sanding and resealing neck

[darksun]

i'v just sanded the neck of an old guitar because i never liked the neck shape it had a profile like "D" I sanded the apex of the curve to give it a flatter profile, im happy with the new shape and am wondering about what to use to seal it? it now has a funky skunk stripe down the neck which i like so im not concerned about matching the original finish which is "glossy" is there some "rub in" product i can use? im looking for a smooth silky feeling under my thumb, incidentally this guitar which dates from the mid '70s is a Morris mw 030. i believe Morris was a jap company which made counterfit martins and gibsons mine is a martin copy (i think) someone told me this company and others were sued by guitar manufacturers because for a fraction of the price these "lawsuit" guitars were almost identical in quality do'es anyone know more about this? thanks

[JasmineTea]

I think you'll need to find out what kind of finish is on the git. I think you could get a chemical reaction at the point where the old meets the new by using the wrong finish. No idea how you'd get that info. Maybe you could leave it bare?

[Freeman Keller]

Good point, JT. There is a trick of using acetone to find out if it is nitro, if so respraying is pretty easy (you can use StewMac rattle cans). If not there are various brush on or wipe on finishes - TruOil, Minwax, Wipe-on Poly, etc that are used by home builders, but I don't know how they will react with the old finish.