gaiastellar

hi all,

thanks for all the replies. i really dont have alot of money ... starting with a blank isnt an option... i got the guitar for £10... the electrics are ok, but the neck and body are a bit beat up, so i thought to do a custom paint job, and buy a new neck for it. turn it into a project, whilst at the same time learning alot.

so whats the consensus (if there is one)?

A) Sand the old finish and respray over the top?

try chemical stripper and see what happens?

C) try stripping with a Heat gun ?

i appreciate all of your advice...

paul uk

oh.. and yes, i meant to say, it is a factory guitar with a kind of dark sunburst paint job.

paul uk

hi,

thanks guys. yea, i just want to repaint a different colour. so... i can just fill in the dinks and cracks, rough up the surface and spray some white undercoat?

thats my kind of easy!

Paul uk

hi all,

this is my first post so forgive me if this is the wrong place to post this topic.

I want to strip the paint off my old strat copy body, for respraying later, but not sure of the best way to go about this.

There is someone local to me who runs a business stripping paint off doors etc, using a giant acid bath type of set up. He's not sure it will work with the kind of laquer that is commonly used as a top coat on electric guitars. so any comments/ ideas pleased about the best way to strip my old guitar please.

thanks

paul uk