Members JcKerr Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 Hey, I have a tokai MIK love rock that I'm thinking about stripping the back of the neck on... I did it to my old LP copy and loved the way it felt. It has a maple neck so i think it's a pretty good candidate. last time i just took sand paper to the neck and it ended up okay... would someone walk me throught the "proper" procedure. i'd like to make it look somewhat professional... maybe a nice line at the top of the neck like on ZW's guitar, but i'm not sure quite how to do it. also should i finish with anything after i strip... or should I just leave it alone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alchemist Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 sand it down evenly with progressively smoother paper, and then seal with some tung oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samicklover Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 Yeah, as JcKerr said you'll have to sand off the poly finish that is on the neck and then apply tung oil to seal the wood. I tung oiled my bass neck and it feels great The only downside is, depending on how often you play, every 3-6 months you'll have to sand it down with steel wool and reapply. It starts to get dirty since it is absorbant, whereas poly isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Frankenstrat Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 Originally posted by Alchemist sand it down evenly with progressively smoother paper, and then seal with some tung oil There you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Frankenstrat Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 Originally posted by Samicklover The only downside is, depending on how often you play, every 3-6 months you'll have to sand it down with steel wool and reapply. It starts to get dirty since it is absorbant, whereas poly isn't. I've never had that problem myself. I use pure tung oil. Just be careful. It's very flammable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mazi Bee Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 I've used tung oil in the past, and just recently tried some MinWax wipe-on satin poly at the suggestion of others here, and I found I like it alot. Satin poly has the feel of tung oil, but it's more durable and should last longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alchemist Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 I've done some weird things to get fast necks, but always start with tung oil first.... then I rub melted bees wax very tightly into it and then polish, makes it super slick, needs to be touched up about once a year with more wax, and thats it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vexed73 Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 I would just sand it down. Then I would use Birchwood- Casey Tru-oil then follow up with Birchwood-Casey gunstock wax. You can find the true oil at any wallmart the wax is trickier and if you cant find any let me know I ordered six bottles off of ebay so I can sell a bottle if you need it. The true oil is great but the wax makes it 10 times better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vexed73 Posted September 26, 2005 Members Share Posted September 26, 2005 You could always try takeing her some place warm. She will be out of that turtle neck in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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