Timius Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I really love the way these necks feel. What does EBMM use. I know it's a combo of gunstock oil and wax. What types, how much, and how do yo uput it on? Any info would be great! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Birchwood-Casey Tru-Oil. Not sure about the wax. How much? However much it takes to attain the desired finish. You can actually built Tru-oil up to a very nice shine. I use small pads of t-shirt material (actually, they are gun cleaning swatches from wal-mart) to apply many many many very thin coats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeil Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I really love the way these necks feel. What does EBMM use. I know it's a combo of gunstock oil and wax. What types, how much, and how do yo uput it on? Any info would be great! Thanks Hi Timius, I'm a newbie here but have had an Axis Sport since they stopped doing that fugly scratchplate... As Primal said, the Tru-Oil is from Birchwood-Casey, as is the wax (product number 23723 -PSW from http://www.birchwoodcasey.com/sport/index.html ). When I got my Axis, the head techie at the UK Distributor told me that EBMM use 0000 gauge wire wool to rub in the oil first, then once nicely applied they use a clean, lint free cloth to apply wax to seal it in. Once that's done and dried, apply a light coat of oil so the neck doesn't feel sticky. Seems to have worked for me! Hope that helps, Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timius Posted February 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I really love the way these necks feel. What does EBMM use. I know it's a combo of gunstock oil and wax. What types, how much, and how do yo uput it on? Any info would be great! Thanks Hi Timius, I'm a newbie here but have had an Axis Sport since they stopped doing that fugly scratchplate... As Primal said, the Tru-Oil is from Birchwood-Casey, as is the wax (product number 23723 -PSW from http://www.birchwoodcasey.com/sport/index.html ). When I got my Axis, the head techie at the UK Distributor told me that EBMM use 0000 gauge wire wool to rub in the oil first, then once nicely applied they use a clean, lint free cloth to apply wax to seal it in. Once that's done and dried, apply a light coat of oil so the neck doesn't feel sticky. Seems to have worked for me! Hope that helps, Neil Neil and Primal, Thanks a ton! That is exactly the info I was looking for. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timius Posted March 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Going to start the tru-oil process this weekend. The neck has frets all ready. I'm going to apply the tru-oil as recommended above (ooo steel wool/wax/ooo steel wool). Should i not really worry about the frets and then clean it off the frets before it dries? Any suggestions would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Frets? The above advice was probably given with regards to the back of the neck, not the fingerboard side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Yea, don't put any finish on the fretboard (unless its maple). And even if you did get some on the frets, it should be fairly easy to wipe off sense there is nothing to soak into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timius Posted March 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Yes, the fretboard is maple. Just wipe of the frets once I've done a thin layer of tru-oil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 I'd probably just completely finish the neck, then take some steel wool to the frets afterwards rather than wiping the frets off after each application. Use some masking tape to keep the steel wool from marring the finish on the fretboard (since polishing the frets requires you to make strokes against the grain of the fretboard). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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