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Need aome advice/opinions about guitar refinishing.
11/5/2011 9:13:13 AM
I recently picked up an Ibanez VBT700 (I'll post pics later today). Whoever built the guitar didn't do the best job with the binding. It's a little uneven & even one of the cuts for one of the wings is a little uneven.
So I'm thinking about making it my guinea pig & using it for my first refinishing project (not sure if I want to, yet). And if I do this, I want to get rid of the paint (replace it with a lighter finish that let's the wood breathe a little better), fix the binding & even out that cut. And if I'm feeling ambitious, add a maple top (there appears to be enough room to fit one on the top without shaving it down, since the fretboard sits so high above the body).
So I guess the biggest problem I see at the moment is, what's the best way to strip the paint?
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So I'm thinking about making it my guinea pig & using it for my first refinishing project (not sure if I want to, yet). And if I do this, I want to get rid of the paint (replace it with a lighter finish that let's the wood breathe a little better), fix the binding & even out that cut. And if I'm feeling ambitious, add a maple top (there appears to be enough room to fit one on the top without shaving it down, since the fretboard sits so high above the body).
So I guess the biggest problem I see at the moment is, what's the best way to strip the paint?
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11/5/2011 4:45:09 PM
Pics:
I can't tell if it came out in this pic, but this is one of the spots where the paint line is uneven on the binding.
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I can't tell if it came out in this pic, but this is one of the spots where the paint line is uneven on the binding.
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11/5/2011 7:48:45 PM
I once stripped a Mexican Tele body of polyurethane using oven cleaner and MEK. The poly was laid on thick, at least 1/16" of an inch. It took several applications of oven cleaner to completely strip it. The MEK was used to clean the wood. I doubt the Ibanez is finished that poorly though.
11/5/2011 8:57:55 PM
It doesn't come through in the pic, but the binding job is a little shoddy. from a distance it looks fine, bit if you look at it in person, you see the problems.
And I know it's not functional, but it bugs me. Nicks & wear on a guitar's finish doesn't bother me, but for something reason this does. Go figure.
And I know it's not functional, but it bugs me. Nicks & wear on a guitar's finish doesn't bother me, but for something reason this does. Go figure.
11/6/2011 8:26:10 PM
Everybody must think I'm nuts or something.
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11/13/2011 9:51:09 PM
Hell, it's a used, non-classic, guitar. Have some fun with it!
12/1/2011 8:29:05 PM
I am looking at the Stewmac site considering the same thing. Have a strat body that needs paint. Considering doing the job myself with some aerosol products. Worst case is that I sand it back down and have a pro do it. For the 30-40 bucks to try it as a experiment I don't think I have anything to lose.
12/2/2011 12:38:49 AM
Cool. Let us know how it turns out. I went back to driving truck since I first posted this, so it's on the back burner, along with some other projects.
12/2/2011 2:14:24 PM
Honestly,If it were me I'd leave it alone.They don't make that model anymore,who knows in 10 years It might be worth a pretty penny.
12/8/2011 5:11:43 PM
Check out the guitar re-ranch for supplies, they have good finishes in rattle cans. I have done two guitars whith their supplies and they came out well.
