Adding Rattle Can Gloss Finish to Fretboard and Headstock Face

[Joe Ty]

Hi, working on assembling a Warmoth jazz and I had them finish the neck in satin vintage nitro. After seeing the parts together, it would look better with gloss on fretboard and face of headstock. I'm thinking all I need to do is tape off the sides and bottom and buy the right rattle can. Is that right and which type of gloss would you use?

 

[Joe Ty]

Hi, working on assembling a Warmoth jazz and I had them finish the neck in satin vintage nitro. After seeing the parts together, it would look better with gloss on fretboard and face of headstock. I'm thinking all I need to do is tape off the sides and bottom and buy the right rattle can. Is that right and which type of gloss would you use?

 

[BD Jones]

I'm curious about this too. It looks like you have a medium scale warhead neck. I am looking to get a Warmoth with a medium scale warhead, but I want to reshape the headstock a little to resemble a tele headstock. I would need to refinish the area afterwards, but would like to know exactly what to use.

 

[Joe Ty]

I'm curious about this too. It looks like you have a medium scale warhead neck. I am looking to get a Warmoth with a medium scale warhead, but I want to reshape the headstock a little to resemble a tele headstock. I would need to refinish the area afterwards, but would like to know exactly what to use.

In my case I wanted a satin nitro finish on the back and sides so I ordered it that way and I don't recall seeing an option for just the fretboard and face of headstock. I'm assuming I shouldn't apply poly over nitro.

 

[Joe Ty]

CLEAR GLOSS Nitrocellulose Guitar Paint / Lacquer Aerosol - 400ml

This looks like the stuff. Just need a source on this side of the pond.

 

[BD Jones]

This looks like it would do the job, but I would like hear for those with more experience.

http://www.stewmac.com/Materials_an...upplies/ColorTone_Aerosol_Guitar_Lacquer.html

 

[Joe Ty]

This looks like it would do the job, but I would like hear for those with more experience.

http://www.stewmac.com/Materials_an...upplies/ColorTone_Aerosol_Guitar_Lacquer.html

Yup, it's $21 from Amazon with free shipping.

 

[Joe Ty]

This looks like it would do the job, but I would like hear for those with more experience.

http://www.stewmac.com/Materials_an...upplies/ColorTone_Aerosol_Guitar_Lacquer.html

I ended up placing a larger order from StewMac, so I bought several cans (there is a $2/can price break at 3) and some fret erasers to clean up the frets (they are covered in vintage dye and laquer and I need to check for level as well).

 

[JIO]

If it was shot in (satin) nitro, why don't you just buff it gloss? No need to add more product.

 

[Joe Ty]

If it was shot in (satin) nitro, why don't you just buff it gloss? No need to add more product.

Hmmm, didn't know I could do that. One other goal was to add a few layers of finish over the top of a decal I'm adding to the headstock.

 

[JIO]

Hmmm, didn't know I could do that. One other goal was to add a few layers of finish over the top of a decal I'm adding to the headstock.

Yes, easily so - less is more, especially on the fb and neck. Adding more over the hs (after adding a decal) is understandable but no need to add more product over the frets.