Hello, I've got a friend who is a talented artist, and I was curious and asked her if she would like to paint my guitar. She's agreed to do it for me, but she has no experience (nor do I) of painting or finishing a guitar so I need some advice on the best route to go to work on this.
I've got a strat body in a sorta ugly sparkly green-gold, stripped of neck and hardware. If the whole thing gets painted over is it necessary to strip the paint off before hand? or could it just be painted over the existing finish and then given a clear coat? Should I use a clear Nitrocellulose finish to seal the paint job? Can it be brushed on or just sprayed? Are oil paints or acrylics best? What if the paints were mixed in Nitrocellulose finish before being applied? would that be good or bad? Any help would be much appreciated, thank you!