I have used a belt sander in the past with heavy grit (60 I think!!) not subtle but it worked, still messy and a pain though.
Just refinished my guitar, which was in a really thick poly. Documented it all here: http://www.musicradar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116726
It was a nightmare to sand ALL of the finish off. Next time I do it (soon, I hope), I'm just sanding the finish flat and using that as a primer, or priming on top of it. As mentioned before, the wood won't be stunning quality (mine certainly wasn't) so use this as an opportunity for an easy refinish, rather than my (rookie) route. I'm going for a black one next time so I have a dark undercoat for my swirl (friend wants it done).
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Did it ever get born?Originally Posted by RobDavies
before long, my long planned Bananacaster will be born.
It is the most shattering experience of a young man's life, when one morning he awakes, and quite reasonably says to himself: "I will never play the Dane"
I've done a few, a real pain to do. Can be worth it though. I have one I'm in the middle of but don't have pics of it. The other two were:
Ridiculously thick finish, hand sander for this and I never actually go through to the wood for the most part, its still got a sealer coat on it. It'll finally (after 5 years or so) be getting a solid colour finish.
The Chapman came out a bit better.
Again, really thick, heat gun worked on this.
Rustins stain then danish oil finish.
mmm..nice. good work
Has anyone ever tried sandblasting or any other type of blasting to remove the finish?
No, but bear in mind that sandblasting relies on the main object being tougher than the paint, not the other way around.
I'd imagine that sandblasting the poly finish off a Squier body would be like trying to sandblast the candy coating off a Smartie.
Niallmo that ml-1 looks cooler everytime I see it.
Rustins stain then danish oil finish.
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