Oil for necks

[Ian Price]

Evening all - what oils can you/should you use on a maple neck with no lacquer? Are there differences in different oils (apart from colour and smell!!)

Cheers!

Ian.

[WezV]

go with the tru-oil as its easiest and feels great.  I also like danish oil and briwax but that takes a bit more maintainence

[Ian Price]

go with the tru-oil as its easiest and feels great.  I also like danish oil and briwax but that takes a bit more maintainence

Cheers Wez, I had a feeling that you or Mr Feline would be the first to respond! I'm going to sound like a complete novice but where would I get tru-oil from?

[WezV]

google search!  its the birchwood casey stuff i use after feline's recomendation.  a small bottle goes a long way.

you will also need some 0000 wire wool for buffing it - i prefer the liberon brand over the others

[FELINEGUITARS]

+1

[Ian Price]

google search!  its the birchwood casey stuff i use after feline's recomendation.  a small bottle goes a long way.

you will also need some 0000 wire wool for buffing it - i prefer the liberon brand over the others

Cheers - just ordered some!

[tomjackson]

Just out of interest, what would the Tru-oil look like on a maple neck.  Would it look okay on a '52 style partscaster?
The necks from allparts are about £55 cheaper unfinished, would Tru-oil be a good option for a nice feel and vintage vibe?  It doesn't have to be exactly like vintage tint nitro, just not glaringly orange or anything like that.
I think I'd get more out of it finishing it myself.

Cheers

[WezV]

it is a light tint  not the glare you get from some lacquered maple necks that havnt been tinted

[hunter]

I know it's REALLY expensive, but it's also VERY good (original MM Axis Oil set): http://www.thomann.de/gb/music_man_care_set_mmpflege1.htm

[WezV]

very expensive considering its two bottles of birchwood casey stuff, some synthetic wire wool and a polishing cloth

thats the same oil jonathan and i recommended  but i would rather have 0000 liberon wire wool over the synthetic stuff (as long as you keep it away from the pickups)

[Ian Price]

Cheers for the advice Wez. I have the wire wool but have a question about the Tru-Oil - most of the ones I have seen on eBay are Gun Stock Finish - another novice question but would this be the right tint(?) to get for a maple neck.

Also, what grade sandpaper would you recommend for this job? I have up to grade 800 somewhere in the house - would I need to go finer than this?

Cheers,

Ian.

[tomjackson]

I think there is only one tru-oil and it looks fairly light, almost trasparent from one coat I would imagine.  As gun stocks are usually made of a dark wood anyway, the tru-oil just brings out the grain.  Wez described it as a light tint earlier in the thread and if you type tru-oil into google on the images option loads of pictures (many guitars) pop up confirming this.  From what I have seen it looks really classy and I can't wait to get some for an unfinished tele I'm planning on getting!

[WezV]

thats the stuff, gunstock are usually soemthing like walnut which is naturally dark - maple is naturally light and will only go a bit darker with the oil.  this is a freshly oiled maple neck with a few coats:


hardly any tint at all... but it may get more vintagey amber as it ages

finish sanding up to 800 should be pretty good- i prefer 1500 but i dont think it makes that much difference once you are rubbing it down with 0000 wire wool

[Ian Price]

I think there is only one tru-oil and it looks fairly light, almost trasparent from one coat I would imagine.  As gun stocks are usually made of a dark wood anyway, the tru-oil just brings out the grain.  Wez described it as a light tint earlier in the thread and if you type tru-oil into google on the images option loads of pictures (many guitars) pop up confirming this.  From what I have seen it looks really classy and I can't wait to get some for an unfinished tele I'm planning on getting!

Sorry all - are you saying gun stock is okay to use on maple or not? Apologies if I'm being a bit thick!

[WezV]

birchwood casey tru-oil gun stock finish.... exactly what i used in the picture of the flamed maple neck i posted above