Blackdog Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Hi all. For a Gibson ES335 rebuild I will be working on I need to completely remove the finish of the existing neck. This is a one piece mahogany neck with a slightly thick cherry nitro. I will likely finish the rebuilt guitar in natural, so I need to remove the finish of the neck as cleanly as possible. Is there an "intelligent" way of getting this done ?? I mean other than (or in addition to) just sanding for hours... Help and suggestions are appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DogNate Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 I'd score the finish at the heel and strip it down with a card scraper... should not take very long at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 I'd use lacquer thinner and wipe it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdog Posted February 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Thanks for the replies. I will look into getting some lacquer thinner, and the rest will be elbow grease... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 I would guess that the neck has binding on it. Be careful with the lacquer thinner around the binding, it will melt the binding as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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