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  1. Hello to all, I'm sort of new on these forums. That is, I've looked through them for a while for research and to get ideas, but have never actually posted. So, being pretty new to customizing guitars I have a few questions. I'm in the process of sanding down the finish on my old strat copy, and am just sort of thinking ahead to the painting process. I was wondering, after all of the original finish is stripped, can I just essentially put a coat of regular primer on the body, and then put a coat or two of white paint down, and then draw whatever it is that I want to put on the guitar in markers/pencil/paint, and then seal it with lacquer or poly? Will this work and look good, or should I go about it in a different fashion? Also, though this is getting a bit ahead of myself, if I wanted to apply a custom inlay of some sort to the fretboard, would I be forced to get a new fretboard, or would I be able to utilize the existing fretboard, and just incorporate the dots that are already in place into whatever design I eventually use? Thanks for any help, and I'm sure I'll be back eventually with more questions
  2. Well, I haven't actually started the finishing process yet, mainly because I want to make sure the body is perfectly smooth, and also because I can't decide how to paint it, but that's besides the point. I was wondering if anybody knows what part of the control and pickup cavities are coated with conductive shielding paint. During disassembly, I noticed that the entire cavity in my strat knock-off was coated with what seems to be just acryllic, just like the rest of the finish. On the back of the pickguard, though, I found a silvery paint all around where the control knobs are. If anyone can tell me about this, or reference a tutorial that I can look at to clarify how to shield the electronics, I'd love to know. I'm asking all of this because I'm planing on painting the control cavity with the same scheme with the rest of the body and using a clear pickguard, and I'm assuming that underneath the paint in the cavity, I should use the shielding paint. Also, while I'm posting, I was wondering what the best way to strip a finished headstock is... just sand, like the body? I know that was a lot to read, and I'm sorry, but I just want to make sure I don't screw up my first build/rebuild. As before, any help would be very greatly appreciated. Thanks.
  3. Alright, Thanks Man. You have no idea how much that helped me. Thank you.
  4. Hi, I am pretty new to these forums, acutally this is kind of my first post, and I was just wondering if you guys could help me out with clearing up a few things before I ruin what I have already accomplished. This is the first time that I've attempted to build my own guitar, and, although I've read through most of the tutorials at Project Guitar, I'm still a bit fuzzy about some stuff, mainly finishing. I think it'll be easier if I just list the questions... 1. What grit of sandpaper should I get up to before starting to finish the body? 2. Is it possible to simply draw on the body of the guitar with, say, Sharpie's or some other kind of marker, and then just put a clear coat over it? If so, will it look alright? 3. If Sharpie's can't be used, or wouldn't look good, ccould you just use some kind of artistic paints to create something on the body (and then still proceed to cover it with a clear coat)? Yeah, I know these are probably really obvious questions, but still, any insight would be really appreciated... Thanks
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