Tung oil or wipe on Poly?? that is the question...

markophonic · May 30th, 2003, 02:37 PM

The neck on my 52RI was always kind of sticky and over the years i give an occasional light rub down with 0000 steel wool. it gets nice and smooth but doing that combined with lots of playing have given me a couple of spots that are wearing through...I'm going to sand the remaining finish off the back of the neck and want to know if i should use a wipe on poly finish (like the minwax wipe-on poly - clear satin) that i have from doing some furniture.....or should i maybe just wipe a little tung oil over it?????

Unripe · May 30th, 2003, 02:47 PM

leans to wipe on poly. I had tung oil on the neck of my main gigging tele (Warmoth boatneck). While I liked the way it played with the tung oil, I prefer the thin finish of the wipe on poly. I used the gloss and put a bunch of thin coats, and it has really stood up well.

With just tung oil, the neck got dirty looking (not dirty in a good way, just gross). As always, YMMV.

Dylan

Mike Better · May 30th, 2003, 03:14 PM

Personally, I'd just leave it.. that's how Fenders get after so many years of playing..

However, if I were to refinish it, I would just spray clear nitro over it... The new finish would melt right into the old finish..

Mike

Poppatwang · May 30th, 2003, 03:28 PM

You've used it before. You know how easy it is.
I like the finish & feel on the one neck I've done.

Brad · May 30th, 2003, 04:25 PM

Try some Birchwood Casey tru-oil. Gun stock oil. You can get it at a gun store, wall-mart or GI Joes. I did my neck ( and body ) with it and they came out beautiful. The neck feels very good. No stickiness. Very fast and smooth. I do believe G&L uses the gun stock oil finish on their bass necks. It's cheap also. About $4.95 for a bottle. I did my body & neck with quite a few coats and still have about a half a bottle left!

May 30th, 2003, 02:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
markophonic Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Michigan Age: 47 Posts: 939 1 Photos	Tung oil or wipe on Poly?? that is the question... The neck on my 52RI was always kind of sticky and over the years i give an occasional light rub down with 0000 steel wool. it gets nice and smooth but doing that combined with lots of playing have given me a couple of spots that are wearing through...I'm going to sand the remaining finish off the back of the neck and want to know if i should use a wipe on poly finish (like the minwax wipe-on poly - clear satin) that i have from doing some furniture.....or should i maybe just wipe a little tung oil over it????? __________________ http://www.brianvanderark.com/

May 30th, 2003, 02:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Unripe TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 13	I've used both and my preference... leans to wipe on poly. I had tung oil on the neck of my main gigging tele (Warmoth boatneck). While I liked the way it played with the tung oil, I prefer the thin finish of the wipe on poly. I used the gloss and put a bunch of thin coats, and it has really stood up well. With just tung oil, the neck got dirty looking (not dirty in a good way, just gross). As always, YMMV. Dylan __________________ [size=2]The Leaves of the Trees sink themselves in the Breeze that flows to no End The Frost on the Ground flowing down into a River so Cold The Clouds in the Air spraying mist Everywhere A thousand Miles in the Sky Fade Away Sun [/size]

May 30th, 2003, 03:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
Poppatwang Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St. Paul, MN Posts: 1,851 13 Photos	Wipe-on Poly You've used it before. You know how easy it is. I like the finish & feel on the one neck I've done.

May 30th, 2003, 04:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Brad Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,294	If I could recommend..... Try some Birchwood Casey tru-oil. Gun stock oil. You can get it at a gun store, wall-mart or GI Joes. I did my neck ( and body ) with it and they came out beautiful. The neck feels very good. No stickiness. Very fast and smooth. I do believe G&L uses the gun stock oil finish on their bass necks. It's cheap also. About $4.95 for a bottle. I did my body & neck with quite a few coats and still have about a half a bottle left! __________________ We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old becasue we stop playing.

May 30th, 2003, 03:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mike Better Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Age: 27 Posts: 507	Personally, I'd just leave it.. that's how Fenders get after so many years of playing.. However, if I were to refinish it, I would just spray clear nitro over it... The new finish would melt right into the old finish.. Mike