MIMF

I read through a ton of stuff here, still somewhat vague on what I want. I am refurbing an old Suzuki tele knock off (rosewood board, funky headstock shape), really converting it to a 'tribute' kind of guitar. To that end, I ordered (since I have had literally NO time in a hear to try build one) an unfinished, fretted, telecaster style neck. Nice maple fretboard. I wanted to not so much relic it as get that aged laquer amber tint. Also, I want to try to avoid the back of the neck getting tacky from my somewhat caustic sweat.

I had built a pinewood derby car that was a neck with a nut and used the dewaxed spray shellac, to give it a nice, golden tone. The can says it can go under other finishes (poly, laquer, etc), as it's dewaxed. That's one route I was contemplating. What are the pros and cons, and what would be some (better?) recommendations.

I'd try some dewaxed Garnet Shellac and topcoat that with something bullet proof if you think your sweat is going to attack the shellac. I like the brushable U40 Permagloss. Just rub the gloss off with 0000 steel wool once it has cross-linked in a week or two.

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Thanks, David and Mario.