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02-16-2018, 05:19 AM
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Need advice
Love my Telecaster and Stratocaster.
Neck on my Stratocaster has a satin neck which I love and my Telecaster has a lacquered neck. (Which I love the look of but noticed that it was a bit sticky the other day with some humidity around I suspect). Finest of sandpapers or steel wool perhaps without marking the back of the neck. Suggestions? 
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02-16-2018, 07:30 AM
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...the finest grit sandpaper will be too fine to get you the satin finish you desire...i wouldn't go over 1000-1500 grit....0000 steel wool is what i would personally use...
Last edited by J Patrick; 02-16-2018 at 07:38 AM.
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02-16-2018, 07:40 AM
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...the finest grit sandpaper will be too fine to get you the satin finish you desire...i wouldn't go over 1000 grit....0000 steel wool is what i would personally use...Stew Mac sells micro mesh products that i've heard work well but i have not used them personally...
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02-16-2018, 08:32 AM
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02-16-2018, 11:00 AM
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baby powder on my hands works for me. much easier than any sanding.
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02-16-2018, 07:45 PM
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Thanks all!
Baby powder sounds like a no fuss option which I might try.
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02-16-2018, 09:51 PM
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I used the Stew Mac micro mesh on a gloss Les Paul Reissue neck that was just way too sticky. If properly used (I found directions somewhere on the web, but not a video) they are low impact but were very effective in reducing the stickiness of the neck. Continued playing necessitated repeats of the treatment (maybe 2-3 times a year, your mileage may vary based on your chemistry and play time) but it was worth it to play a very sweet-sounding guitar. I now play a PRS McCarty 594 which also has a gloss neck but without a hint of stickiness.
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02-17-2018, 06:52 AM
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My solving this seems to be a function of cleanliness and polish.
I recall seeing some used guitars where the steps people made were somewhere between a turn off and hideous. First is I always try to have clean hands even if it's hot sticky summer time. Some guitars have required or benefitted by super fine polishing compound that will also remove some micro scratches. Some Planet Waves stuff I have seems just like what polishes our 1930 automobile's finish. Very light and not very frequent use of Virtuoso brand polish seems good. Wiping the neck with a micro fiber cloth helps and I always do that when done playing. I'm not saying this is perfection for everyone but my Telecaster and Collings have shiny necks and they play fine.
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02-17-2018, 07:48 AM
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I would try four 0 --- 0000 steel wool
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02-17-2018, 08:52 PM
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Home Depot sells 0000 “steel wool” sanding pads. Easy to use and no worries about steel wool debris.
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02-18-2018, 08:22 PM
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I have gloss, oiled/roasted maple, and bare maple necks, and they all work fine. New, overly shiny finishes can be cling-y, but anything that's really set and hard, and worn enough to lose brand-newness should play fine. Mine do -- and I sweat a lot. I generally find that knocking off the insane factory glint by using sandpaper or, better, sanding pads at about 1000 grit, then higher, yields a luster without removing finish. Works for me, anyway. I do not find satin finish to be any faster; depending on how the pores were handled when finishing, it can even be slower.
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02-18-2018, 09:55 PM
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I'd go that route. If you don't like it you can always buff it back to gloss... ...speaking of buffing the neck back to gloss... As a rule I don't have an issue with *most* gloss necks. But depending on the poly finish, some have more "stiction" than others. I have an Epiphone Dot with a gloss neck that had a ton of stiction. So I used the Scotchbrite pad to satinize it as MikeMcKee is suggesting. But while it eliminated the stiction, I didn't like the feel. So I used my orbital buffer to buff it back to gloss, and lo and behold, the gloss came back but not the stiction. JME
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