Rookie Strat refurb

[funkjunky3]

So I’ve pulled her apart and given her a quick clean. Lined up the neck with a straight edge and I’m pretty confident that it is straight. Thinking I’ll try thinning the neck down a little and then refinishing. This forum seems to have mainly tru oil fans - but I’ve seen other places recommend wipe-on poly or Tung oil for necks - any strong opinions on these options?

My hardware pack arrived from Pitbull and I’m pretty impressed - I was expecting similar quality to what’s already on the guitar, but the tuners especially are a step up! Amazing for 40 bucks!

[phrozin]

So I’ve pulled her apart and given her a quick clean. Lined up the neck with a straight edge and I’m pretty confident that it is straight. Thinking I’ll try thinning the neck down a little and then refinishing. This forum seems to have mainly tru oil fans - but I’ve seen other places recommend wipe-on poly or Tung oil for necks - any strong opinions on these options?

My hardware pack arrived from Pitbull and I’m pretty impressed - I was expecting similar quality to what’s already on the guitar, but the tuners especially are a step up! Amazing for 40 bucks!

Hi mate welcome i have done a few refurb's one guitars i'm actually doing a super strat i picked up from cashies on tuesday was a spew blue, a couple of tricks i do before i start i always fill in the screw holes with match's there a perfect fit and more times than not i also do the bridge holes as well. it comes in handy when you wet and dry as you cant get water in there and swell the wood also when you remove the old paint try not sand to much in to the wood as you wont need to use a binder. I also use a hair dryer to remove the old paint then i use Stanley knife blades to scrape the wood and left over paint much easier and faster than sanding and when sanding always use a block