Picked up a project guitar and the all maple neck needs some work. It's new but a budget guitar. Plans are to do a fret level, crown, buff as well as clean up all the fret ends. The neck itself feels like raw wood with maybe one coat of something on it. If I wanted to finish the neck with some boiled linseed oil or tru-oil (and maybe a little tint for a vintage look), is there any chance of doing damage to the frets from the finishing oils? I read to do very like coats, but I'm sure some will get into the frets and just wanted to make sure they aren't going to pop up.
Also, what order would be best to do these things? Do the finishing first, then fret work or vice versa.
Thanks!
Also, what order would be best to do these things? Do the finishing first, then fret work or vice versa.
Thanks!