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twangbender · January 30th, 2013, 04:38 PM

hello i could buy a cheap burned tele neck i dont know what happened with it but it seems that the transparant finish is gone and the wood is a bit black but a good neck for the rest im planning to build a partcaster wich i can bring along with me everywhere i want.
it feels a bit raw now so what do you guys suggest to finish that spot with ?
and how do i polish after finishing.

thanks

jpbturbo · January 30th, 2013, 04:41 PM

I would strip the back of the neck and then go here,
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home...ml#post4769221

and read the booklet on finishing your guitar with Nitrocellulose Lacquer.
There is a section in there on the easy/quick way to do it using lacquer that comes in a spray can.

Maricopa · January 30th, 2013, 04:45 PM

What's 'cheap' mean? $10, 20, 50?
You might have to sand fairly deep to get rid of the char and that couldn't have done the glue in the skunk stripe joint any good.

stankepanck · January 30th, 2013, 04:46 PM

Yup thats what i would do. If you arent comfortable with stripping it tou could just sand the neck down in the back and rub on some tru oil.

twangbender · January 30th, 2013, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Maricopa

What's 'cheap' mean? $10, 20, 50?
You might have to sand fairly deep to get rid of the char and that couldn't have done the glue in the skunk stripe joint any good.

$80 with shipping
the black burned spot dont have to be gone or something it just needs a finish and its all good for me :)
its gonna be my traveling guitar so it may look used and dirty but it needs to play good hehe
i think someone didnt like his tele and set it on fire :P

Barncaster · January 30th, 2013, 05:03 PM

Tell em the burn mark is from your BLISTERING solos up at the 14th fret! It's make-a-legend time. ;-) That and it's not worth $80 by the way.

Rob

robt57 · January 30th, 2013, 05:07 PM

Not worth $80.00? I dunno bout that... is this a HWY1 neck?

What do the frets look like. if serviceable, I'd say yes to the 80.00.

The glue at the strip/heat incursion is probably non glue not FWIW.
CA glue to the rescue ?

guitarbuilder · January 30th, 2013, 05:28 PM

A 2012 usa neck on ebay with tuners is 300 dollars more. I'd take it for 80. Lightly sand the burned area and then get a can of spray lacquer and spray over the spot. It'll never be a showpiece and I bet you'd have to take off quite a bit of wood to get that out....so why worry about it.

Soapbarstrat · January 30th, 2013, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by twangbender

i dont know what happened with it

Does the truss rod work ? , because I wonder if they were trying to heat it up to get access to a broken truss rod.

twangbender · January 30th, 2013, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Soapbarstrat

Does the truss rod work ? , because I wonder if they were trying to heat it up to get access to a broken truss rod.

Yes the truss rod is working its gettng tension and fender serial decoder says the neck is from 1995 and guitar was made in corona california i really dont know of fender made highway one teles with serial number beginning with N.

trev333 · January 30th, 2013, 06:45 PM

perhaps it's a stock US tele neck from '95....

does a hwy 1 body have a tilt screw fitted?....

bargain for $80 , all day long around here....... if it's straight...

I'd just build up some oil coats and buff it back... or a lacquer spray over the black spot and feather it back smooth...;)

Rich Rice · January 30th, 2013, 06:48 PM

Holy blowtorch, Batman! Sand it a little and seal it with whatever you like- poly, nitro, Tru Oil- whatever. $80 is a deal if it's a viable neck. Or you could sand it smooth, prime it, and do it in a color- been done before. Lots of options.

Barncaster · January 30th, 2013, 07:06 PM

Who knows what bean eating witch tried to fly that thing around the room? Is the decal so important?

Rich Rice · January 30th, 2013, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Barncaster

Who knows what bean eating witch tried to fly that thing around the room? Is the decal so important?

LMAO! Good show!!

crazydave911 · January 30th, 2013, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich Rice

Holy blowtorch, Batman! Sand it a little and seal it with whatever you like- poly, nitro, Tru Oil- whatever. $80 is a deal if it's a viable neck. Or you could sand it smooth, prime it, and do it in a color- been done before. Lots of options.

Ditto..............plus you can sand and shoot necks with a burst..............you'd never know

thumbpick · January 30th, 2013, 08:20 PM

oil it

TheZ · January 30th, 2013, 09:27 PM

It almost looks like the some of the wood is gone on the burned spot. The whole area looks kinda concave, maybe that's an illusion though. I'd stay away from it, if it's a travel guitar, who cares if it says "Fender", just my 2 cents

crazydave911 · January 30th, 2013, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich Rice

LMAO! Good show!!

In trying to explain what happened to it, I defer to our friend, the late Napoleon:

"Never ascribe to malice that which can sufficiently be explained by incompetence"

Tarnisher · January 30th, 2013, 10:10 PM

My Tele lived through a house fire, and all I did to the neck was clean the soot off and have the frets crowned (which needed doing anyway).

If anything, I like the neck more now.

JCSouthpawtele · January 30th, 2013, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Tarnisher

My Tele lived through a house fire, and all I did to the neck was clean the soot off and have the frets crowned (which needed doing anyway).

If anything, I like the neck more now.

Nice look.

The OP could do the butane torch charing to a pine tele body like this body from another thread.

January 30th, 2013, 04:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
twangbender TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 40	Burned usa tele neck hello i could buy a cheap burned tele neck i dont know what happened with it but it seems that the transparant finish is gone and the wood is a bit black but a good neck for the rest im planning to build a partcaster wich i can bring along with me everywhere i want. it feels a bit raw now so what do you guys suggest to finish that spot with ? and how do i polish after finishing. thanks

January 30th, 2013, 04:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
jpbturbo Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Banner Elk, NC Age: 32 Posts: 984	I would strip the back of the neck and then go here, http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home...ml#post4769221 and read the booklet on finishing your guitar with Nitrocellulose Lacquer. There is a section in there on the easy/quick way to do it using lacquer that comes in a spray can. __________________ -Josh Project Designer Emeritus - IGPA "The Rebel Bass" Books by Ron Kirn

January 30th, 2013, 05:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
robt57 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Age: 56 Posts: 17,163 29 Photos	Not worth $80.00? I dunno bout that... is this a HWY1 neck? What do the frets look like. if serviceable, I'd say yes to the 80.00. The glue at the strip/heat incursion is probably non glue not FWIW. CA glue to the rescue ? __________________ A Twin always will cut it... but I don't recommend it for everybody. It's like a big dog, you have to take responsibility for it. Not to mention... be prepared to lift it. BTW, how $good$ a guitar is, is no indicator of how badly it can be played!

January 30th, 2013, 05:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
guitarbuilder Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hemlock, NY Age: 59 Posts: 6,511	A 2012 usa neck on ebay with tuners is 300 dollars more. I'd take it for 80. Lightly sand the burned area and then get a can of spray lacquer and spray over the spot. It'll never be a showpiece and I bet you'd have to take off quite a bit of wood to get that out....so why worry about it. __________________ .....That's All Folks!.....

January 30th, 2013, 06:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
trev333 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Coolum Beach,Australia Posts: 6,448	perhaps it's a stock US tele neck from '95.... does a hwy 1 body have a tilt screw fitted?.... bargain for $80 , all day long around here....... if it's straight... I'd just build up some oil coats and buff it back... or a lacquer spray over the black spot and feather it back smooth...;) __________________ "by degrees the flood of music drove all speculations out of his mind. It was as though it were a kind of liquid stuff that poured all over him and got mixed up with the sunlight that filtered through the leaves."

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January 30th, 2013, 04:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Maricopa Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Phx, AZ Age: 47 Posts: 1,973 107 Photos	What's 'cheap' mean? $10, 20, 50? You might have to sand fairly deep to get rid of the char and that couldn't have done the glue in the skunk stripe joint any good.

January 30th, 2013, 04:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
stankepanck Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Greensburg PA Posts: 346	Yup thats what i would do. If you arent comfortable with stripping it tou could just sand the neck down in the back and rub on some tru oil.

January 30th, 2013, 05:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
Barncaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Age: 48 Posts: 3,276	Tell em the burn mark is from your BLISTERING solos up at the 14th fret! It's make-a-legend time. ;-) That and it's not worth $80 by the way. Rob

January 30th, 2013, 06:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
Rich Rice Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago 'Burbs Age: 58 Posts: 6,777 11 Photos	Holy blowtorch, Batman! Sand it a little and seal it with whatever you like- poly, nitro, Tru Oil- whatever. $80 is a deal if it's a viable neck. Or you could sand it smooth, prime it, and do it in a color- been done before. Lots of options. __________________ When I grow up, I'm gonna be just like me.

January 30th, 2013, 07:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
Barncaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Age: 48 Posts: 3,276	Who knows what bean eating witch tried to fly that thing around the room? Is the decal so important?

January 30th, 2013, 08:20 PM	#16 (permalink)
thumbpick Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: somewhereville Age: 43 Posts: 1,337	oil it

January 30th, 2013, 09:27 PM	#17 (permalink)
TheZ Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 227	It almost looks like the some of the wood is gone on the burned spot. The whole area looks kinda concave, maybe that's an illusion though. I'd stay away from it, if it's a travel guitar, who cares if it says "Fender", just my 2 cents __________________ "Okay, here's the deal, fellas. One of you, all of you, none of you maybe, know exactly what is going on here." -Mouse Fitzgerald

January 30th, 2013, 10:10 PM	#19 (permalink)
Tarnisher Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Brooklyn Age: 34 Posts: 1,797	My Tele lived through a house fire, and all I did to the neck was clean the soot off and have the frets crowned (which needed doing anyway). If anything, I like the neck more now. __________________ facebook.com/householdtales

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