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I use carnuba wax on the necks. It's a huge improvement. Zero sticky on poly, less sticky with nitro.
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If I dropped my prize Strat, this would be me....
Stratocaster wouldn't break....
chilipeppermaniac
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I don't doubt this,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but Gib/EPI, Fender/Squier Jackson Japan poly/nitro guitars I have get the sticky on, every summer here.
Then as temps cool, away goes the sticky.
How was your Schecter? Sticky wise
chilipeppermaniac
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This seems to be one of the suggested work arounds for sticky necks, along with scotch brite pads.
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The wax is bomb!!!!
Here’s the Dean Zelinsky solution, they route/CNC away over half the surface area. I think they call it EZ Glide.
Same here
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Top view of the repair after preliminary polishing....
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Makes sense: You reduce the effective total surface, you reduce the friction. I did the equivalent with the Tele I built for my son a few months back, except I gave the back of the neck a very light pass with a 1500 / 2000 sanding pad to turn it from a gloss to a satin finish. it definitely improved the "slidiness". Pretty much replicated the finish that my blue schecter (Marlene) has in the neck.
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Beautiful repair, Rob!! I'm awestruck!
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Thanks for the kind words!!!
Well done brother
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Strung it up .052 x .011 tonight and neck relief was brought down to .012" with only 1/8 turn.
Plays great. Stays in tune. Back of the neck feels smooth as glass and uniform too.
Plays great. Stays in tune. Back of the neck feels smooth as glass and uniform too.
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Ok,
So on the back of the neck, although you can see a variation in the surface, you cannot feel any variation. It just looks like it's been played for a long time, and I decided to make this a "functional repair" and not try to do a full refinish.
So on the back of the neck, although you can see a variation in the surface, you cannot feel any variation. It just looks like it's been played for a long time, and I decided to make this a "functional repair" and not try to do a full refinish.