steve Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I've just acquired a one piece maple neck from ebay - the fretboard is finished, but the neck isn't. I'm after suggestions for the most idiotproof process for a nice satin finish. the best solution I have found to date is in [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4972763&postcount=2"]this talkbass post[/url] - the part in bold type. Anyone have any recommendations/ experience? I don't have the facilities/tech know how for spraying, so if I go down the diy route I think wiping would be my best bet Another thought i had was to pay to have it done, but I've yet to price it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I'd use Danish Oil - wipe on, wipe off. I did a telecaster body with it and didn't bother with any sanding or waxing and it came out great, just wiped on a couple of coats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='130715' date='Jan 30 2008, 03:01 PM']I'd use Danish Oil - wipe on, wipe off. I did a telecaster body with it and didn't bother with any sanding or waxing and it came out great, just wiped on a couple of coats.[/quote] excellent, I'll probably go for that then, unless anyone else advises against it, what with it being a neck an' all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I'd vote for Truoil (check eBay). A lot of the gunstock finishes are easy to apply and dry to a rock hard finish ideal for necks. The 'unofficial' Warmoth forum has some info: [url="http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/"]http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 [quote name='GreeneKing' post='130972' date='Jan 30 2008, 09:33 PM']I'd vote for Truoil (check eBay). A lot of the gunstock finishes are easy to apply and dry to a rock hard finish ideal for necks. The 'unofficial' Warmoth forum has some info: [url="http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/"]http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/[/url][/quote] thanks for that link, there's a lot of interesting stuff on it. I did read somewhere about the truoil being a gloss finish tho? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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