On to the next project... Which neck for my Rhoads?

[Johnnyryche]

Wow! This is looking sweet. Can't wait to see it completed.

[AlTheHell]

Damn... that'll be a killer look!!!

[RobRR]

Holes filled, binding installed and finished for paint! Final painting starts today.

[Sanctuary]

Sweet work!

[Nazgul]

Looks very nice! How did you make the fretboard look like ebony? Did you use that stain that stewmac sells?

[RobRR]

Yeah its the StewMac Oil Dye... but let me tell you a little bit about it. It stains EVERYTHING besides the inlays and frets. And I definatley mean hands. Wear gloves, and keep the bottle in a ziplock bag because the lid sucks, and will leak. It does stain binding though, so be careful with that. It works pretty good, youve gotta let it dry for a couple days before you use the neck or your fingers will be black. It will eventually wear off too, as it doesent sink into the wood very much, but its not too bad.

[Nazgul]

Yeah its the StewMac Oil Dye... but let me tell you a little bit about it. It stains EVERYTHING besides the inlays and frets. And I definatley mean hands. Wear gloves, and keep the bottle in a ziplock bag because the lid sucks, and will leak. It does stain binding though, so be careful with that. It works pretty good, youve gotta let it dry for a couple days before you use the neck or your fingers will be black. It will eventually wear off too, as it doesent sink into the wood very much, but its not too bad.

thanx for the info. i'm thinking about buying one for my rx10d. no binding on my the neck .

[RacerX]

It stains EVERYTHING besides the inlays and frets. And I definatley mean hands. Wear gloves, and keep the bottle in a ziplock bag because the lid sucks, and will leak. It does stain binding though, so be careful with that. It works pretty good, youve gotta let it dry for a couple days before you use the neck or your fingers will be black. It will eventually wear off too, as it doesent sink into the wood very much, but its not too bad.

Seems like the cons outweigh the pros!

I'm gonna try the "hillbilly method".

[Sanctuary]

I get my Rosewood necks quite dark with just regular lemon oil. Less hassle...

[RobRR]

All my old necks are nice and dark from years of lemon oil... but these new necks are all fairly new and not broken in.

[RobRR]

Neck finished!!



Just have to let the paint harden for a few days, then wetsand and buff. And once my budman parts get here, final assy of the guitar!

[quakana]

Fuckin-A Man that is one hell of a job.

[chrisgUK]

Stunning. Cant wait for pics of the finished product!!

[Jackson-Charvel]

Very nice RobRR!!!! All your hard work will pay off in an awesome guitar!

How easy/hard was it to remove and re-glue the binding? I know if I tried to do this I'd see bit's of white plastic splintering off and then a whole lot of glue to make it back into strips. And the final product would look so ghetto I might as well finish it in aluminum foil.

[RobRR]

The binding is surprisingly easy to remove! I got it started at the last fret with an xacto, then took a small flat head screwdriver and ran it underneath it slowly... came off no problem! Around the headstock youve gotta be careful because of the sharp corners... I actually broke mine at the point of the headstock, but not big deal really. Reinstallation wasnt bad either, just lightly sanded the binding with 400 grit, applied the glue to the binding channel generously with a paint brush. Installed binding, wiped off the excess with a damp rag, then used 1/2" masking tape to hold it on... worked like a charm!

An interesting observation about Jackson binding... it smells like Pine wood when you sand it! And not just a little bit either, it smells like youve got a good of pine tree sap sitting infront of you! Straaaaange...