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  1. Hi guys. I'm new to this so I hope you'll excuse my (most likely) silly questions. I've just bought an old guitar which I want to refinish. I've tried to do this once before and I ballsed it up when it came to sanding down the clear coat to give the guitar its shiny finish. I've just been reading an article from Gibson on how they build their guitars. Gibson Guitar Build Article Excerpt... So Gibson don't bother with sanding after the clear coat? My problem last time was that I managed to sand right through the clear and so I'd like to avoid final sanding altogether if at all possible. Can I just use these buffing waxes at home, or is this something only possible in a specialist setup?
  2. I'm working from John Gleneicki's ebook. After wet sanding the clear coat he recommends using 3M Perfect-it II Finishing Compound and Perfect-it II Rubbing Compound. I can't find either of these products in the UK, could you suggest some good alternatives? Thanks
  3. Hey Kimstock, I was just wondering what software you used to produce your prototype image? The guitar is looking killer!!
  4. I'm on my first project where i'm just stripping and refinishing a Les Paul. I have the neck refinished and ready for clear coating. I'm just wondering the best way to do it? Do I need to mask over the fretboard? I would have thought doing that would just cause a build up along the edges of the tape? Thanks!
  5. Awesome, thanks! Sounds like something even I might be able to manage!
  6. This method was appealing to me as it cuts out a few stages and simplifies things. It's my first refinish so I figured anything that makes it easier would be better! Would it be a better idea for me to completely sand the body down, or do you think this will be ok for my first project?
  7. I was reading over ar reranch.com on how to finish with a solid colour and came across this... (Note: If the old finish is a polyurethane finish you will have a difficult time completely stripping the finish back to raw wood. It is acceptable with poly finishes to sand the old finish with #220 dry and use the old finish as the base. If that is to be your direction skip ahead to the section on priming). My question is, how far do I sand with the 220? How do I know when to stop? Thanks!
  8. Guess it's definitely gonna be up to the heat gun then. Thanks for the replies.
  9. Are there NO strippers out there today that are up to the job? Yeah, I've seen that heat guns are pretty inexpensive, but I was planning on using the one at my university when I get back. If there really are no strippers that can tackle modern finishes then I guess I'll be waiting to use the heat gun.
  10. In my previous post I was asking about heat stripping a body. I don't have access to a heat gun right away so i'm going to give the chemical stripper a go first, it certainly looks an easier process! It's a fair trip to my hardware store so I want to make sure I've got everything on my list before I go. 1. Stripper. Any particular brand/strength you'd recommend? 2. SandPaper. What variety of sizes should I pick up? 3. Acetone. Worth getting? 4. Plastic Scraper Link to Tutorial Anything important I've missed? Thanks!
  11. Thanks for the tips! A question about the actual gun itself. I'm going to be using one from a mate's workshop at uni. So i'm not sure what size it is. Is there a minimum or maximum temp for stripping? I don't want to be standing there for hours waiting for paint to come off and likewise I don't want to burn a hole through the body! Or are they all pretty standard?
  12. It's not that i'm scared of it, I've just never done it before so i'm not sure what to expect. So anything with paint on eh?.... I'll have a look around! Does the clear coat on guitars make much of a difference when it comes to heat stripping? Should I be looking for wood with a similar finish to a guitar or will any old painted wood do? I read the tutorial on chemical strippers and the guy was saying it's best used on guitars which have already been refinished. Also the guy in that post you linked to was saying it didn't work on RGs, which is what i'm going to be stripping. Which is unfortunate cos that does sound a safer route to go!
  13. So i'm thinking about stripping a body as part of a project but I've never used a heat gun before. I'm looking to get some practice in before I let rip on the actual guitar. I could just buy an old body from eBay but that looks like it'll be at least £30 which seems a little high just for something to practice on. Is there anything else I could cheaply obtain to practice stripping with? Thanks.
  14. So basically... 1. Strip off the finish 2. Routing, fitting blocks, sanding etc.. 3. Priming 4. Finishing Does this sound right? Thanks for the reply!
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