PAINT, OR NOT TO PAINT

[brentrocks]

Solvent based finish over oil. I had my doubts...but wasn't 100 percent sure, as I'd never have thought to have tried it. You did use shellac in between...but maybe the oil wasn't well dried enough first. Did you use dewaxed shellac?

I have no clue on the shellac. I simply bit off more than I could chew. It’s in good hands now.

[ItsaBass]

Solvent based finish over oil. I had my doubts...but wasn't 100 percent sure, as I'd never have thought to have tried it. You did use shellac in between...but maybe the oil wasn't well dried enough first. Did you use dewaxed shellac?

[brentrocks]

What happened, by the way? It was looking decent in the last batch of pix.

The finish started flaking off.

[ItsaBass]

What happened, by the way? It was looking decent in the last batch of pix.

[brentrocks]

Are you going solid black on the peghead face? Don't know if I would or wouldn't. Just curious.

Yes. Black on the headstock face

[Lewguitar]

I dropped it off to the pro finish guy today! When it’s done it will have a factory custom shop quality finish on it! That’s what I should’ve done in the first place. LOL

Are you going solid black on the peghead face? Don't know if I would or wouldn't. Just curious.

[brentrocks]

I dropped it off to the pro finish guy today! When it’s done it will have a factory custom shop quality finish on it! That’s what I should’ve done in the first place. LOL

[ItsaBass]

What brand of stripper do you recommend?

Since you used solvent based materials, try first with the least harsh chemical stripper you can get at your go-to hardware store.

[ICTGoober]

CitruStrip. It doesn't smell awful like some strippers. When the finish gets soft, scrape it off with a plastic scraper (not metal), or scuff good with dark gray Scotchbrite.

[brentrocks]

Strip it down. No need to use abrasion, which also alters the wood. With what you used, it'll strip easy with mild strippers, and clean up with lacquer thinner. It'll take 30 minutes and won't reshape the wood in the slightest. Manual abrasion is usually the worst possible way to strip a finish completely off.

What brand of stripper do you recommend?

[ItsaBass]

Well... I failed miserably. I'm sanding it down and taking it to a pro.

Strip it down. No need to use abrasion, which also alters the wood. With what you used, it'll strip easy with mild strippers, and clean up with lacquer thinner. It'll take 30 minutes and won't reshape the wood in the slightest. Manual abrasion is usually the worst possible way to strip a finish completely off.

[ICTGoober]

Absolutely correct. Stripping is NOT sanding.

[Top-L]

He told me to strip it before I take it to him

Strip means chemical to me, not sanding.

[brentrocks]

Let the pro sand it down. He may want to chemically remove what you did.

He told me to strip it before I take it to him

[Top-L]

Well... I failed miserably. I'm sanding it down and taking it to a pro.

Let the pro sand it down. He may want to chemically remove what you did.