Sealing a VERY smooth neck

[zipen]

I'm still in the planning stage and haven't lifted a sanding sheet yet, but ...
I have been known to get down to 1000 or 1200 wet and dry on a neck to get it super smooth. Then I haven't sealed the neck.
So, assuming I go that smooth on my new build, what can I then use to seal the timber, without losing the "smoothness"?

[wazkelly]

Probably just lemon oil.

Another way would be to apply several coats of finish and polish it off using 1200 wet & dry paper to bring up a nice smooth satin feeling finish.

[Zandit75]

This is a timely question. I was wondering what most people finish their necks to with W&D.
Can you go too smooth? What would be the neck feel like if I used my micro mesh pads all the way up to 12000?

[wazkelly]

This is a timely question. I was wondering what most people finish their necks to with W&D.
Can you go too smooth? What would be the neck feel like if I used my micro mesh pads all the way up to 12000?

All of mine have been micro meshed to 12,000 and then finished off with Meguiars and they feel great. Only danger is can they feel a bit grippy from the high gloss finish and if so just hit the back of the neck lightly with 1500 to take some of the shine off. No longer a fan of steel wool after reading an article about how it breaks down so easy and the small particles can end up inside PUP's which is not good but I have previously used 0000 steel wool on the back of necks and they came up smoother than smooth.

[Dedman]

on sthe strat I just did I took the neck to 800, put a few coats of TO on it , then sanded those with 1200 and left it at that.

[zipen]

12,000 micro mesh? Would that make any discernible difference (particularly since I think that 1,200 wet & dry is really smooth)?
And I'm sorry Dedman if this is a very dumb question, but by "TO" do you refer to tung oil or Tru-Oil? That sounds like the way I'm headed.

[Dedman]

yea Tru-Oil, sorry lazy typer :P

[Zandit75]

12,000 micro mesh? Would that make any discernible difference (particularly since I think that 1,200 wet & dry is really smooth)?

Haha, I thought so as well, but I just completed the finish on my LP build, and yes, I thought 1200 was great. Then I tried 3000, and couldn't believe the difference in feel to my fingers. Next I went 5k, then 8k, and finally 12k. It was like glass, but unlike anything I had felt before!!

[wazkelly]

Hard to believe the difference until you have tried it.

Micro mesh pads brings things up oh so super, super smooth. In fact if you want a low sheen finish just skip the car polish step.

[zipen]

And here I was, ready to finish the neck sanding tomorrow!! HA!
I gotta get myself some micro-mesh pads... I suspect my local Mitre 10 definitely won't have them
And some Tru-Oil.
And, and, and the list grows longer!
Thanks folks