Will this sand down to natural????

[Aceman]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Epiphone-DO...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649


What do you think? Can I take a block and some 220 to this and eventually hit light colored whatever????

 

[NotCardio]

Re: Will this sand down to natural????

I always assumed you couldn't, that the stain went too far down, but then I've seen things that I had the same assumption about where I turned out to be wrong.

I guess a long way of saying I don't know either.

 

[Taz Rules]

Re: Will this sand down to natural????

If the stain does go too deep you could always paint it or apply a solid stain.
Could you put a veneer on it?

At that price, there is some leeway.

 

[ICTGoober]

Re: Will this sand down to natural????

GEEZUS! Don't sand it, strip it with chemical stripper of some kind. It's already BEEN sanded. And if it's been stained before it was sealed..... well, solid colors will probably be the answer.

 

[beaubrummels]

Re: Will this sand down to natural????

Won't the chemical stripper dissolve the glue joints holding it together?

I'd think for $120 give it a try ...with the sanding solution.

 

[Will S-T]

Re: Will this sand down to natural????

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Epiphone-DO...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649


What do you think? Can I take a block and some 220 to this and eventually hit light colored whatever????

Yes

 

[ICTGoober]

Re: Will this sand down to natural????

Won't the chemical stripper dissolve the glue joints holding it together?

No. The solvent for most guitar glues is WATER. There is no water in stripper.

Also, think about it..... If strippers dissolved the glue joints would refinishers be using it?

 

[Mincer]

Re: Will this sand down to natural????

It is a cool, cheap guitar. It might be a fun project- it is satin finished, so I think you will hit the clear wood when sanding. But it is kind of an interesting color as it is.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Will this sand down to natural????

It depends on a couple things...
1) With 220 grit, do you have 4-5 days available to put your arm to a killer workout? (Start with 150 grit if you plan on sanding through that much stain, and end up with 320-600 grit).
2) How much wood do you want to have remaining? You're dealing with about 1/8" thick wood to begin with. It wouldn't be unreasonable to expect the stain to go 1/16" into the wood.

My recommendation would be to paint it if you don't like the color.

 

[RealtyViking]

Re: Will this sand down to natural????

Seller states that "Needs work done on jack and pickup switch (Cheap electronics)" and you want to refinish. I would not buy.

Shipping is going to be +/-$50 and that guitar in good 100% functional condition is $200-250 total if you liked the finish.

 

[Aceman]

Re: Will this sand down to natural????

Good freaking lord - answer the question !!!!!

I want to know if I hit natural because I want a &^%%^$ natural Dot Studio. Idgits!

Yes - stripper is fast and fun - but melted binding, mess, etc. blah blah blah....

I can fix freaking jack & switch....NOT the point. Shipping is $29.

 

[ICTGoober]

Re: Will this sand down to natural????

Good freaking lord - answer the question !!!!!

You want the truth?
Since we didn't build the damn thing we don't know what you'll hit if you sand the **** out of it.

 

[Imperfect]

Re: Will this sand down to natural????

I used acetone on paper towels for my Gibson. The towels gum up pretty quick so you need to keep them fairly fresh to continue pulling up the finish. Acetone will melt binding but not if you keep moving along it and not sit still. I'm not sure of the finish on the DOT though so acetone may not work as well as it does for lacquer.

 

[ChAoZ]

Re: Will this sand down to natural????

I'm guessing it's not stained but painted with tinted lacquer, so it shouldn't be too hard to sand back, don't hate me if this turns out to be incorrect - and paint it shocking pink \m/

 

[NotCardio]

Re: Will this sand down to natural????

Good freaking lord - answer the question !!!!!

I want to know if I hit natural because I want a &^%%^$ natural Dot Studio. Idgits!

I want one too, but consider the possibility that the grain on the wood, once uncovered, might be pretty darn ugly. It's a crapshoot, and I think you know that, but i just thought I'd throw that out there just in case.

Good luck with it. :fing2:

 

[ICTGoober]

Re: Will this sand down to natural????

I used acetone on paper towels for my Gibson. The towels gum up pretty quick so you need to keep them fairly fresh to continue pulling up the finish.

The dark gray Scotchbrite works A LOT better than paper towels to strip softened finish from a guitar.

 

[Will S-T]

Re: Will this sand down to natural????

Like I said: YES. Just sand the fcking thing and you'll be OK.

Just make sure you got some cold beers coz it's hot and humid
where you are this time of the year

 

[Mincer]

Re: Will this sand down to natural????

Or, how much is your time worth? Is it a fun project, or will it turn into a nightmare. Hope for fun, but plan for nightmare. Don't know till you try.

 

[daan]

Re: Will this sand down to natural????

Way late to the party, but here goes:
I had a guitar like this (but with a bolt-on neck) that had a weird "clown burst" finish. I too tried to sand it, I started with 800 to try and not go thru the wood (anything with "wood grain" showing thru is usually a real thin veneer over 47 mismatched pieces of wood, especially at that price point) After a couple days of not getting anywhere, I said "F that" and broke out the 220, and promptly sanded thru the veneer. It looked like crap, and I ended up just painting it a solid color. With a guitar like this, you'd just be better off waiting until a natural finish one turned up for sale. Sure, you COULD sand it down, but I can almost guarantee it would take you 8 days to do it with fine sanding, and the "wood" might not look nice anyway.

 

[Clint 55]

Re: Will this sand down to natural????

You could sand the side of the eff hole to see how deep the color goes.

do you have 4-5 days available to put your arm to a killer workout?

HA!

Yeah I used to sand professionally and you don't wanna start with fine grit. You can start as low as 100 and then go through the grits up to like 400s like Guitar Doc said to take the scratches out. If you're gonna refinish it in clear you could leave it at 180 or 220.