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I saw on revstar forum that going over it with a mild abrasive (wet & dry paper?) gives a smoother, less sticky finish. There's some risk with any approach, but I guess using an abrasive always leaves the option of completely stripping it off later.
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The best way to smoothify a gloss poly neck is a very gentle going-over, along the grain, with superfine wire wool. Liberon brand, 0000 grade is the stuff. You may have to re-do it every 12 months or so, but that's much much better than the yawning pit of regret* that awaits should you strip the neck.
*too dramatic maybe
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Some online posts are saying using a scalpel/stanley blade to scrape it off is the way but this seems fraught with danger, any proven techniques here?
Noooooooooooo! No blades. Trust me, it'll end bad and feel shite (15 year old me calling)
Echoing the above, super fine grit paper or wire wool and patience. Don't be tempted to "get the majority" off with something more abrasive like a heavy grit paper as you'll end up gouging into the wood and spending even longer trying to even that out.
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Anyone got experience of stripping a gloss finish off the back of a neck?
My mustang is gloss but I want it to be smooth like my CS P-bass.
Some online posts are saying using a scalpel/stanley blade to scrape it off is the way but this seems fraught with danger, any proven techniques here?