JohnL
Captain   Posts: 119 Registered: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline
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posted on 11/14/2004 at 23:43 |
Hey hows it going. I just bought a cheapo squire of Ebay and Im planning to
make a replica of George Harison's "Rocky" (pic's http://www.deaf-eddie.net/rocky/rockscan.jpg , http://www.deaf-eddie.net/rocky/rocky-hd.jpg
http://www.deaf-eddie.net/rocky/rocky-bk.jpg ). I was wondering if anyone
has ever done a paint job on a guitar and give me some tips. Some of my
concerns are... Should I strip it and sand the whole thing down to the wood
and paint it, or should I not? what type of paint should I use? What type
of laquer/finish should I use?
Any comments/suggestions would be awsome. Thanks alot.
pictures courtesy of deaf-eddie.com
[Edited on 3/11/2008 by brian]
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GuitarMuscle
Captain  Posts: 160 Registered: 5/4/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 11/15/2004 at 00:10, Reply 1 |
If it was me I would strip it down to the wood and put a sanding sealer on.
It depends what kind of wood is used. You can use the same paint they use
at body shops and spray polyurethane on top of that. Many people also like
the vintage way of doing things and use nitrocellulose lacquer. Also make
sure you wet sand it if you want the mirror like finish.
Hope this helps
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dunnowho_73
First Lieutenant  Posts: 3 Registered: 3/11/2008 Status: Offline |
posted on 3/11/2008 at 17:53, Reply 2  |
I think there are many ways you could this, depending on if you want to
refinish the whole guitar. I have even painted straight on my guitar and
then given it a light coat over it once dried..
As far as designs go, I found some funky artwork guitars here
http://www.axewar.com
The guitars are rated based purely on looks 
[Edited on 3/11/2008 by dunnowho_73]
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