Hello there,does anyone knows how to respray a guitar body??is it simple as using a spraying can and spray it all over??or need to use some professional equipments??I doesn't like to send it to shops..need to save money..might aswell do the respraying myself...help is really appreciated.. 8)
How to respray guitar body??
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ashes307
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Hi,
Refinishing your guitar can be quite a handful if you don't have a clue. First you must remove your current finish then prime it for the new coat then you have to seal it in with lacquer and all. Yes you can refinish your guitar with sparycans. You might want to google around first then pickup a second hand body to play with first.
Refinishing your guitar can be quite a handful if you don't have a clue. First you must remove your current finish then prime it for the new coat then you have to seal it in with lacquer and all. Yes you can refinish your guitar with sparycans. You might want to google around first then pickup a second hand body to play with first.
relinquish69
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IMO just send it to the shops. the amount of time and work involved for a good refinish is too much.
audioslave
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asked Faizal Rock ....he just stripped his strat body..
once you cleaned up the body.
the rest of the steps are pretty easy.
once you cleaned up the body.
the rest of the steps are pretty easy.
relinquish69
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the rest of the steps sound easy but doing it requires a bucket load of sanding and buffing. 1 refinish could take you a few months if you want it to be done nicely. most of the time is wasted on drying the paint.
I'm currently on the last few steps of refinishing. Has been 2 months and half now. I don't care about waiting time and so, because I can wait anyway, my studies are more important. The stripping is the most boring part, if you do it like what I did, sanding. At that time I didn't know there was a paint stripper sold in SG (Silly me). There are lots and lots of sanding required (for me) and you can see more sanding marks after spraying, so more sanding. And then just a few coats without sanding and it will be near perfect. And then you have to wait a day to sand it etc. Mine takes longer because I put a maple veneer on it. Hope it goes well for me, and good luck to you!!
faekildare
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Question tho. Does anyone knows how to let their lacquer dries rock hard? Mine doesnt dry that hard after even half a year...
audioslave
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did you use varnish or Lacuquer,
what do you mean by "rock Hard"? is it Plastic-like of a new Fender Strat.
what do you mean by "rock Hard"? is it Plastic-like of a new Fender Strat.
faekildare
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Yes, plastic hard like the guitars that are finished in factories.
I am using nitrocellulose based lacquer.
I am using nitrocellulose based lacquer.
faekildare
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U buff it with brasso.
relinquish69
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Your finish is probably too thick. IMO you should feed it more sun. don't put for too long as it will result in bubbling.
audioslave
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keit,
you are using aerosol can spray or industrial ( compressor + spray gun)?
aerosol is hard to product a quailty finishing..
if you are using. try not to be to close in distance during spraying. dip a bit of thinner to clean the nostril
you are using aerosol can spray or industrial ( compressor + spray gun)?
aerosol is hard to product a quailty finishing..
if you are using. try not to be to close in distance during spraying. dip a bit of thinner to clean the nostril
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