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Post by runninwiththerevil (Matthew) on Dec 17, 2019 20:41:06 GMT -7
Does anyone have experience with anyone who does guitar finishes? I built my Jazzmaster years ago and love it. It was a lot of fun to start with the prices and end up with a killer guitar. The one thing that never came together was the finish. I redid a couple times in the first year, but never got it right. I would like to take it back down to the wood and have someone who could do it right fix it. Who do you know?
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Post by Jefferson on Dec 17, 2019 20:46:16 GMT -7
I think it was Nicholas who did a build on a Double cut LP style guitar that came out brilliantly. He fully documented the process and it’s around here somewhere I’m sure.
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Post by bryan0418 on Dec 17, 2019 20:56:52 GMT -7
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Post by Paul (TRANE) on Dec 17, 2019 21:09:27 GMT -7
Marty Bell is awesome. Also great jobs from Protocaster.
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Post by runninwiththerevil (Matthew) on Dec 17, 2019 21:11:37 GMT -7
Site says he isn’t doing nitro anymore.
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Post by purpletele on Dec 17, 2019 22:30:38 GMT -7
MJT Aged Finishes They have done a couple of paint jobs for me. Great work link
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Post by zpilot on Dec 18, 2019 0:52:33 GMT -7
Seuf's Guitar Repair in Independence, Mo does great work at reasonable prices.
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Post by nicholas on Dec 18, 2019 4:46:07 GMT -7
Hey Matthew, this is the thread Jefferson is referring to. LP Junior. After that guitar I've done a few re finish jobs for friends. If you want to take on the finish yourself, my thread might help you out. I mention all the brands of the things I used, and a pretty in depth guide to staining. You can do it. I finished that guitar 6 years ago and it still looks great. More importantly, still feels like a great nitro finish should. Just took these this morning. I wouldn't mind doing it for you, but, well.... you know the weather here. Have to wait till spring/summer. If you do it yourself feel free to ask questions. Especially about stripping it, that's usually where things go wrong! What type of finish are you going for?
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Post by runninwiththerevil (Matthew) on Dec 18, 2019 6:47:21 GMT -7
Hey Matthew, this is the thread Jefferson is referring to. LP Junior. After that guitar I've done a few re finish jobs for friends. If you want to take on the finish yourself, my thread might help you out. I mention all the brands of the things I used, and a pretty in depth guide to staining. You can do it. I finished that guitar 6 years ago and it still looks great. More importantly, still feels like a great nitro finish should. Just took these this morning. Wow, that is amazing. I'm beyond wanting to try doing it myself. I love doing my own work on stuff and I learned what I did wrong on each attempt, but if I strip it I want it to come out good. My first attempt was a translucent finish and that's what I would really like. I picked the body I did because I love the grain pattern. An early issue with the sanding sealer doomed that look. There is a silver sparkle on that and now the white you see in my profile pic. I'm leaning toward a charcoal stain underneath with the type of shine you have on your Jr as an end product. I'm neck deep in grad work and won't be looking to take the finish off until the weather gets warm again any way. I would be interested having you work with me on this. I have no doubt some of these shops others are listing are doing fine work, but I can literally buy a finished body from Warmoth for less.
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Post by nicholas on Dec 18, 2019 17:24:32 GMT -7
Sounds cool. What type of wood is it? As for stripping it, I'd suggest stripping it with chemicals if you want a transparent finish and let it dry out good. Then block sand the top, back and sides. Don't sand the edge radius. It's impossible to do that well by hand no matter how you try. Once the sides, top and back are sanded smooth, go over the body edge with a router for a fresh crisp perfect look.
I'll post some sanding tips when I get a chance. I'll need to put up some pictures for it to make sense, but Photobucket is apparently down right now.
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Post by runninwiththerevil (Matthew) on Dec 19, 2019 7:23:28 GMT -7
Sounds cool. What type of wood is it? As for stripping it, I'd suggest stripping it with chemicals if you want a transparent finish and let it dry out good. Then block sand the top, back and sides. Don't sand the edge radius. It's impossible to do that well by hand no matter how you try. Once the sides, top and back are sanded smooth, go over the body edge with a router for a fresh crisp perfect look. I'll post some sanding tips when I get a chance. I'll need to put up some pictures for it to make sense, but Photobucket is apparently down right now. It's alder wood. I will definitely be using chemicals. It has a lot of layers. I'm pretty once I called it done it has as thick a shell as a poly. That was never what I was going for. I wouldn't trust myself with a router, I've only ever touched one a couple times. I would also wonder with the contours of a Jazzmaster if that will work. I'll have to look more into that. I had done a lot of research and did my work with car guys who knew paint from that angle. I spent some time and read through your fed on the Jr. After reading that, it's no surprise that it came out so amazing and still looks great today. I humbled that you would even consider helping me get my guitar to where I always wanted it to be.
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Post by sharkboy on Dec 20, 2019 5:53:11 GMT -7
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