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Joined: August 2006 Posts: 2804
Location: ranson,wva | i was just thumbing thru the owners book for my new adamas. it says to wax the neck with butchers wax...ive never owned a guitar with a oiled neck...where can one buy/order butchers wax..thanks..jason |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Woodworker\'s
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Joined: August 2006 Posts: 2804
Location: ranson,wva | i found this website http://www.bwccompany.com/bowlingalley.html is this the right stuff? thanks jason |
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Joined: November 2003 Posts: 11039
Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Try the link above... |
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Location: ranson,wva | thanks jeff. jason |
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Location: closely held secret | Jeff, how much wax do you get for that $17? |
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Joined: May 2003 Posts: 4389
Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Just go to the hardware store or supermarket!
Don't waste time or money with shipping!
It's a very common item, about as difficult to find as mineral oil. (Which is to say, not even the most remote reaches of the outback would be without butcher's (aka floor wax)) |
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Location: NJ | There's gotta be a good'ole NAAYberhood Hardware Store in Frederick . . . |
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Joined: August 2006 Posts: 2804
Location: ranson,wva | i just went out to the studio/shop and was digging thru some of my finishing supplies and i found a can of bowling alley wax. its the butchers brand...jason |
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Location: NJ | That'sTh'One . . . |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13984
Location: Upper Left USA | You know you are an Ovationaholic when...
...what used to be the shed or garage is now called the Studio/Shop!
Just keep the neck away from ransid sweaty Brits and it will last a life time ;) |
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Location: ranson,wva | lol..mike,last week i fainaly got round to hanging drywall and blowing the instulation in the walls of my shop,laid the tile,ran the power and put the heat in. last night i got my sound equipment and cheap digital recording rig set up...now i rember why i bought that wax in the first place..my '71 cbs necked tele had a oiled neck on it...i got some pics coming up as we speak of the new addition to the family to be posted in a new thread..jason |
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Location: North Carolina | Wal-Mart. I've seen it in Home Depot, too. |
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Location: ranson,wva | just excatly how does one apply the wax??? please forgive my ignorance...jason |
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Location: East Tennessee | Wax On.
Wax Off.
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | ... in small amounts with 0000 steel wool... buff |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I use my finger tips and just rub it in. Then let it dry a bit, and then with a soft terry towel or soft paper towel like bounty, rub to a sheen. I found if I rub too hard with 0000 steel wool, some of the finish can come off. So if you go with steel wool, even the fine stuff, be careful. |
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Joined: November 2003 Posts: 11039
Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | this guitar has an oiled neck... finish won't be an issue. In essence the wax becomes the finish.
(still... don't go nuts rubbing with the steel wool and only use the super fine stuff) |
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Location: ranson,wva | how many coats of this stuff should i put on?? i just got around to digging the can out of the shop..lol jason |
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Joined: May 2003 Posts: 4389
Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | one coat |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | one coat. |
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Location: ranson,wva | thanks guys. the hardst part was getting the damn can open..lol its like they dont want you to get it open...jason |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 143
Location: Shotley Bridge, Northern England |
Just keep the neck away from ransid sweaty Brits and it will last a life time ;) [/QB] Now then, that comment's not doing much for Transatlantic relations is it? ;) Did you have anyone particular in mind there MW?
HW |
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Joined: June 2006 Posts: 7307
Location: South of most, North of few | "wax on....wax off"
Good one Mike!!! |
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Location: ranson,wva | just a guess..hes probly hinting at temp or schroder..lol jason |
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Location: Michigan | Another newbie here, confused about fingerboard waxing. Can you do it with the strings on or do you only do it when changing strings? |
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Joined: November 2003 Posts: 11039
Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | strings off. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | You'll crud-up your strings otherwise and they will sound like, well, crud. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842
Location: NJ | WAXING the fingerboard??
I've OILED mine, but never waxed 'em . . . |
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Joined: August 2006 Posts: 2804
Location: ranson,wva | i oiled my fretbaord and waxed the neck. i realy like the way the neck looks and feels with the wax on it. it has a satin like luster to it...jason |
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Joined: November 2003 Posts: 11039
Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I parsed "Wax" as "Oil" ... waxing the fretboard is probably not the best idea... but, do oil with the strings off as you will crud them up... |
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Joined: May 2003 Posts: 4389
Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Of course you can wax the back of the neck with the strings on. Do not wax the fretboard. |
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