Sticky Neck Fix - have you done this?

[SHILOH]

Ok, we all know that alot of new guitars have real sticky necks that prohibit fast chord changes. The LP is not immune to this. All my new LP's have extremely sticky necks. I asked my luthier about this and he stated that a person so inclined could use a very,very light finishing 2000 grit "micro sandpaper" or something similar to the back of the neck. Lightly polishing it with the grain. This will take off that sticky lacquer feel. I tried this on my 600.00 deep black "beater" guitar and it worked great. Smooth as a baby's butt, fast as heck now and you can't see any scratches or tell that it was buffed.
I've done this to a Bullion LP that I usually play and worked great for that one too.
Anybody else do this? If not, how do you contend with the sticky necks?

 

[kspeed]

I've heard of others using 0000 steel wool, but I just spray on a little bit of Dunlop guitar polish and whipe it down with a soft cloth before playing. Slick and dry (and now shinier!) for an entire session.

 

[antei]

Maguires polish will fix this and you don't have to sweat rubbing your baby down with sandpaper or steel wool. Worked great on my r9 when the neck was sticky.

 

[BCRGreg]

Guitar polish and a green potscrubber pad, here.

 

[tarddoggy]

Guitar polish and a green potscrubber pad, here.

I do the same thing +1

 

[nick1962]

Have used the wire wool option on my Slash Standard to great effect. There is a car polish called Autoglym available over here which also does a good job.

 

[SHILOH]

Have used the wire wool option on my Slash Standard to great effect. There is a car polish called Autoglym available over here which also does a good job.

You de-stickified your Slash Standard? Outstanding! That LP sounds delicious, don't it?
I'll bet Autoglym is a type of high end show car polish.

Interesting methods for curing the sticky neck, good info, thxs.

 

[stonevibe]

I just had the neck shaved instead! Down to the mahogany and then sealed. Plays beautifully now.

 

[BobbyK]

I thought of using sandpaper... a little bit coarser grained... I wanted an elmost matte finish.

the stickyness never 'stuck' me though.

and, now it's worn off.

I liked the idea of an oil neck, but I hear that's not as good with weather changes.

 

[LoKi]

On my maple necked Pauls I like to shave down to the wood, sand with 0000 and oil with boiled linseed oil. Soft, silky and fast.

I have shaved down mahogany neck Pauls with the same effect, but I worry about the wood a little more.

Finger-Ease spray for me. Smells nice, and keeps the neck slick.

 

[tomcat]

Wet your hands and stick them in real fine sand, I use the kind you throw on the bottom of a bird cage. Then just rub the back of the neck gently.
This will do about the same as sanding with fine grid, leaving it matted a bit but as the sand moves freely there's even less risk of sanding pattern.

enjoy!

 

[RLee]

If you do a search for "satin neck" or "steel wool" and the like, you'll find quite a few helpful threads here on this topic... here's one:
neck sanding

I hadn't heard of the Maguires polish method, I may give that a try sometime on my LP.

 

[macklanders]

Guitar polish and a green potscrubber pad, here.

If Greg says he does it this way......'nuff said.

 

[zontar]

Hmm, never had a sticky neck problem.
On any guitar--although some I bought used, so they may have gone through that with a previous owner.

 

[tmb1958]

baby powder

 

[Zonkers]

green scotchbrite pad works wonders, done very lightly.

 

[dspelman]

All good methods. Really doesn't seem to be an issue with a guitar that's been used for a while, however; the tiny microscratches that reduce the surface tension that produces the stickiness appear naturally as you play. Guess it must be like the dimples on a golfball...

 

[Trea]

I've used 0000 steel wool. It doesn't take much to get the stickiness off.

 

[Zonkers]

This is the back of my Agile AL2k neck, it's silky smooth and a normal green scotchbrite pad did the work.
Oh, here's the front

 

[nadzab]

Personally, I think if you just play the heck out of it, the stickiness will subside...without having to take any abrasives to the finish. It's part of the "breaking in" period.