necroreaper Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 Hi all, I am going to re-finish this guitar (probably red) as the finish is starting to yellow and I fancy a change. http://i41.tinypic.com/rbikvr.jpg I've only ever used paint before and was hoping you could give me some advice: 1) What is the best way to remove the laquer and prepare the surface to be dyed? 2) How can I remove the binding? 3) What type of dye should I buy (and can you recommend any good UK stockists)? 4) What kind of clear coat is best? Is there anything I can brush on, or is spray the best? Sorry for all the questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 Is that a veneer or a thick top? I wouldnt touch it if its a veneer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroreaper Posted April 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 Hi Neil, it's a maple top, not a veneer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroreaper Posted April 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 Sorry to double post, but can anyone offer any advice on how to prepare this top to dye a different colour, or is this generally not the done thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 That is the problem... It has been gone over and explained SOOO many times, nobody is going to do it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Search and ye shall find the answer. It gets covered almost once a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroreaper Posted April 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 I've searched for quite a while now and have answered most of my questions... sorry, being impatient. However, I couldn't find anything specifically on re-dying maple a different colour. I assume I can strip the laquer with paint stripper, and then bleach the maple to get rid of the existing colour, then start the dying process from scratch? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroreaper Posted April 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 Please can anyone confirm that this is the correct way to go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarter Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 I'm certainly no expert, but I'd probably not bleach, I don't think you will get all the black out of the dark half. I'd probably strip the finish, sand it down, dye it all black, sand back, then do the red. A little black in the grain won't hurt and will make the figure stand out a bit more. Again, the trick here will be getting the whole top one even shade first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroreaper Posted April 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 Thanks for the advice Quarter, I wasn't sure about the bleach. I think it makes sense to leave some black in the grain as you say, so I will give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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