Martin spot refinish on neck

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Fixed with Minwax stain/poly mix and lightly buffing with 0000 steel wool

[RRuskin]

Leave it alone. A repair is more trouble than it's worth. Assuming you are going to play it, it won't be the last blemish your guitar gets.

[charles Tauber]

ELP,

First off, be aware that there are two general categories of wood finishes: penetrating and surface. Penetrating finishes do just as the name implies, they penetrate the fibers of the wood. Surface finishes do not appreciably penetrate the fibers of the wood but sit on top of the surface: they don't "soak in".

Oil finishes, including True oil, are penetrating finishes. Surface finishes include lacquers, poly's, varnishes, shellac, etc. With few exceptions, surface finishes don't adhere well to wood to which a penetrating finish has already been applied. In general, one shouldn't apply one on top of the other.

While penetrating finishes are generally easier to apply, they have the disadvantage that they are next to impossible to remove short of sanding, planing or scraping the impregnated wood away.

[tadol]

It looks like you've rubbed thru the top coat and partially thru the color coat. The wood underneath probably still has a seal on it - not much, but a bit. To try and get color back on the spot, you would need to try and blend in a surface applied stain - maybe a stain-marker, or a stain applied with a small hobby brush. I'd try a couple stain markers, and blend them in. Once its all blended in as well as you can and dry, you would need to top-coat that area. You are trying the right materials, but you can't wipe them off immediately. You need to let them dry and then gently buff them smooth. Blending in a wiped or brushed finish is rather tricky, but keep the coats thin and remember that you are applying it primarily to protect the stain - you don't need alot of finish there.

I don't know whats on the neck now, and can't guess how well something is going to stick to it. And because it is all surface applied, there is a very good chance it will get worn thru as you play it alot ( depends on how much time you run your hand over that spot ).

Its not gonna cause huge or serious problems - think of it as more of a beauty mark, and enjoy your guitar -

[Kitchen Guitars]

Take it to a great airbrush artist. Poof its gone. Is there an Art institute or a Orange county custom type shop around?

[Howard Klepper]

"Or should I just quit being so anal, and stop worrying?"

Yeah. Do nothing. It needs nothing.

Sounds good. Thanks to everyone