Maple fretless board - touch up with?
 

70's fretless neck, some spots worn down to bare wood. Presumably I can spot-fill, radius-block with fine grit paper, then buff out - right? Anyone happen to know what current poly products most closely resemble 70's Fender poly?

Don't know about what might stick well although I can say from experience that Ca glue doesn't work so well, that is at sticking over the poly.

I have a '72 that needed a resurface so I figured I'd just clean it real well and apply Ca over it, nope it flaked off.
So then I plan b'd it and sanded all of it off, gave the bare wood a light stain to match the rest of the neck and then used Ca again.

I'm glad I did as it is now smooth as glass and with the exception of putting the thing under a black light it looks original.

How did you clean/dust off the bare wood after sanding? Tack cloth, mineral spirits, etc.?

Best practice would be to level what's there and epoxy the whole thing. The Poly finish should be free of silicones by now, and since epoxy is a chemical cure (not air-cure) it would adhere without trouble. 70's Fender poly would most probably NOT be a water-cured finish (like Fullerplast) so a Poly such as Minwax wipe-on should allow you to put several thin coats... much better than one thick one.

So, to clarify - I can:

1. Sand the fretboard (as opposed to stripping the whole neck)
2. Refinish with either poly or epoxy, which will blend in with any existing finish
3. Sand/polish

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