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How to remove guitar's neck lacquer?Use 0000 Steel Wool - Gently - Then you will need to seal the raw wood with TRU-OIL. Lightly wipe on 3 - 4 coats. Let each coat dry before applying subsequent coat. Let dry overnite, then take your 0000 Steel Wool, and " kiss " off any detritus that may have occured during your initial rub-in. Go easy. It will be killer. TRU-OIL GUNSTOCK FINISH NO WAX !

The main thing w/ Tru-oil is to use Thin coats applied w/ your fingers (every 4or 5 Hrs.) knock down w/ your 0000 Wool after every 3 coats (let dry for a day)....after all coats are done to your satisfaction, try to let cure for about a week, and then rub out with a Quality Automotive Cleaner/Polish...ie Meguiars #9 or something similar. _____________ 

i recently redid my strat neck with two light coats of tru-oil, steel wooled back to the wood so the neck is just sealed, and hand rubbed with clapham's beeswaxto finish. there were no issues and it feels and looks just like the ebm's. per

fect for my taste.

if there was a problem with curing/stickiness then most likely there was some contamination during finishing, probably something in the wood that inhibited thedrying process. in my experience humidity tends to lenghten the drying time butnot longterm as you have described. it is very important to make sure there is no residual finish or oils from hands, etc that can interfere and cause a chemical reaction with the tru-oil before you spray.

hope this helps.

I love tru-oil. After sanding back with 400 to 600 grit wet'n'dry, apply the tru-oil (or tung oil) with either steel wool or 800 grit wet'n'dry. This works a mix of oil and sawdust into the pores where it acts as a sealer. You can then addsubsequent coats and buff to a nice soft sheen. Works well on necks and bodies for a natural soft look.

The difference? I don't really know much about tung oil, but I think tru-oil seems to have some of the characteristics of a thin varnish as well. It goes on really easy. The mahogany guitar in my gallery is done with tru-oil. You can buy abottle for about four bucks at Walmart; it's in the hunting department (it was designed for refinishing gun stocks). There are directions on the Birchwood-Casey

website, and a bottle is more than enough for a guitar.

I used multiple coats on the body. Makes the grain pop without looking like a thick poly or plastic. I put two coats on the back of the neck - very thin coats -wipe on and wipe off. No sticky feeling on back of neck; it's almost like it'sunfinished - but it's protected.

For me, it's either MinWax Wipe On polyU or Birchwood-Casey Tru-Oil. IMO, the Wipe On polyU is a bit faster and more durable.

Today I just finished a maple neck using Stew Mack amber (very yellow) warmed up

with some reranch butterscotch (very orange) and then Minwax wipe-on poly.

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Hey, I've done one neck with Tru-Oil, and several with Reranch nitro. I like theTru-oil better, even years later.

The packet of tru-oil that i got came with a "Walnut" tint bottle bundled, and Iused this first. I diluted the tint/stain with water, then applied until I gotthe color i wanted, then gave it several days of low humidity to dry. Then I thegot to the oil: I gently heated the oil in a plastic bowl that sat in a contain

er of hot (tap) water, double-boiler-style, and then simply applied a thin (warm) layer with me finger. waited 24 hours, then did another coat. 24 hours, a 3rdcoat. Gave it a bit of a gentle rub with 0000 Grey Pad, and called it a neck. 3years later, it's still tits!