I ordered some blonde shellac flakes last night. I am thinking that I may French polish the neck. It has a bit of unidentifiable satin finish on it now, but it is worn in a few places. There are a couple of worn spots on the heel. One spot that looks like I just missed it in the middle of the 8th fret. It may not be through where I used some 400 grit on the dot markers I just installed, but it is noticeably thinner there. As per mid-80s instructions from Warmoth, I finished it with a little satin finish (whatever that was). I probably did not let it cure long enough before putting some old tube socks over it to protect it (remember tube socks?), because there were some small marks on it from the fabric. They buffed out easily, but the finish was never very thick to begin with.

With the exception of the 8th fret, the thin places are not anywhere that should need a huge amount of protection, and the neck is sanded quite flat now. Am I right in thinking that I may be able to get away with just putting some shellac on it and not doing more? But for the thin spots, mostly around the heel, the neck looks great now, so I am loathe to do very much...