stripping neck finish

[mediumpimpin]

Okay, so here's the deal. My number 1 these days is my carvin dc135 and I bought it as a young lad who didn't really know what he wanted, but I did it right except for the neck. I recently bought a dc727 with a tung oil neck and realized I really effed up on the dc135. I wanna strip the finish off the neck, it get's sticky when I play leads after a long session. I can't have that, I'm not a JYM or Petrucci by any means, but it does throw off my timing cuz I have to re-grip the neck.

How should I go about doing this? I know sandpaper, with gradual changes in grade and taping off the board works, but I want other ideas before I rape my fave axe.

 

[tone?]

Re: stripping neck finish

is it poly??

cause if it is, it makes me tired just thinking about it......

 

[scottish]

Re: stripping neck finish

if its a maple maple neck then i would advise sanding it. you really dont want to get stripper on the fretboard. if the fretboard isnt maple then you could use a heat gun, you just have to be careful not soften the glue that holds the board on

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: stripping neck finish

Try getting some steel wool and taking off the gloss.

 

[tc]

Re: stripping neck finish

I used super fine sandpaper on my necks...worked fine for me

 

[idsnowdog]

Re: stripping neck finish

Like JB said I would just use progressively finer grit sand paper or steel whool to smooth the finish and not remove it.

 

[mediumpimpin]

Re: stripping neck finish

Try getting some steel wool and taking off the gloss.

I forgot about that, good call.

It's a carvin dc135, so it's a poly finish with an ebony board and maple neck thru.

 

[jimijames]

Re: stripping neck finish

Yeah, the steel wool thing worked wonders for my schecter. Went from tacky to sublime in about 15 minutes.