I'm trying to match my American Strat neck in color. I bought a can of ReRanch amber neck tint, but it's too yellow. In looking at the various necks down at the guitar store, most of the Mexican one's look like there's no tint at all, the wood is almost bleached in color. Most American Strats have color in the finish, but it's not yellow or orange like some. It's more of a light natural maple or "pecan" color. Any body have an idea of the color Fender uses in the tinted poly finish they use? I've contacted StewMac, they said their amber is yellow too, I would have to mix my own dye with lacquer to try and match it . I've put a couple coats of Deft sanding sealer on the neck for a temporary finish, but will just continue with lacquer or maybe even the Omni Polyurethane that I'm going to use on the body. I see why they switched to the two part poly's, they build up a finish with only two coats and rubs out glass like. I just have to keep praticing with temperature, reducer and spraying technique.
Jim
Jim