I guess? I mean at the end of the day, it's his guitar, right? As long as he's not messing with mine -- why should we be too concerned?
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Re: an idiot with a new guitar, spray can, and a dream
Or sell the body, buy a cheap unfinished body, get some supplies, have money left over and still gain some "experience"...
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Re: an idiot with a new guitar, spray can, and a dream
I hear what you guys are saying, but again, this is not our project or our guitar so the OP is certainly allowed to follow his prerogative. Just sayin'...tribi9 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 10:16 amOr sell the body, buy a cheap unfinished body, get some supplies, have money left over and still gain some "experience"...
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Re: an idiot with a new guitar, spray can, and a dream
He's asking for advice tho'
OP, feel free to look at some of the refinished "beauties" some members have done here, there are lots of threads with less than stellar home refinishing jobs.
OP, feel free to look at some of the refinished "beauties" some members have done here, there are lots of threads with less than stellar home refinishing jobs.
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Re: an idiot with a new guitar, spray can, and a dream
You're right, he is asking for advice but from my understanding, he is asking for advice on how to complete the project. Either way, I'd learn on a different body but it's not my money so best of luck to the OP!
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Re: an idiot with a new guitar, spray can, and a dream
I would just practice on a couple pieces of scrap wood, no reason for the expense of a whole body when scraps are free.
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Re: an idiot with a new guitar, spray can, and a dream
Stripping the body itself is an adventure; but I guess you don't *have* to do that.
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Re: an idiot with a new guitar, spray can, and a dream
Not saying anyone should, but I've sprayed several guitars in nitro lacquer indoors in winter at my house and am not dead yet... You certainly want a good respirator and you'd want to drop cloth/tarp the heck out of the room you're spraying in, but if you keep the room sealed off from the rest of the domicile it's not totally outside the realm of sanity IMO. In an apartment you're alot more likely to have problems w/ neighbors/landlords and the potential for eviction and/or loss of security deposit though.
I certainly agree that the best way to go is to get another body that's already a color you like and sell the original/hang onto it for future sale. If you really want to try your hand at doing a finish, I'd snag an unfinished one from Warmoth/AllParts/where ever and use that one. If your thought was to strip the pre-finished body to raw wood there's a really good chance it will be cheaper in the long run if you place even a $5/hour value on your time.
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I certainly agree that the best way to go is to get another body that's already a color you like and sell the original/hang onto it for future sale. If you really want to try your hand at doing a finish, I'd snag an unfinished one from Warmoth/AllParts/where ever and use that one. If your thought was to strip the pre-finished body to raw wood there's a really good chance it will be cheaper in the long run if you place even a $5/hour value on your time.
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Re: an idiot with a new guitar, spray can, and a dream
Hi all,
I am going to post some pictures of what I am starting with soon so that you guys can advise me on which path to take with this guitar. I just received a new tort pick guard and it looks cheap. It's from China and I bought it on NYE while going from one party to the next so my judgement was not what is should have been. I did not pay much for it so I am thinking another to replace the replacement. I also have black pickup covers and new knobs on the way.
I am going to post some pictures of what I am starting with soon so that you guys can advise me on which path to take with this guitar. I just received a new tort pick guard and it looks cheap. It's from China and I bought it on NYE while going from one party to the next so my judgement was not what is should have been. I did not pay much for it so I am thinking another to replace the replacement. I also have black pickup covers and new knobs on the way.
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Re: an idiot with a new guitar, spray can, and a dream
I think you’re on the right path. If you don’t want to go to the lengths of painting or replacing the body then swapping pickups, knobs, pu covers, etc. can go a long way to make a body color more tolerable.