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Thanks again to all who replied.  I burnished my roasted maple neck yesterday.  I am pleased with the way it came out.  I used 800, 1200, 1500, 2000 papers and 4000 3M polishing cloth.  The 4000 cloth greatly reduced the diffuse light scatter and therefore increased the luster to point that I...

Yes, sorry, I should have added the type of wood.  It is roasted maple and so it does not require a finish.  If one were to oil a burnished neck, would it undo the effort put into burnishing it? Finally, (I hope), if I were to install a decal on this neck would I need to put lacquer topcoat on...

Ok, thanks for the response.  Then once it is burnished you seal it with oil (linseed or tung), correct? Paul

Thanks to all who answered my query.  I truly appreciate it.  I leveled the fret board and polished the frets.  Now for the back of the neck. So, to burnish the neck, you just sand the neck with increasingly fine sand paper while pausing occasionally to wipe with a damp cloth.  Correct...

Hi all, I will be receiving my first Warmoth neck shortly and I am wondering what typically needs to be done before installing it.  Specifically, the neck has factory installed stainless steel frets in it and I am wondering if a new fretted neck typically needs to have the frets leveled and...