applying satin neck finish

[Jordan_Frerichs]

so got tired of the neck finish on my squier p bass slowing me down, decided to go satin. never played a satined neck, but think it would be great. the neck was also a little thick, so this was a good way to slim it down a bit:). i already sanded the finish off, smoothed the neck out againg, and appyed to layers of satin. i put a light coat on, the next morning, i quicky sanded it with newspapers, and appied another coat, i am now giving it the weekend before any more work is done. i am using Olymic clear satin gloss.i got a small splotch or 2 on the fret bord. it is rosewood. what is the best way to get it of safely? i now now in the future to apply masking tape to the fretboard. what are the next steps to use until it is finished?

[CCR90]

when I refinid my neck, I used tung oil. But I had already scalloped the fretboard so iused it on the rosewood as well. Tung oil ftw.

[Son of Magni]

...sanded it with newspapers...

I really, REALLY have a problem with this. Every time I try to picture someone sanding their neck with newspapers, I have terrible convulsions along with extreme stomach pain and watering eyes. Please tell me this is just a terrible mistake, unfortunate accident, or even act of terrorism :rolleyes:

[CCR90]

hey som, what do u finish ur guitars with?

[revengeofthecornpuffs]

why didnt u use sandpaper to sand

[rh15951]

I really, REALLY have a problem with this. Every time I try to picture someone sanding their neck with newspapers, I have terrible convulsions along with extreme stomach pain and watering eyes. Please tell me this is just a terrible mistake, unfortunate accident, or even act of terrorism :rolleyes:

Wouldn't the wood just get covered in print? :confused:

[Son of Magni]

hey som, what do u finish ur guitars with?

I've been using Tru-Oil which I sand to 16000 with micro-mesh. But I'll be starting to use KTM-9 for some projects this winter.

[Jordan_Frerichs]

I really, REALLY have a problem with this. Every time I try to picture someone sanding their neck with newspapers, I have terrible convulsions along with extreme stomach pain and watering eyes. Please tell me this is just a terrible mistake, unfortunate accident, or even act of terrorism :rolleyes:

sorry man. didn't have high grit on hand. i'tt try to get 15090-2400 grit for future jobs. already started with the satin, so it would not be good to swapm finish method completly. i will experiment with future jobs in the future. this is my personal moding bass. the knobs are broken off, and a nasty deep scratch or 2. after the neck, i will put a dark ring of varnish on the outer ring of the headstock, and a cheap thumbrest, and add vintage looking fender bridge and pickup covers. it will look pretty vintage, especally considering it is from squiers line of wintage modified basses.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Squier-Vintage-Modified-Precision-Bass?sku=519638
i plan to keep this bass, as it is one of my first. probably not going to do things such as great quality pickups, and a bada$$2 bridge. i will do that with higher quality basses in the future, and if the removed parts are better, than i will put them on this bass

[CCR90]

sweet, thanks som. I guess I'll use that for my guitar.

I actually made a thumbrest out of plexiglass. Works good, looks good.

[Jordan_Frerichs]

cool. i was going to buy a fender thumbrest, and take hardwoods, and shape the to duplicate the fender rests. by the way, i love CCR, great name

[CCR90]

eh, I just figured it out without even having seen one.

actually ccr are my intials, 90 i the year i was born.

[Jordan_Frerichs]

eh, I just figured it out without even having seen one.

actually ccr are my intials, 90 i the year i was born.

well those would be a good set of initials. hey, ur only 2 years older than me

[Jordan_Frerichs]

well i took a close look at varnish, that thought was satin. turns out it said STAIN. i am an idiot.:angry::eek:. so i sanded it off, and am looking for a clear satin to use. i know to not use newspapers now either. waxy black streaks. i am pissed off the most, because i wasted a month on this with the wrong varnish.