pour bleeding me Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 Hey everyone..i have an F-200 and it is glossy and black...is there way to make it flat black without stripping it and repainting...like a way to make the current paint job flat...and not shiny...thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 Hey everyone..i have an F-200 and it is glossy and black...is there way to make it flat black without stripping it and repainting...like a way to make the current paint job flat...and not shiny...thanks! I belive that you can use 0000 steel wool to get it flat, i may not be right though. See ya, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 It will make it satinny, but it will look aweful. All that's doing is scratching the finish up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 try the part that you already scratched, and use a swirl remover and rub it just a bit, it should remove the whitish haze and make it shine a bit but it will remain dull unless you polish it hard. See that he said that "it may not be right". There is not good way to do this without the proper paint, and you stated that you didn't wanted to repaint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dugz Ink Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 There are various "flat" finish clear coats available... and you should be able to find one that's compatible with the guitar's current finish. (As a general rule, flat finishes tend to have more drying agents than gloss finishes... which can "heat up" your previous finish.) D~s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 There are various "flat" finish clear coats available... and you should be able to find one that's compatible with the guitar's current finish. (As a general rule, flat finishes tend to have more drying agents than gloss finishes... which can "heat up" your previous finish.) D~s dugz He don't want to repaint! If not I would have told him to get a nice can of flat(satin) poly and dust a coat or 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dugz Ink Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 The initial post said that he didn't want to strip and re-paint... not that he didn't want to do any painting... so I mentioned another alternative to just dulling the original surface. And if he's unhappy with the results of steel wool and rubbing compound, he can still spray dull coat on it... right? D~s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 Will be better before the swirl remover, if not comes a lot of meticulous cleaning with wax remover so that the new coat will adehere with no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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