Question: Removing a Finish...

[Butch Snyder]

...That's covering another finish....

I just acquired an alder Tele body. A buddy of mine from work had a Tele body that he had gotten somewhere else. He didn't want it, so I bought it. He said he thought it was alder. After really looking at it, it looks like it was spray painted an antique white color. It's not a bad paint job actually. The color below the spray paint looks to be some type of blonde. I can tell from chips in the spray paint. The wood around the ferrules have the original finish showing as well. There looks to be around one good coat of spray paint and no laquer or other type of clear coat.

My question is, is there any way I can remove the top finish and leave the original finish intact?

 

[Hellion]

Re: Question: Removing a Finish...

You might be able to use Xanthene with a rag and rub it off. I don't know how you'd tell when you got to the undercoat, but maybe if you started on a hidden area....?

 

[Butch Snyder]

Re: Question: Removing a Finish...

You might be able to use Xanthene with a rag and rub it off. I don't know how you'd tell when you got to the undercoat, but maybe if you started on a hidden area....?

Maybe I'll stop by Home Depot on the way home....

 

[RushOfBlood]

Re: Question: Removing a Finish...

you could try to pick most of it off, starting from those chips

 

[Rich_S]

Re: Question: Removing a Finish...

CHances are good you CAN get the top layer off. If the original finish is poly, then nothing short of nuclear weapons will remove it.

 

[Butch Snyder]

Re: Question: Removing a Finish...

If the original finish is poly, then nothing short of nuclear weapons will remove it.

LOL!! The original finish is acrylic laquer. The top finish is enamal spray paint. It should scrap off pretty easily.

I think it's actually a Highway 1 Body.

 

[kmcguitars]

Re: Question: Removing a Finish...

I've had luck scraping Enamel off w/t a razor blade. But that was Krylon
on poly. If it's only a few light coats? A bunch of NEW SHARP blades and
the right touch will get it off. Be carefull around the edge's. The real trick
Will be bringing the original Acrylic back to life? 3M makes some good
scracth remover products or hand rub compound may do it? Good Luck

 

[theodie]

Re: Question: Removing a Finish...

Not to hyjack the thread but, I have a Flying V that I stripped the laquer off of and it has red dye still in the wood. I plan on finishing with reranch nitro. Should I bleech the wood or can I just go ahread and paint it?

 

[RushOfBlood]

Re: Question: Removing a Finish...

Not to hyjack the thread but, I have a Flying V that I stripped the laquer off of and it has red dye still in the wood. I plan on finishing with reranch nitro. Should I bleech the wood or can I just go ahread and paint it?

What color are you going to?

 

[theodie]

Re: Question: Removing a Finish...

What color are you going to?

I am considering a Blue. Possibly Lake placid metallic or Ice Blue metallic.

 

[kmcguitars]

Re: Question: Removing a Finish...

Not to hyjack the thread but, I have a Flying V that I stripped the laquer off of and it has red dye still in the wood. I plan on finishing with reranch nitro. Should I bleech the wood or can I just go ahread and paint it?

If your going with a opaque color, I see no reason to bleech it. Just use
B.I.N.s shellac or the Reranch base coat. Once you have a coat or 2 of
the white base coat on it nothing should bleed thru.

 

[theodie]

Re: Question: Removing a Finish...

If your going with a opaque color, I see no reason to bleech it. Just use
B.I.N.s shellac or the Reranch base coat. Once you have a coat or 2 of
the white base coat on it nothing should bleed thru.

Thank you very much KMC!!!!