Hey,
I know you can get tinted nitro-lacquer (gloss) for necks like here
http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/lacquer.html
or just mix something yourself...But what about for satin finishes? You only ever see reissues with gloss finish having a tint...
I suspect that the problem may be that matte finishes seem to be very thin. Gloss coats seem to be a lot thicker, which would make it easier to carry sufficient tint to make it effective.
I don't see any problem with staining a neck before applying a matte finish.
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Ok, so what kinda product would be suitable for getting a colour thats maybe a little lighter than this SRV strat?
http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0109200800
Ok, so what kinda product would be suitable for getting a colour thats maybe a little lighter than this SRV strat?
http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0109200800
That will depend on the colour of the bare neck - the darker the wood, the less stain will be necessary and vice versa.
What colour you need will also depend on the base wood - if the wood is a warm colour, you'll need more orange to get the nicotine colour.
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Shoe polish (wax or creme) works. I tried it recently on a satin neck: Initial sanding => polish on => wipe off excess polish => repeat last two steps as required => lacquer.
Try it on scrap wood first. The color imparted to the wood is not always obviously the bulk color of the shoe polish.
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Hi :D
If you're looking to tint a pale satin finished neck so that it has a nice 'vintage tint', I would suggest using ainline dye.
http://home.flash.net/~guitars/dyes.html
If you want a real vintage tint, the neck needs to be cleared in nitro lac.
The more it's exposed to sunlight and cigarette smoke; the more it will tint.
It will take time though.
Ken
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If you want a real vintage tint, the neck needs to be cleared in nitro lac.
The more it's exposed to sunlight and cigarette smoke; the more it will tint.
It will take time though.
Ken
Yeah! Strip it, nitro it, and buy it a tanning salon membership ... oh, and vacations in Amsterdam or Tokyo for that smokiness :wink:
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If you want a real vintage tint, the neck needs to be cleared in nitro lac.
The more it's exposed to sunlight and cigarette smoke; the more it will tint.
It will take time though.
Ken
Yeah! Strip it, nitro it, and buy it a tanning salon membership ... oh, and vacations in Amsterdam or Tokyo for that smokiness :wink:
Hmmmmm....
I wonder if that would work....???? :D
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Ken
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begins to live more simply without"
-Ernest Hemingway
"A genuine individual is an outright nuisance in a factory"
-Orson Welles
I don't know if this will help any, but I just refinished a maple neck. I did not use the Nitro Lac though.
I sanded it w/220 fairly decent but tried not to sand so much I changed any dimensions. I put some oil base light cherry stain on and let it dry over 48hrs. I decided to use rub on low gloss tung oil lacquer( 3 coats).
The stain I used was really light, I wish I'd darkin'd it up more. It just takes better planning I guess. The low gloss Tung oil was still pretty glossy, but went on well.I ended up using 0000 stealwool & rubbing down all but the face plate. I just did not like the glossy feel.Even after the rub down It still has some good shine but feels like natural wood.Turned out good ,just wish I'd went a little darker.
