finish rubbing off neck

[todddlur]

my 1990 stingray is losing finish off the back of the neck. i can feel little rubbery balls of finish under my thumb after a few minutes of playing. any ideas? thanks

 

[syciprider]

Refinish it with Birchwood Casey gunstock oil. Available at most sporting goods stores or at well stocked gun shops.

 

[Aussie Mark]

Refinish it with Birchwood Casey gunstock oil.

I think the OP is indicating the neck is lacquered, as they would have been back then.

Options would appear to be -

1. remove the clearcoat lacquer and refinish in clear lacquer
2. remove the clearcoat lacquer and use an gun oil finish instead

A pic might assist with the diagnosis though.

 

[todddlur]

a pic wouldn't really help. you can't see it but you can feel it. i think the refinishing thing is what i'll have to do, it's driving me crazy. back to the fender for a few days!!!

 

[FL Knifemaker]

I would buy a grey Scotchbrite Pad and try just taking a little of the finish off the surface. That might stop the problem, at least for a while. I like the feeling of a neck worn down to the bare wood so I'd probably take it down a bit further

 

[todddlur]

sanded it down by a few coats, no luck. refinish is the solution i think.

 

[danny-79]

sanded it down by a few coats, no luck. refinish is the solution i think.

If its a lacquered finish on your neck and you have already started to sanding it back then a natural oil & wax finish might be the easiest way to go about it.
Heres a link to a thread that i started a few months ago when i just "refreshed" the finish on the back of the neck. http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-basses/42778-neck-treatment-help.html

 

[todddlur]

wow, great, thanks a million danny. i'm getting right on it.


Todd

 

[Spudmurphy]

Someone brought around an old Steve Morse guitar - it had a finished neck and he was experiencing the same kind of thing - I took some Brasso (similar to T cut) applied a small amount to a cloth and buffed it back - job was a good 'un!!

 

[five7]

Someone brought around an old Steve Morse guitar - it had a finished neck and he was experiencing the same kind of thing - I took some Brasso (similar to T cut) applied a small amount to a cloth and buffed it back - job was a good 'un!!

Great tip, thanks!

 

[todddlur]

problem solved, sanded the neck and used tru oil. i'll get the wax in a couple days. thanks for all your input. smell funny though!!!!LOL

 

[Powman]

The smell will go away in a few days. But I love the oil and wax method because it allows me to easily repair dings, then "refinish" it myself.

Plus the feel of the wood on an un-lacquered neck is awesome.