SX Essex Rondo Neck: Immune to Citristrip?

We never had much luck with that stuff. Try this:

Paint & Urethane Stripper (Soy Gel) It has gotten lots of use around here.

Not sure what your bass' neck finish is, though, so it may not be any more effective. What kind of finish is on it? Have you tried sanding the finish down?

 

Poly finishes are resistant to most chemical strippers. I use a heat gun to strip poly from bodies, but I wouldn't use it on a neck - the heat can do some damage to the bond between neck and fretboard, can melt binding and fretboard dots.

 

You're pretty much stuck with sanding off the finish on those Rondo Necks, the pearl block necks have a more natural color.

 

Any success you heard of probably involved that nasty aircraft stripper stuff

 

Well, although it may be heresy to suggest it, I suspect that occasionally members here post things that others may be unable to replicate.

Formulas change, etc. You might have to go for the gloves, plenty of ventilation and Nuclear Waste brand paint stripper.

 

Rondo necks have a urethane finish on them so the old nasty aircraft stripper may be the only thing that works. Be aware that it may damage the dots, blocks or binding and use heavy rubber gloves and an extremely well ventilated area. If you get it on your skin drop what you're doing and wash it off, it'll burn!