Maple fretless board - touch up with?

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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?

[SamanthaCay]

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.

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

[Ian_Flash]

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.

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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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Bump for a new week and new eyes.