Get rid of the sticky feeling without removing the finish on the back of the neck

I've been using that for years. It's a great fix for heavy finish necks. It brings an aged poly finish to life, too.

 

The patron saint of quality footwear.

 

Taking fine sandpaper to tue backs of new nacks on any bass I get is part of the fun. I love the feel of satin or oil finish.

But if pure carnauba wax gets it done for you....

 

Re-apply pure carnuba wax after every gig?!?! Sorry, but if I were you I'd get over my aversion to sand paper or steel wool pretty darn quick.

 

yup, sounded good at first, but no. a green scrubby does well enuf

 

Green scotch bright for me , works great .

 

Wet-sand w/ 1500 grit and mineral oil. Clean up with paper towels and naptha. Apply high-quality guitar wax.

Riis

 

What about nitrocellulose?

My bass is sticky and I try buffing daily.

been at it for almost 2 months.

Any suggestions?

Green Scotchbrite?

 

I usually just go for a blue scotchbrite pad for several passes, in my case unless I feel my hand sticking to the back of the neck glossy finishes aren't something that really bother me as much as they should. The only catch is that you'd have to keep going at it over a period of time because necks tend to get glossy over time

 

I’ve used Gliptone Carnuba paste wax to get a real slippery waxy feel. Holds up pretty well after 3 - 4 coats as a base. The new Gibson spray wax is also a nice formula but not as slippery.

 

400 grit, a few minutes, you're done for a very long time. You don't have to remove the finish, just scratch it real good - the finish on a Fender is so thick there's very little danger of breaking through if you don't work at it too much.

 

Just realized that every bass I have has a raw wood neck save for my Steinberger, which doesn’t for obvious reasons.

I’ve only had one instrument where the finish on the neck was annoying, and about 15 minutes with a cabinet scraper fixed that.

 

0000 steel wool
Quick, easy, effective.

 

If you don’t want to mess with a gloss neck wipe your left hand down with denatured alcohol before you play. Removing all the skin oils and moisture will stop it from sticking. The tradeoff is dry cracked skin if you play very often.
I use a worn out green scotchbrite pad. Make a few passes, wipe it down and let it dry then play it. Repeat until you are happy with the result.

 

Personally, I find a clean glass neck plays as well as a satin, but yeah, a scotch brite pad will knock the sheen down safely

 

Vaseline, or any guitar lubricant (like GHS Fast-Fret for example), will make you glide effortlessly over any neck. It's cheap and it's not messy.

 

Just buy some mineral oil at the pharmacy, it's the same as GHS Fast Fret and some of the other cleaners. I read that here

 

Yes, but mineral oil is liquid so it's less convenient.

 

Big fan of the USA Lakland style neck treatment. The steps are in the Lakland Owners’ thread on here if you search. I do it to all my basses.