Instructions on how to Scotchbrite pad a nitro neck ?

[BryanMatthews]

just to remove the top sticky layer of nitro and nothing more . how many strokes , which direction etc etc

[Keyser Soze]

I doubt you are going to get the answer you are looking for.

Or, put another way, be very careful should anybody provide an exact answer.

The main reason is that a nitro finish is one layer. If it is sticky on the surface chances are it will be sticky all the way down.

What you may be trying to accomplish is knocking back a gloss surface (which often feels very sticky) to a matte finish (which many people desribe as feeling 'fast.') If so, then your goal is not to remove any appreciable amount of finish, just finely scuff it.

Start with the white pad (finest) and work slowly and evenly. Progress to coarse pads at your own risk.

[Jan Folkson]

I just use some #0000 steel wool and just take a bit off, I don't use scotchbrite as I'm really familiar with steel wool and know how quickly it works. I usually go in small circles, kind of like an orbital sander. Impossible to tell you how many strokes, as every situation is different.

Try not to overdo it, remember you can always do more later....

[marsos52]

i agree with lan f....0000 steel wool ....i used steel wool on a allparts tele neck finished in nitro ......it didnt take long and smoothed the feel of the neck and the stickyness

[BryanMatthews]

ive bought 0000 steel wool , can anybody give a step by step guide or a link to same which describes how to remove just the sticky layer ?

[in a little row]

with steel wool, as posted, you arent trying to take off a layer, just give it a scuff...wipe it with naptha after about light 50 strokes, that will remove remanent and hand oils which make the neck feel sticky after the process...anything more than that, youll need to refinish

[mike shaw]

Tape off you pup's if working with steel wool. It's amazing how fast your polepieces will grow beards if you don't!

[testing1two]

I say use Micro Mesh. The end result is sooooo much better. Steel wool is a thing of the past.

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=54369

[rick13]

If it goes to the wood....you could always hit it with a mist coat of clear and finish with the micromesh.
Rick

[Bob V]

Please don't. Sorry but if you had to ask, then you don't have enough experience with woodfinishing to do the job safely. The guys who hacked away at it and insist its the greatest thing probably roughed off all the finish and won't admit it.

If you're going to attempt it, then get white (really fine and quite frankly if you knew of a source for it you'd have ten woodworking catalogs under your toilet and you wouldn't be asking for advice here) or grey (fine) Scotchbrite pads. The maroon ones are too coarse.

Instead of scotchbrite or steel wool you could use 800 and 1000 grit paper followed by buffing compounds. But please don't. At least don't experiment on a guitar. Do it with a piece of furniture first.

[pater familias]

Please don't. Sorry but if you had to ask, then you don't have enough experience with woodfinishing to do the job safely. The guys who hacked away at it and insist its the greatest thing probably roughed off all the finish and won't admit it.

If you're going to attempt it, then get white (really fine and quite frankly if you knew of a source for it you'd have ten woodworking catalogs under your toilet and you wouldn't be asking for advice here) or grey (fine) Scotchbrite pads. The maroon ones are too coarse.

Instead of scotchbrite or steel wool you could use 800 and 1000 grit paper followed by buffing compounds. But please don't. At least don't experiment on a guitar. Do it with a piece of furniture first.

Nah. Unless he's dealing with a very expensive vintage piece just about any knucklehead could manage this without stress. Just do it in little bits. Hell there's lots of vintage guitars and VERY old violins doing just fine with basically no finish on the back of the neck.

Be the neck...

[GtrDr]

Please don't. Sorry but if you had to ask, then you don't have enough experience with woodfinishing to do the job safely. The guys who hacked away at it and insist its the greatest thing probably roughed off all the finish and won't admit it.

If you're going to attempt it, then get white (really fine and quite frankly if you knew of a source for it you'd have ten woodworking catalogs under your toilet and you wouldn't be asking for advice here) or grey (fine) Scotchbrite pads. The maroon ones are too coarse.

Instead of scotchbrite or steel wool you could use 800 and 1000 grit paper followed by buffing compounds. But please don't. At least don't experiment on a guitar. Do it with a piece of furniture first.

He's right. I have seen neck finishes ruined. At least experiment on something else first to get a feel for the steel wool or what ever you do use. See how much use gives what effect. Or if it does what you want it too. If you have to do it, I would use #0000 steel wool. I have seen neck finishes ruined.