fender neck

fender neck

Although the early Fender necks may appear to be natural in color and yellowed by the aging of the nitrocellulose lacquer coat (the very early necks show a slight red tint) they are in fact tinted with a lacquer based dye sprayed as a shader coat. The two part application of Fender Neck Amber and clear coating will replicate the finish.

(Note that the Neck Amber aerosol is a dye mixture in solution.
First remove and strip the neck. Once stripped, lightly sand the neck. For necks the red nozzle with its narrower spray width seems the better suited). Let the first coat dry about thirty minutes before spraying the second. The sealer coats will prevent the color coat from going into the wood. Before coloring the neck make a few practice passes on a piece of scrap wood similar to the neck wood. Two nozzles are provided with the Neck Amber Aerosol. I prefer the red tip for spraying necks. Use the fan tip for spraying a body. Spray the first few coats from a distance of about 18 to 24 inches. These coats and all following coats should be sprayed lightly. If the color is too light shoot one or two more coats of color until it appears correct. (Sandwiching the color between clear coats will cause no problems in that the subsequent clear coats will melt the lower coats of clear and color together). With the color acceptable the clear coating can be completed.