I have a 1986-1987 Japanese Fender Strat. At some point before I owned this guitar someone has re painted it in an unknown type of paint and the finish is very poor. I would like to re-finish the guitar but I'm not sure of the best way to go about it with regard to retaining it's value and also restoring it to something like it's original finish. I realise it's never going to be original and the new finish will look new unless it's artificially aged. It also requires a new scratch plate as the one on it has got gouges in the surface, I don't think this is original either. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
