Dan Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 How difficult would it be to refinish an SG? Mine is currently black but i want to make it alpine white with gold hardware etc. but it does mean i will need to refinish the neck as well. I need to know how i would get the neck off, how to reattach it, stripping the neck and all the other problems i may encounter. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 You may want to have a look at A Step By Step Restoration of a 1979 Gibson SG, just added it to the build section! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 I don't think you want to take a set-neck off a guitar for refinishing purposes. Taking a set-neck off is probably the most difficult "typical" guitar repair procedure. I don't even do it when asked to , because I have not totally mastered it , and I don't offer a service I can't do perfect. It even requires fret-leveling or refretting after putting a set-neck back on (ok, I can do that part). If you really must refinish the guitar, tape off the neck and leave it on (which I don't recommend, because it will take years for the new paint to dry out and sound as good as the old paint, plus you could be doing some serious de-valuing of a vintage, or future-to-be-vintage guitar). If this is a Gibson guitar, please think very very long and hard about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted March 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 It isnt a gibson its a copy but its still a great guitar. I have decided not to but it will still be a 'dream' guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushead Posted March 11, 2003 Report Share Posted March 11, 2003 I have a set neck on that explorer from last month. I just stripped and sanded it clean and went from there. I used that stripping "goop" from the infomercials (don't remember the name off hand). It's toxic as hell, but works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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