Painting an RG Neck

[MALAM]

I have an RG Maple neck I want to get refinished in White, yes including the fretboard. Is this possible, or will it have to have a refret??
Cheers

[sniperfrommars1]

It will have to be refretted and probably wont look so good either way I really dislike painted necks altogether which is why i tend to prefer ibanez to most guitars.

[Vladdrac]

I not sure..but i´m gonna try it in a few weeks ina RG maple neck after i finiish a yamaha RGX110 mod..

I´m gonna dye it in African mahogami (acorrdin to the Can) ..some kind of Red wine..actually..

i´m not gonna remove the Frets i´m going to mask them very well..hope so..

try it and le us know..

cheers

[MALAM]

dying a maple fretted guitar is fine, i did it myself once. No need to mask the frets up as it'll wipe straight off..just give them a polish up after to remove any dye that may have remained.

[MALAM]

Originally Posted by Bsboy

dying a maple fretted guitar is finepolish up after to .

Maple fretted eh?
Shouldn't really post when I'm half asleep...

[frankfalbo]

When fender lacquers their necks they do it after fretting. A heavy finish over maple is mostly done after the fret job, then you clean it from the frets and buff it out. I don't see why white poly would be any different than clear or amber, except that on a "used" neck, getting all the grime stripped off so the paint will stick is easier done without the frets.