Duplicolor Auto Clear Coat Rattlecan??

Hey guys, I've got a 04 Squier Standard Strat with a maple neck that has darkened up pretty good so I want to lacquer it. Would this Duplicolor auto clear coat work? I just happen to have a can in my garage. It says its acrylic lacquer.

Also, do I have to strip the neck or can I just clean it and start spraying.

Thanks

It should be ok to just clean it well and spray it even if it is poly (old enough that is should be completely dry and not react). Start with THIN dusted on coats first just as a precaution.

I've used Dupli-color and couple of times and was pretty satisfied. Seems to go on will and not yellow near as fast as nitro.

Also, it dries very fast compared to nitro. Good stuff. I haven't used the clear ac laq on a guitar, but have on stomp boxes and have always been happy. Have used colored duplicolor ac laq on a guitar with excellent results.

Thanks guys, about how many coats would you recommend and how long between coats?

On a neck I usually put 6-8 coats on (after the 'dusting' process).
I have no idea what the factory does.

Duplicolor now comes in quart cans so you can tint it or thin it for your own sprayer. Much more economical than rattle cans. Just the same I have to say I prefer to use water based lacquer systems.

Hey, what would you tint it with? I have an hvlp setup that I haven't used yet so I may be interested in that.

Keep in mind that I prefer water based lacquer systems like Target Coatings. However universal colorants from the paint store can be used in nitro lacquer, so can Trans Tint concentrated dyes (which are water or alcohol soluble dyes mixed in a concentrated solution of ethylene glycol which you should be able to mix into the nitro lacquer).