A few poly coats in and it's starting to really look like a beaut. I did about 4 thinned coats to start and I am about to do my second un-diluted coat this evening.
I am waiting for a fret rocker to see if I will need to work on the frets at all, the look straight and even, but we will see.
As for finishing the neck, I have been pouring through forums and trying to decide on how I want to color and seal it, and wow are there too many options. I would like to avoid any nitro, mainly out of laziness of making a spraying and hanging set up. I have a ton of Minwax stain & wipe on poly so that is the route I have been considering. I also have tung oil, danish oil, and orange oil lying around but have read that an oil finish might need to be reapplied over time. Since the body is a spalted top that is darkening a little with to poly, and an ebony back I would like to darken the neck a little bit instead of the natural maple. Nothing too nuts, just slightly more amber or yellow.
Are there any suggestions on a certain method or any experience on coloring the neck at all?
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