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tomjackson

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Removing the shine
« on: December 04, 2009, 09:33:45 PM »

Thinking about getting some wire wool on my Tele neck and taking some of the gloss off it.  It's a Nitro finished Allparts neck and it feels pretty good but I do like the  less glossy Nocaster necks.  It's doesnt have to look aged or anything but I'm just pondering whether a gentle rub with some Liberon 0000 or 000 would improve the feel without looking rubbish.

Any thoughts?

I remember a guy in Guitarist (Neville Martin I think) used wire wool on the body and neck of a new ES335, would anybody go that far?

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Re: Removing the shine
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2009, 10:33:47 PM »
stick with the 0000 gauge Liberon - 000 may be a bit coarse
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Re: Removing the shine
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2009, 05:52:03 PM »
Not tried this on nitro, but the scouring side of a washing up sponge does the job alright for me on poly necks :D

I had the wire wool ready, but was scared, and someone somewhere suggested the scourer... so I did it... and nothing horrid happened...
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Re: Removing the shine
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2009, 06:32:30 PM »
Quote from: AndyR on December 07, 2009, 05:52:03 PM
I had the wire wool ready, but was scared, and someone somewhere suggested the scourer... so I did it... and nothing horrid happened...

Except now the guitar smells of spag bol.  :P
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Re: Removing the shine
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2009, 08:41:08 AM »
I use 3M Sandblaster Fine 180 sanding pads (the ones you get from B&Q) - they work nicely on polyester finish necks.
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Re: Removing the shine
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2009, 05:05:40 PM »
Quote from: Philly Q on December 07, 2009, 06:32:30 PM
Quote from: AndyR on December 07, 2009, 05:52:03 PM
I had the wire wool ready, but was scared, and someone somewhere suggested the scourer... so I did it... and nothing horrid happened...

Except now the guitar smells of spag bol.  :P


Oh, is that where the smell came from? D'oh :roll:

:lol:

No, use a clean one chaps, every time...
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Re: Removing the shine
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2009, 09:53:56 AM »
Quote from: AndyR on December 07, 2009, 05:52:03 PM
Not tried this on nitro, but the scouring side of a washing up sponge does the job alright for me on poly necks :D

I had the wire wool ready, but was scared, and someone somewhere suggested the scourer... so I did it... and nothing horrid happened...

That is how I do it on nitro-finished necks as well. Plus no stray steel to get stuck to pickups.

Go slow, you can always take off more later.

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tomjackson

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Re: Removing the shine
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2009, 03:01:43 PM »
the 0000 Liberon wire wool did the trick.  It's that fine it takes the shine off nicely without leaving any marks.  Very easy....
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Re: Removing the shine
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2009, 11:36:38 PM »
Quote from: tomjackson on December 09, 2009, 03:01:43 PM
the 0000 Liberon wire wool did the trick.  It's that fine it takes the shine off nicely without leaving any marks.  Very easy....

Great!
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