Luis H

I guess I'll just have to strip the neck down and refinish it in lacquer. I've sprayed an Ibanez neck over with lacquer (but without the tint) and it seems to hold fine; having the tint there, I don't know if it'd add any problems. I just figured it'd work since Fender uses lacquer on top of some of their poly bodies. I've read about aircfraft remover, but I don't know if it'll eat throught the dot inlays I have on the neck. Any other strippers work well that won't eat up the plastic parts on my neck?

I did want to avoid removing the poly, because as Fender applies it, it's very durable and makes a great sealer. Lacquer works great but I don't want to to wear back into the wood after a few years. Will I need a strong stripper like used for the Polyester bodies. I imagine Polyurethane can't be as tough to remove as ester. Any favorite brand for this kind of work?

Hey everyone out there @ Project guitar! I've tried my best to find an answer to this questions but can't find anything on the web. Everyone seems pretty knowlegable here, so I hope I can get some help. I've got a Fender Deluxe neck that I'm planning to bolt onto a project body I have. It started life as a MIM Poly unit with a satin finish. I sanded the neck down to a dull shine with 1000 grit sandpaper wrapped around a block, and really like the new gloss I've gotten from it after rubbing it out with a bit of rubbing compound. I dont, however, like that it's a very pale color maple (all maple neck), and doesn't have that slight amber tint my older 96 MIM strat has. I'd like to amber it a bit darker than my 96 (maybe a mid-sixties tint?), do I have to refinish the neck to do this? I've ordered the RR amber neck tint and clear lacquer spray cans from RR and have experience with wet sanding and painting. Here's the Question: Can I sand down the poly finish on my neck and then add the tint, covering it with the lacquer? Am I going to have compatibility issues with tint sandwiched between poly and lacquer? Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks!