Wanted Where to get cheap necks??
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What did you decide on using to spray it with? Or did I miss that?
Satin poly. I'll go gloss poly on the face of the headstock. Should be a rather short and sweet project. It's currently downstairs with its first coat, so it's coming along.
mdparent03
Squier-holic
Sooooooooo, any pics?
Thank you. I think its gonna be great when its finished.
Juicyjones
Squier-Meister
Here's a specific question: which inexpensive necks actually have Jumbo frets on them?
Many necks explicitly specified as Jumbo Frets (2.7 or 2.8mm ish) are automatically more expensive. I just wonder if any of those aren't labeled jumbo but actually are?
Many necks explicitly specified as Jumbo Frets (2.7 or 2.8mm ish) are automatically more expensive. I just wonder if any of those aren't labeled jumbo but actually are?
I can't SEE a difference between what is on the new neck and my VMJM neck...
I received mine today, here's some pics
two small ding on the fretboard, will go away with sanding, tru oil is ready!
tuner's hole not finished, need to drill anyway...
small ding on fretboard
small ding on fretboard
they even give me a spare nut... will get a good one soon!
quite some work, I'll give news when quite ready...
btw, this neck has the same thickness than the one sitting on my strat...
and overall, looks pretty good!
two small ding on the fretboard, will go away with sanding, tru oil is ready!
tuner's hole not finished, need to drill anyway...
small ding on fretboard
small ding on fretboard
they even give me a spare nut... will get a good one soon!
quite some work, I'll give news when quite ready...
btw, this neck has the same thickness than the one sitting on my strat...
and overall, looks pretty good!
I received mine today, here's some pics
two small ding on the fretboard, will go away with sanding, tru oil is ready!
tuner's hole not finished, need to drill anyway...
small ding on fretboard
small ding on fretboard
they even give me a spare nut... will get a good one soon!
quite some work, I'll give news when quite ready...
btw, this neck has the same thickness than the one sitting on my strat...
and overall, looks pretty good!
aWESOME! Mine is almost done, I will post back when it is done for sure!
I just finished sanding, a good couple of hours as you said
first coat of Tru Oil tonight...
one coat per day, a good week to wait...
I didn't find metalic wool 00, so I'm gonna do wet-sanding
what size do you use to do so, a 600 or less like a 400 or 320?
do you make it wet from top with a sponge or direct drip in water a short while?
my very first time to do all this...
thanks for help
first coat of Tru Oil tonight...
one coat per day, a good week to wait...
I didn't find metalic wool 00, so I'm gonna do wet-sanding
what size do you use to do so, a 600 or less like a 400 or 320?
do you make it wet from top with a sponge or direct drip in water a short while?
my very first time to do all this...
thanks for help
I just finished sanding, a good couple of hours as you said
first coat of Tru Oil tonight...
one coat per day, a good week to wait...
I didn't find metalic wool 00, so I'm gonna do wet-sanding
what size do you use to do so, a 600 or less like a 400 or 320?
do you make it wet from top with a sponge or direct drip in water a short while?
my very first time to do all this...
thanks for help
Ok. Here is what I am doing. Let me start by saying that I dont know about tru oil, so I am speaking about poly. I prep-sanded the neck with 220 fine. Between coats (of either satin OR gloss) I WET SAND with 400 fine. On SATIN ONLY, I wet sand with 1500 after my last coat and it is done. On gloss, the 400 grit is good for leveling the layer BEFORE the last layer. I shoot the last layer of gloss, let it cure laying flat and it is finished.
Wizzer
Squier-holic
LOL. I don't know about "genius", but I appreciate that, buddy.
Seua, you want to go with a much higher grit sandpaper. 1000 or 1500. I normally use 1000.
First, I sand the entire neck starting with 220. Then I go to 320. Then I start applying the Tru-Oil.
Remember to go THIN THIN THIN with the Tru-Oil. Like, so thin you almost get aggravated at how little you put on. The first 1-3 coats will soak into the wood.
I usually do the front of the headstock, then the sides of it, then the back, then the back of the neck. Let it dry until it's not tacky AT ALL. Then Tru-Oil the fretboard. Once that's completely dry, put some warm water in a bowl, then add a few drops of dish soap to it. It'll make the sandpaper slide more easily.
Wetsand, let dry, repeat. I can usually do two coats in a day. After about 5 days, you can go up a grit with the sandpaper. If you start with 1000, go to 1500. If you start with 1500, go to 2000.
7 days later, you're good to go. That neck will be like butter.
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Great!
thanks a lot for the lesson
I need to go back to the shop to get 1500 and 2000 ...
my first sanding was with 240, clean and smooth, so I applied a first coat, and tomorrow morning, I'll go on as you said
ready for a week or so, no hurry
millions thanks!
Great!
thanks a lot for the lesson
I need to go back to the shop to get 1500 and 2000 ...
my first sanding was with 240, clean and smooth, so I applied a first coat, and tomorrow morning, I'll go on as you said
ready for a week or so, no hurry
millions thanks!
Remember, pics or it didn't happen! !
don't worry, the camera's out ready to shoot
don't worry, the camera's out ready to shoot
Gooooooood.
by now, I redo the first sanding, after the first coat of oil, some more dings or some cracks here and there appeared, small but visible...
so, back to 240g, and finishing on 600g before apply another coat of oil...
I thought that it was better to restart from scratch or almost, this will be visible at the end...
We will be waiting to see!
