Scuff the Back of the Neck: Good Idea or Bad?

[HANGAR18]

I've got a McCarty Narrowfield which has a very glossy finish on the back of the neck to match the high gloss everywhere else on the guitar. But I'm also very spoiled in owning a Brazilian McCarty with a Rosewood neck. Do you see where I'm going with this? I would like the back of the neck on the NF to be just as non-stick as the Braz. So I've heard of a lot of guys using some very fine sandpaper (or steel wool. Ouch, metal splinters) to scuff the back of the neck in order to get a non-stick surface.

Opinions wanted. Is this is good idea or a bad idea? My primary interest is not wanting to do anything to the guitar which will compromise the integrity of the instrument and resale value is not as important.

 

[vchizzle]

If resale doesn't matter, have at it! Won't hurt the guitar. I think you have to re-scuff from time to time as the oils from your hands will gloss it back up some. You could also probably send to PTC and have them do a satin finish on the neck?

 

[Prs2studio]

Honestly won't hurt it at all. A guitar will break down on the back of the neck over years of normal to heavy use so your just speeding up the natural progression

 

[xjbebop]

If you do decide to scuff it, use 3M scotch brite pads.
Much better than steel wool around guitars. They come in different grades. I keep a piece of a gray pad handy to scuff a neck once in a while.
Go easy!!! You can always scuff more, but you can't undo too much...

( http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/...-Sheets-and-Sponges/Hand-Pads?N=7581709&rt=r3 )

 

[László]

If you're going to do it, I'd suggest using a very fine grade of micromesh sandpaper. And I'd start with the finest grade first, to see how that works. I don't know if the 3M stuff is micromesh, it might be.

You can always go to a paper with more grit, but it's hard to go back.

I've done something similar (not with a PRS) and regretted it. So I'd think it over very carefully!

 

[JMintzer]

With the 3M MicroMesh, you can always bring it back to glossy...