Tele Neck Woes

psykobilly · May 8th, 2008, 01:01 PM

I recently bought new neck for one of my project tele's off of E-Bay being careful to by from a dealer that put a picture if "the" neck I was purchasing in the description. Unfortunately, the top of the neck did not show up in the pics, and it has a huge mineral stain about the 5th fret!!! Is there any way to lesson or bleach this spot?

dusty tolex · May 8th, 2008, 01:09 PM

You should definitely email the seller and at least get a partial refund.

cheers
dt

psykobilly · May 8th, 2008, 01:15 PM

Workin on it, but the whole you saw what you bought thing is a two edged sword.

GilmourD · May 8th, 2008, 04:04 PM

How did he not post a pic of the fretboard?

psykobilly · May 10th, 2008, 09:42 PM

The spot is not on the fretboard, it is up where the fret markers. You can not see it looking straight at the front or the back, but I see it when I play. I tried peroxide, no luck. It seems that I have read a post sometime about a product that can "bleach" wood. Does anyone know what it might be?

boris bubbanov · May 10th, 2008, 10:50 PM

Psycho, the product you are looking for is oxalic acid. It can be bought in crystals, or in concentrate, and it may attack the mineralized spot and just enlarge it. This class of product is not usually used for a natural stain like that.

I had a Squier neck with a big spot like that, and I just tinted the neck a little. It stopped being so obvious. I got a USACG on big discount with a stain, tinted it ever so slightly and I can't remember the last time I noticed it, I just forgot about it.

May 8th, 2008, 01:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
psykobilly Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Paragould AR Age: 37 Posts: 199	Tele Neck Woes I recently bought new neck for one of my project tele's off of E-Bay being careful to by from a dealer that put a picture if "the" neck I was purchasing in the description. Unfortunately, the top of the neck did not show up in the pics, and it has a huge mineral stain about the 5th fret!!! Is there any way to lesson or bleach this spot?

May 8th, 2008, 04:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
GilmourD Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Nutley, NJ Age: 28 Posts: 1,536	How did he not post a pic of the fretboard? __________________ Good deals: Joel Terry Layla Skye Sunny Wally Franky Honey Wolfy

May 10th, 2008, 10:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 7,641	Psycho, the product you are looking for is oxalic acid. It can be bought in crystals, or in concentrate, and it may attack the mineralized spot and just enlarge it. This class of product is not usually used for a natural stain like that. I had a Squier neck with a big spot like that, and I just tinted the neck a little. It stopped being so obvious. I got a USACG on big discount with a stain, tinted it ever so slightly and I can't remember the last time I noticed it, I just forgot about it. __________________ Bubban0v

May 8th, 2008, 01:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
dusty tolex TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: canada Posts: 72	You should definitely email the seller and at least get a partial refund. cheers dt

May 8th, 2008, 01:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
psykobilly Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Paragould AR Age: 37 Posts: 199	Workin on it, but the whole you saw what you bought thing is a two edged sword.

May 10th, 2008, 09:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
psykobilly Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Paragould AR Age: 37 Posts: 199	The spot is not on the fretboard, it is up where the fret markers. You can not see it looking straight at the front or the back, but I see it when I play. I tried peroxide, no luck. It seems that I have read a post sometime about a product that can "bleach" wood. Does anyone know what it might be?