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Ive just sanded off the poly coating on the back of my telecaster neck. Its now a lovely smooth wood finish and it great to play. I want to leave it unfinished smooth feeling and let it get dirty naturally similar to the way the EVH necks do.
Are the EVH necks really totally unfinished or are they coated in a thin true-oil or similar? Do I need to coat it in something to stop the effects of humidity changes? If so how can I retain as much of the unfinished feel as possible? Cheers.
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I use this on my guitars too.
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That is how it’s done at the Music Man factory, according to several threads on the EBMM forums. I’ve done a friend’s telecaster that same way, as well as a new Warmoth neck, and they both came out great.
but what do you mean by sanded? To some that’s 240g- ready for finish.
I would go to at least 1000g for a simple wipe on/wipe off finish. I actually go much higher than that on my oil and wax finishes, but start piling at 600g and work up the grits wetsanding with the oil.
i don’t actually think tru oil is best for the rawer styles, the ones you want to turn a bit grey. Danish oil will dirty up better
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@wezv Its sanded to 600 grit at the moment, not sure Ive got anything between that grade and the 1200 3M pad. I have Danish oil as well, will try that.
@mistercharlie - do you let the oil dry before applying the wax?
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