I meant to post this last week, but I forgot to do it 
Anyway, after all the questions I've posted regarding waxing/oiling the neck on my Axis, I finally did it, following a combination of Jon's and other forum members tips/suggestions.
Here's what I ended up doing...
Removed the neck from the body....
1) Cleaned the neck/fretboard with murphy's and a toothbrush.
2) Sanded the back of the neck with 600 grit paper. Wiped dust off.
3) Sanded with 1200/wipe, sanded with 1500/wipe off.
(note: at this point the neck is silky smooth)
4) Tru-Oil all over the back, I applied with my hands/fingers.
5) Not recommended, and probably a mistake, but I put it on the fingerboard as well. (more in a sec)
6) I let it sit and soak in for about 30 minutes (less would've been fine too I think, I just cleaned up the body of the guitar in the meantime, and lubed the bridge parts)
7) Wiped off as much excess on the neck as I could get.
8) Applied the Tru-Wax (by hand) to the back and to the fretboard, this totally eliminated any sticky feeling and once wiped in really well it was silky smooth and shining
9) Reassabled, and strung.
Result... Feels and looks better than when I bought it.
Ok, the only thing I don't know if I did right or wrong was applying the oil/wax to the fretboard. It now does have a slight stickiness. I think I'm going to have to clean it again before I'm happy with it. Maybe I should've used more wax?
The other thing I ended up doing was adding another shim to the neck pocket. I used a thin piece of plastic from something I found around the house that seemed to be the right thickness and density. It was pretty much the same as the ones that were in it stock, only clear instead of colored.
I *slightly* adjusted the truss rod after doing this and bolting it all back together. But the action above the 12th fret is much improved (to me anyway).
All in all, I'm glad I did it all rather than getting a tech to do this stuff. I've always been comfortable doing stuff to my guitars, but the Axis seemed a bit different and I really didn't want to mess it up. I didn't, and it plays better and looks better now. Of course, I will need to give the fretboard another cleaning when I get a chance, but otherwise it wasn't as bad as it seemed when I read the process posted by others here.
Let me say this, if you've not done it yet, do it.
Anyway, after all the questions I've posted regarding waxing/oiling the neck on my Axis, I finally did it, following a combination of Jon's and other forum members tips/suggestions.
Here's what I ended up doing...
Removed the neck from the body....
1) Cleaned the neck/fretboard with murphy's and a toothbrush.
2) Sanded the back of the neck with 600 grit paper. Wiped dust off.
3) Sanded with 1200/wipe, sanded with 1500/wipe off.
(note: at this point the neck is silky smooth)
4) Tru-Oil all over the back, I applied with my hands/fingers.
5) Not recommended, and probably a mistake, but I put it on the fingerboard as well. (more in a sec)
6) I let it sit and soak in for about 30 minutes (less would've been fine too I think, I just cleaned up the body of the guitar in the meantime, and lubed the bridge parts)
7) Wiped off as much excess on the neck as I could get.
8) Applied the Tru-Wax (by hand) to the back and to the fretboard, this totally eliminated any sticky feeling and once wiped in really well it was silky smooth and shining
9) Reassabled, and strung.
Result... Feels and looks better than when I bought it.
Ok, the only thing I don't know if I did right or wrong was applying the oil/wax to the fretboard. It now does have a slight stickiness. I think I'm going to have to clean it again before I'm happy with it. Maybe I should've used more wax?
The other thing I ended up doing was adding another shim to the neck pocket. I used a thin piece of plastic from something I found around the house that seemed to be the right thickness and density. It was pretty much the same as the ones that were in it stock, only clear instead of colored.
I *slightly* adjusted the truss rod after doing this and bolting it all back together. But the action above the 12th fret is much improved (to me anyway).
All in all, I'm glad I did it all rather than getting a tech to do this stuff. I've always been comfortable doing stuff to my guitars, but the Axis seemed a bit different and I really didn't want to mess it up. I didn't, and it plays better and looks better now. Of course, I will need to give the fretboard another cleaning when I get a chance, but otherwise it wasn't as bad as it seemed when I read the process posted by others here.
Let me say this, if you've not done it yet, do it.
