View Full Version : Taking the finish off of a neck
blugrassboy
Jun-22-2004, 7:31am
Hey people! I need some help on how to take the finish off the back of my mando!! BECAUSE everytime I play it my neck gets really hard to slide up and down on.........What should i use to take it off??
THANKS,
blugrassboy!!
John Ely
Jun-22-2004, 8:03am
Before you remove the finish, try rubbing it with 0000 steel wool to de-gloss the finish. This may slick it up enough for you. Removing the finish completely raises issues about keeping dirt out of the pores of the wood, etc. . .
Search the old posts on this board - this topic has been discussed at length here before.
This is the 3rd time somebody recently asked this question. Please search before you ask, the answers are already here.Removing Finish from the neck (http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=12;t=14086;hl=christine)