What is the best satin finish for a maple strat neck?

[Slobrain]

Hello all,

I wanted to ask if anyone can tell me which finish to a maple fretboard will give that super fast smooth finish that feels like raw wood.

I noticed that some of the Fender Squiers have this type finish and I think its satin poly but not sure the best satin poly to use? miniwax?

Also I have used tung oil on the backs of maple necks and this gives such a great feel but I wanted to know if any one has used tru oil vs tung oil and what they felt was the best and fast feeling finish and the most durable too?

Any suggestions would be great. 

Thanks Slobrain  :rock-on:

 

[Bruno]

Polyurethane satin finish

My 2 cents

 

[AutoBat]

Welcome to the forum Slobrain.
You should try out the "Search" button on the top of the page. There are many posts about Tru-Oil.

 

[dmraco]

I have used satin poly on the back of the neck.  Feels very natural.

I have used Minwax with great success.  Purists will not like it but I have a neck that is close to 15 years old...no issues at all.  I will say the poly will yellow over time...nice vintage amber hue to it.  I would think it would work fine on a fretboard.  I would use the aerosol...much easier to get an even coat.

True oil is another option.  That tends to get glossy

 

[Slobrain]

Thanks for the replys everyone.
The mistake I made was using nitro lacquer on my maple fretboard. A long time ago I used polyurathane on another neck and that worked well. I had forgotten when I did this new neck. Its not bad, it looks good but even though I used the 0000 steel wool it still gets sticky when playing and I hate feeling dragging under my fingers. I thought about putting a thin layer of tung oil on the fretbaord over the nitro lacquer to seal up the nitro but wonder if I should just remove the nitro and start over with the poly like i used many years back.

Im asuming that if I do poly over nitro the nitro will bubble up...???

Whats the best easiest way to take nitro lacquer back off a fretbaord? :-\

Thanks

 

[Cagey]

Acetone (lacquer thinner) will do it, and it's inexpensive. Chances are pretty good you're going to wreck the neck finish while you're at it, so you may as well plan on refinishing the whole neck.