Been working on the neck lately. It was NASTY, and I'm still not sure if I can avoid dying the board itself. I've sanded the hell out of the frets, and the damn black goop of doom is still there. It's just a 17 year old 'axe.
Gonna see if I can hit it again and clean the fretboard up, but the back is coming out great. There were some gouges in the headstock that I've got mostly gone, and the paint and muck on the sides is all but forgotten. It's got a really, really nice grain to it.
After sanding for an hour or so, I tossed a little tung oil on it to clean it up and keep it fresh.
Pardon the bad pics, it's gloomy out and the lighting sucks.
Before:
And After:
Gouging on the bottom of the 'stock. It's a LOT better than it was, just going to need to work it a bit more:
The fretboard after a LOT of sanding. I'm afraid to go anymore because I'm not sure how thick the inlay actually is. I'm not hitting it yet, but I'm damn close. I figure I'll give it one more shot and if I can't get the sucker clean, I'll dye it jet black.
The back of the neck is coming along fucking awesome. This is after only 100-120 grit, going to go up to around 300 before I'm through:
