karlfer Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Evening all, please advice Mr. Thick of Wigan. Just recently acquired a Yam bass. First thing it needs is the back of the neck/ side of fretboard seriously cleaning. This bass has really been worked in it's 16 years, and it's got 16 years worth of what I presume is ingrained sweat. I am thinking of very gently, slowly and patiently sanding down the back of the neck and side of fretboard. I remember reading somewhere years ago, about finishing this sort of thing off with several coatings of boiled Linseed Oil. Will be very grateful for any advice. Thanks in anticipation, cheers, Karl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Heeley Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 If it cannot be removed by lem-oil type cleaner/degreaser then careful sanding with scotchbrite pad or fine wire wool will help. Once purdy again you can seal it with Tru-Oil. This needs to be wiped on with a drop or two on a clean rag, rubbed well into the wood, allow 30 mins to dry then rub in a bit more. repeat several times over a couple of days to build up a silky hard lustre. I'll say that again as it excites me. Silky hard lustre. The trick is maybe 10 to 15 really light coats rubbed well in then left to harden. Tru-oil is a boiled linseed derivative from Birchwood Casey sold to condition gunstocks. For natural looking bass necks and bodies it is the doggys doo dahs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 [quote name='Al Heeley' post='1243135' date='May 24 2011, 04:44 PM']If it cannot be removed by lem-oil type cleaner/degreaser then careful sanding with scotchbrite pad or fine wire wool will help. Once purdy again you can seal it with Tru-Oil. This needs to be wiped on with a drop or two on a clean rag, rubbed well into the wood, allow 30 mins to dry then rub in a bit more. repeat several times over a couple of days to build up a silky hard lustre. I'll say that again as it excites me. Silky hard lustre. The trick is maybe 10 to 15 really light coats rubbed well in then left to harden. Tru-oil is a boiled linseed derivative from Birchwood Casey sold to condition gunstocks. For natural looking bass necks and bodies it is the doggys doo dahs.[/quote] Sounds ideal, and works a treat if you can find lint-free cloth, which many decent timber merchants sell for that reason. They sell it just along the road from me, gives a shout if you go down this road & want some getting. Gibson also do an excellent revival kit for cleaning up old finishes, it's only intended for nitro finishes though I think. GuitarGuitar used to stock it, don't know about now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 (edited) That's brilliant fellas, many thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Cheers, Karl. Shame a silky hard lustre is a distant memory for me. Ooops, wrong forum . Edited May 24, 2011 by karlfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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