Mighty Mite Finish question

Musicman1 · June 5th, 2008, 10:43 AM

I just got a couple Mighty Mite Tele necks to play with!
1 maple and 1 rosewood.
They are just the basic plain old neck from MM.
I cannot find any info on it, but does anyone know if these necks are
ready to be stained/colored, or do they have some sort of sealer on
them I need to sand off first before they will accept stain?
Thanks
Jason

Southern ILL · June 5th, 2008, 10:53 AM

Mine has a sealer.

Musicman1 · June 5th, 2008, 10:55 AM

So, does a "sealer" have to be sanded off to bare wood if I wanted to
stain a color into it?

mellecaster · June 5th, 2008, 10:57 AM

Probably a Vinyl sealer, but I wouldn't worry too much about that, cause I think you would be better off looks wise, by tinting your clear coat and not trying to stain bare Maple....JMO

Musicman1 · June 5th, 2008, 11:02 AM

I keep hearing both sides, even on this forum?
Color wood, then clear coat, or
tinting clear coat.
Anyway, back to the question.
If I do want to stain if properly, does the sealer have to be sanded off?
Thanks

mellecaster · June 5th, 2008, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Musicman1

I keep hearing both sides, even on this forum?
Color wood, then clear coat, or
tinting clear coat.
Anyway, back to the question.
If I do want to stain if properly, does the sealer have to be sanded off?
Thanks

Pretty much !...Stain prefers bare wood

Southern ILL · June 5th, 2008, 11:12 AM

Stain likey bare wood....if you want amber-tint your clear coat. all depends what you are going for.

lonesomebill · June 5th, 2008, 10:02 PM

You can always test a spot on the heel.

braderrick · June 5th, 2008, 11:24 PM

I personally could never get the wood to stain the correct shade I wanted, I have had much better luck with tinted laquer, just go easy on it and lightly fog it. You can always darken it but if you go too much you have to remove and start over. Plus you won't have to sand off the sealer.

shades · June 6th, 2008, 04:22 AM

I've used a maroon 3M hand scuff pad to take the edge off the MM factory seal finish. Seems to work well as a prep before staining. After some stain a coat of Tung Oil to seal and all is right with the world. Works for me, YMMV.

June 5th, 2008, 10:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Musicman1 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arkansas Age: 33 Posts: 162	Mighty Mite Finish question I just got a couple Mighty Mite Tele necks to play with! 1 maple and 1 rosewood. They are just the basic plain old neck from MM. I cannot find any info on it, but does anyone know if these necks are ready to be stained/colored, or do they have some sort of sealer on them I need to sand off first before they will accept stain? Thanks Jason

June 5th, 2008, 10:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
mellecaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 4,454 17 Photos	Probably a Vinyl sealer, but I wouldn't worry too much about that, cause I think you would be better off looks wise, by tinting your clear coat and not trying to stain bare Maple....JMO __________________ Let's Not Forget the Other 75% of The Tone Equation...It's Called an AMP

June 6th, 2008, 04:22 AM	#10 (permalink)
shades Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pittsburgh,Pa. Age: 51 Posts: 1,162 8 Photos	I've used a maroon 3M hand scuff pad to take the edge off the MM factory seal finish. Seems to work well as a prep before staining. After some stain a coat of Tung Oil to seal and all is right with the world. Works for me, YMMV. __________________ A.S.N.F.

June 5th, 2008, 10:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
Southern ILL Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Illinois Age: 38 Posts: 887	Mine has a sealer.

June 5th, 2008, 10:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
Musicman1 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arkansas Age: 33 Posts: 162	So, does a "sealer" have to be sanded off to bare wood if I wanted to stain a color into it?

June 5th, 2008, 11:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
Musicman1 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arkansas Age: 33 Posts: 162	I keep hearing both sides, even on this forum? Color wood, then clear coat, or tinting clear coat. Anyway, back to the question. If I do want to stain if properly, does the sealer have to be sanded off? Thanks

June 5th, 2008, 11:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
Southern ILL Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Illinois Age: 38 Posts: 887	Stain likey bare wood....if you want amber-tint your clear coat. all depends what you are going for.

June 5th, 2008, 10:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
lonesomebill NEW MEMBER! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 0	You can always test a spot on the heel.

June 5th, 2008, 11:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
braderrick Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kentucky Age: 25 Posts: 445	I personally could never get the wood to stain the correct shade I wanted, I have had much better luck with tinted laquer, just go easy on it and lightly fog it. You can always darken it but if you go too much you have to remove and start over. Plus you won't have to sand off the sealer.