[djpharoah]

I started at 400 to get the clear off. Just follow the contours of the neck and you should be fine. I went 400-800-1200-1500 and it was perfect!

[Randy]

Originally Posted by noodles

Start with 200 grit, and drop back to 400 when you start seeing wood peak through, because it means you're hitting the sealer. You can tell the difference between the sealer and raw wood, because the sealed wood will be shiney and feel like plastic. Finish off with 00000 steel wool.

You don't need to sand through the sealer to oil the neck. Simply oil over top of it, since it will still penetrate through.

+1

I did pretty much the exact same thing, with great results.

[turmoil]

awesome!! thanks for the tips guys.

so i can get these different grit sand papers and steel wool at like, Lowes for example or online? what about the tung-oil as well? any good brands to look out for?

sorry for these n00b questions but when applying tung-oil should i just use an old cloth shirt to apply a thin coat of it and then let it sit for how long? and then do that like 20 times?

[Hcash]

This is the guitar I'm working on: 50 dollar guitar...


The neck had some nasty clear coat on it which I sand off with 320. Then I went over good with 600 a little before using the Formby's Tung oil. After that I went up to 12000 grit sandpaper... I bought the Tung Oil at Lowes. It was 7 dollars I think. You need to buy steelwool to aply the Furniture refinisher, but the tung oil just needs a lint free rag. Old sock... make sure to read the direction 3-4 times. I taped up the fretboard and undid a coathanger to hang the neck up while it dried. Put it through the last tuner hole...

[turmoil]

cool man! i saw that project and mine is a lot similar. my guitar is a yamaha but look pretty similar lol

i just need to strip off that clear coat and the paint on the back of my neck and i'll be in action!

did you sand more later AFTER applying some tung-oil??

[Randy]

Originally Posted by turmoil

awesome!! thanks for the tips guys.

so i can get these different grit sand papers and steel wool at like, Lowes for example or online? what about the tung-oil as well? any good brands to look out for?

sorry for these n00b questions but when applying tung-oil should i just use an old cloth shirt to apply a thin coat of it and then let it sit for how long? and then do that like 20 times?

I bought all my stuff at Lowes. Tung Oil included, which was the Formby (sp?)

There's directions on the oil, but the basic is that you let it sit overnight, and you don't really need to apply very many layers. I did 3, and it's pretty freakin' glossy. If I'm not mistaken, if you put on too much it'll kinda cake on and not really dry.

Originally Posted by turmoil

did you sand more later AFTER applying some tung-oil??

That's when you use the steel wool. Lightly, really. You don't really want to remove any material.

Originally Posted by Hcash

This is the guitar I'm working on: 50 dollar guitar...After that I went up to 12000 grit sandpaper...

Im guessing you have 1 too many zeros on the end of that number...?

[turmoil]

Originally Posted by levelhead86

I bought all my stuff at Lowes. Tung Oil included, which was the Formby (sp?)

There's directions on the oil, but the basic is that you let it sit overnight, and you don't really need to apply very many layers. I did 3, and it's pretty freakin' glossy. If I'm not mistaken, if you put on too much it'll kinda cake on and not really dry.

That's when you use the steel wool. Lightly, really. You don't really want to remove any material.

awesome man! thanks for all the help guys

[Hcash]

Originally Posted by levelhead86

Im guessing you have 1 too many zeros on the end of that number...?

Fuck you!



Hahahaha... I thought you meant the price. No, Twelve Thousand...