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Post by alexkirtley on Sept 18, 2014 16:59:31 GMT
I am going to soon be (hopefully) buying a Vintage V300 as a beater, it has been messed around with quite a bit, it is in far from perfect condition but it is only £25, nice enough guitar but it is in a baby blue finish which makes it look cheap and nasty and I like everything apart the colour, is is possible to strip the finish and leave the entire guitar just as bare wood?, I wouldn't really want to go to the hassle of spraying a £25 guitar.
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Post by vicov on Sept 18, 2014 19:44:24 GMT
A blowtorch would be best. :-)
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Post by scorpiodog on Sept 19, 2014 9:54:39 GMT
Keep it blue. Put stickers on it. It'll match your case then!  |
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Post by ocarolan on Sept 19, 2014 10:14:16 GMT
I'd be inclined to leave it blue too. Ironically though.
But, if you manage to get the blue off and can obtain a reasonable looking and smooth sanded surface then I'd go for a simple and quickish oil finish - would look much better than bare wood, which will start to get dirty and stained v quickly.
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Post by colins on Sept 19, 2014 18:42:27 GMT
To strip the finish on any guitar I always use a cabinet scraper with a fine burr, then sandpaper. I'm afraid there is no short cut. Keith is right a quick application of an oil finish, Tru-oil or Liberon finishing oil will stop the wood from becoming dirty.
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