[quote="lomo":2l84ouln]I'm getting ready to give my baby her 1st neck waxing. It'll be the 1st time for both of us

I can't bear to make her stink like shoe polish. My Rob Allen fretless came with a recommendation for Minwax wipe-on poly, but I believe this will not adhere to the principle of a balanced neck finish (I always use pure lemon oil on the board). What do Trewax and Carnuba wax smell like? Any other non-tacky options?[/quote:2l84ouln]
Trewax
www.trewax.com contains 100% carnauba wax. Keep in mind that most, if not all, waxes dicussed on this board are wax of some kind dissolved in petroleum distillates - they smell like chemicals, sort of like car wax - you apply the wax, the distillates evaporate, leaving the carnauba. There really is not much of a smell left after you buff it out, and any residual odor will soon fade. Trewax comes in a huge can that I'll be able to pass down to my kids at the rate I use it, although I'm using more lately with two, soon to be three, Dingwalls to maintain.

Another cool thing is that the wax can be tinted any color, although I'm not sure if I'd do that to a bass neck.
Mark