Tru Oil on the Les Paul Neck

[Joe Bfstplk]

The neck on my new VZ Tele has Tru-Oil finish on mahogany. Man, it feels great!

 

[Jambi]

I’m not a doctor, but I’d be careful putting any sort of plastics near or on nitro.

 

[secondwindow]

My favorite neck finish
Micromesh is great stuff too. I use that instead of steel wool.... I also use it to polish frets.

Frets is what I used MicroMesh on first. I had a brand new Warmoth neck with stainless steel frets that were a bit rough - ugly scraping sound when bending strings. MicroMesh got those frets SUPER smooth.

 

[Megadebt]

 

[secondwindow]

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Looking great! Is the finish finished?

 

[Megadebt]

Looking great! Is the finish finished?

Not yet,

I'll let the tru oil dry for two weeks then finish the thumb placement area with the steel wool. In the meantime, I am connecting wires to the Obsidian Contraption - starting with the output jack and switch. I'm waiting on the Bareknuckle Cold Sweat Pickups. They are said to be a two week build time at BKP.

This is how they were ordered. Aged black covers & aged nickel bolts, 50mm, long leg length, 2 conductor braided

 

[secondwindow]

Not yet,

I'll let the tru oil dry for two weeks then finish the thumb placement area with the steel wool. In the meantime, I am connecting wires to the Obsidian Contraption - starting with the output jack and switch. I'm waiting on the Bareknuckle Cold Sweat Pickups. They are said to be a two week build time at BKP.

This is how they were ordered. Aged black covers & aged nickel bolts, 50mm, long leg length, 2 conductor braided

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Perfect match for the hardware you're going with!

 

[secondwindow]

Not yet,

I'll let the tru oil dry for two weeks then finish the thumb placement area with the steel wool. In the meantime, I am connecting wires to the Obsidian Contraption - starting with the output jack and switch. I'm waiting on the Bareknuckle Cold Sweat Pickups. They are said to be a two week build time at BKP.

This is how they were ordered. Aged black covers & aged nickel bolts, 50mm, long leg length, 2 conductor braided

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I applaud your patience with doing the finish. I tend to rush the last steps of a project - not always with the results I'd hoped.

 

[Jambi]

Those pickups look so cool! They’re the perfect blend between vintage and worn, and modern and mean. Insane.

 

[Megadebt]

Perfect match for the hardware you're going with!

I am re-installing the original chrome hardware at this time.

I applaud your patience with doing the finish. I tend to rush the last steps of a project - not always with the results I'd hoped.

I'm hoping for the best. It's only been drying for four days. It just doesn't feel right yet for the steel wool.

 

[Megadebt]

I'm going to use this instead:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/3M-2-in...0f5PxCE3_qEVwWqM4QxQ-vw5tEzLn3GpIr768n45NrXUE

I'm hoping to knock off the gloss and leave a bare wood-like feel - smooth and non sticky!

 

[Megadebt]

Well, it's done. I waited a week for the few light coats of tru oil to cure. I knocked the gloss back with the steel wool. I put a couple light coats of gun stock wax on it. This neck feels fantastic! Smooth! Way better than I expected it to be. It was well worth all the effort!

Here is a glimpse of how it turned out.

 

[secondwindow]

Well, it's done. I waited a week for the few light coats of tru oil to cure. I knocked the gloss back with the steel wool. I put a couple light coats of gun stock wax on it. This neck feels fantastic! Smooth! Way better than I expected it to be. It was well worth all the effort!

Here is a glimpse of how it turned out.

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Looks beautiful and is a true custom job!