Louis frickecello
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Hi, your dad its not wrong at all, you can take advantage of an existing finish but be careful with paint chips and deep scratches because new paint coats will tend to "copy" all defects from the surface, also you will have to be more conscious about lacquer/paint thickness.
First you have to make sure what is the kind of finish your guitar has...
Wheres how:
Test with a minimum amount of lacquer thinner, do it in the pickup cavities for example, if the finish dissolves then it is nitrocellulose lacquer if nothing happens or just the test area is a bit stained then you have a polyurethane finish or a polyester finish.
I highly recommend that you paint you guitar with polyurethane if you are painting a solid color, is easier to apply, is harder and dries faster than nitrocellulose lacquer.
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Well you might consider this like wasting paint, but I painted a Jackson Kelly two years ago, and first painted all the guitar in black, then waited a couple of weeks and taped it with 3m masking tape (it is specially sold for painting strips on mustangs and hot rod cars) with the design you want, then paint all the guitar with the color you want, and voila, wait 2 weeks and then you will have to add like 5 or 6 coats of clear lacquer to make buildup so the surface of the guitar is uniform, wait at least 4 weeks for pro buffing and polish. It worked for me.
Fender Stratocaster Lam Board Removal
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Hello, I have a CBS USA strat with lam board, and I want to replace it with a ebony fretboard (not another laminated board), any advise on removing it? I know how to remove flat joined fretboard but this one is radiused....