Dartfords Nitrocellulose Guitar Neck Lacquer, Bottled and Aerosol Spray Cans

  • Nitrocellulose lacquer specially formulated for use on guitar necks
  • Added compound gives a smoother feel in the hand, and less stickiness after extended playing
  • Lightly tinted colour lacquers for giving a warm and vintage look to maple necks
  • Clear lacquer for use as a top coat

dartfords Nitrocellulose Guitar Neck Lacquer is a nitro lacquer with added talc compound to give a smoother feel when playing when compared to standard unmodified nitrocellulose lacquer. It is available in clear and a range of tinted colours.

Clear neck lacquer can be used in two ways:

  1. As a top coat over bare wood necks
  2. As a top coat over the tinted neck lacquers

It will polish to around an 80% sheen level, so just shy of a full gloss. Depending on how far the polishing is taken it can also be given a satin finish.

The tinted lacquers are available in 4 colours:

  • Tobacco is the lightest of all, a subtle brown tint that will just take the new whiteness off a maple neck
  • Dark Tobacco is a more intense version of Tobacco, more closely mimicking old aged nitrocellulose lacquer, discoloured, mucky and tobacco stained from years of playing
  • Honey is tobacco with a hint of amber giving a rich golden colour that emulates aged but not played or worn nitrocellulose lacquer, just the discolouration
  • Amber is closer to modern reissue faux-old necks used on a lot of Fender and import guitars, brighter and much more yellow

One aerosol spray can is ample to spray a whole neck.

These neck lacquers are a much more subtly tint than our standard tinted nitrocellulose lacquers. For this reason they are also great for ageing paint finishes, for example tobacco over the top of Lake Placid Blue or Blonde will make the finish look properly vintage.

Rothko and Frost Limited have been selling online since 2009. We supply a broad range of items for makers, many of which are under our own brands of dartfords, Incudo, Luthitec, Borderlands, Eco Yarn Co, Turners Mill and others. Our catalogue of products is carefully curated with quality and specialisation in mind. We believe in fast, efficient and friendly service and it is our priority that you get the supplies you need when you need them.