ScottFinish

Used heat gun. Worked like a charm. Heated off the main part of the finish then sanded off the rest so I wouldn't have any burn marks.

AWESOME!

By the way the pics are in the opposite order

I have been working on finishing a body only to find that when I sanded off the first layer there was a second layer that appears to have been finish multiple times. I have started to use a chemical but it doesn't seem to be working that well either. I started sanding some more but still not very effective. And keep in mind this is over several hours

This is similar to something I would like to do except I would like to stencil or something

http://www.lgmguitars.com/guitars/custom_electric/blfp.html

I am doing a very intricate design on my guitar and I am wondering what are some good ways to create a very clean looking design. I have seen a couple ways of doing it and I was just hoping you guys couple give me a couple more ideas.

Here are some things I was thinking about doing:

1. Sketching out the design by hand

2. Taping and cutting away design

3. Stenciling

Also any more details on these ideas would be appreciated as well.

Thanks for the help guys

I was on the Guitar ReRanch site and I read about "wet sanding" where you soak sandpaper in water before you start sanding to create a more polished look. Is this a good thing to do or is it unnecessary?

Never mind. I saw the other post.