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Question about neck finish

hankSRay

hankSRay

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<div class="bbWrapper">Not sure if anyone can help me but I got this unfinished maple replacement neck (no not for my stringray) and i wanna give it the MM treatment. I know ernie ball uses that gunstock oil and wax but do you use it over the entire neck? I wanna know cause i notice the headstock on my Ray is finished a little different than the rest of the neck, so i was just wondering how the neck finishing process goes.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I suppose you COULD finish the entire neck, including headstock, with oil and wax, but EB does the headstocks with something harder (poly).<br /> <br /> Lemme see if I can find the thread on finishing the necks, it&#039;s a good one.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Couldn&#039;t find it but here&#039;s the info:<br /> <br /> <br /> 1. Sand it smooth with 600 wet or dry sandpaper backed by a rectangular eraser. If there are any dents in the back of the neck you can raise them with steam by putting the edge of a damp terrycloth towel over the dent and then iron it with the tip of a hot iron. The steam will raise the dent. Simply sand the neck smooth after you raise the dents.<br /> <br /> 2. Dip one finger tip in Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil and rub the oil into the neck with your clean hands. You can get the Tru-Oil at a gun store. Use just enough oil to cover the neck and wipe all excess off the neck.<br /> <br /> 3. Put the bass in a stand with the fingerboard toward the stand and allow it to dry complelely. This usually takes 1 to 2 days.<br /> <br /> 4. If the neck has more shine than you want, gently polish it with 0000 Steel Wool.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Thanks alot, sounds simple enough but do I also use the oil on the maple fingerboard? and do i need to use the birchwood casey wax to finish it up, or is the oil enough</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Personally, I have all rosewood boards, but I don&#039;t think I&#039;d put it on the fingerboard.<br /> <br /> The wax, I hear, is a good follow-up although again, I&#039;ve never used it.<br /> <br /> Supposed to make the finish last longer, I think.<br /> <br /> But I just re-oil the suckers.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I didn&#039;t realize you could raise dents. I have a dent from an old guitarist&#039;s amp&#039;s volume knob that I would *LOVE* to not have to look at every day. Has anyone tried that dent removal procedure before?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="hankSRay" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> hankSRay said: </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Thanks alot, sounds simple enough but do I also use the oil on the maple fingerboard? and do i need to use the birchwood casey wax to finish it up, or is the oil enough </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Hank,<br /> <br /> Don&#039;t put the Tru-oil on the fingerboard. Use lemon oil to clean and treat the fingerboard. As I recall they use Old English brand lemon oil at Music Man.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Cant thank you enough Bov, im gonna go order the Tru-oil now, cant wait to get that neck feelin as good as my Rays</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Has anyone tried that dent removal procedure before? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Yup, and it really, really works.<br /> <br /> NOW how much would you pay?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I recently used the iron trick on a little dent in the back of my P bass neck. It was small to begin with, about 3mm square and very shallow. The iron made it at about 50 percent better, but I chickened out to try to go the rest of the way, as I didn&#039;t want to harm the finish. It is in a spot where my thumb never contacts it, so it&#039;s doesn&#039;t bother me at all, except from a concious standpoint, believe it or not. If it were on my MM, I wouldn&#039;t have had a problem, as the unfinished neck would respond much better, I think. I&#039;ll get brave and go the rest of the way one of these days. Sounds like a personal problem, I know!<br /> <br /> Andrew</div>
 
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