted afterwards, so I will leave these alone. Maybe the Nitro will wear out a little over time, the guitars, after all, are only a couple of years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted October 19, 2005 Members Share Posted October 19, 2005 Originally posted by Armitage I have tons of nitro guitars, and none of the necks are sticky. Of course I make sure I leave them out of their case to dry (takes a year or so) and I never wax a neck. I also have a nitro guitar, a Fender '52 RI Telecaster, I must concur that the back of its neck is as sticky as fly paper! (Slight exageration there ). But it really is a sticky bugger. Some of the finish dissolves with each playing. My cherished tele spends most of its time preserved in its case, but when I do play it, I just wipe down the back of the neck with a terry cloth towel and put it away til next time. I figure that with that process I will eventually achieve the true "broken-in neck feeling" on a guitar that actually needs to be "broken in". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darkburst Posted October 19, 2005 Members Share Posted October 19, 2005 Leave it out of the case. I keep my two Les Pauls on stands in a safe spot. In about 6 months there was minimal stickiness. Now over a year later there's none. Give the nitro time to cure, let it breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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