tropicalorange
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my friends moving and he dug out this Yamaha Eg112 electric that he'd painted all over and just generally destroyed...not to mention he removed the frets and attempted the infamous fret-less guitar but was unsucessful and returned the fret bars. ANYWAY! i recently bought a 20 year old ibanez and its a godess if anything and i want to restore this yamaha and modify it to be more like an ibanez. so first im stripping the body (in progess) and i want to experiment with a nice siwrl finish on it. i need to reshape the body and was curious if there are any ibanez body plans out there i can print off and trace onto the yamaha body. im also going to attempt to thin the neck out a bit. i could care less if it snaps....the things a piece of crap anyway. haha. as for thinning is it worth buying a spokeshave for or should i stick to 40 grit sandpaper (or 60 grit...i have a good collection of sandpaper). one last this. any advice for swirl finishing a guitar? i recently build a "telecaster" and want to swirl it.
thanks for reading!
Cheapest Way To Remove Paint?
in Solidbody Guitar and Bass Chat
Posted · Edited by tropicalorange
im currently stripping a body and i used this stuff called "circa" i believe...well thats the brand name of it. its a spray on everything remover. used for furniture...its about $5 canadian...i sprayed it on. let sit for a few minutes and use a paint scraper it stripes right down to the primer with great ease...alot easier than id imagine stright sanding to be. i didnt completely strip the body with one can though...you'll need two
hope this helps a bit!
ps. you can get it at your local hardware store.
saftey:
this stuff is potent. read and re-read the instructions. youll need a respirator mask (a small gas mask) eye protention. chemical gloves...the works. you dont want this stuff on or in you.haha