i think this is the best place to post this.
So i have a old fender bass from the 80s, and the finish is a horrible gray color and it already has begun to crack.
So if anyone has taking the finish off a bass or a guitar before can you give me some advice?
im looking around online too. not always alot of help from google
i'm not sure if it's possible
you'd want to ask someone who actually repairs guitars for a living though
Sandpaper.
Use a rough grit and an orbital sander to take off the finish, then switch to a fine grit for a polish.
Fire set it on fire
[QUOTE=Jewsus;17626426]Fire set it on fire[/QUOTE]
Do this it will make you play faster.
Sell it and buy a guitar, bass is for sissy's
i have 6 guitars, so im pretty good in that department. This is a very nice bass, just the color make it color so nasty. So tomorrow i will find the sander and sand it down a little.
Master117 is right, sandpaper is the only way to go and be safe about it. Any type of stripper that you use on it may affect the glues that the instrument is adhered together with. You might use a orbital sander for the larger areas.
Personally, I'd take it to a professional Luther or something, I would not want to ruin a 20 year old fender.
Don't bother here. Go to [url]www.talkbass.com[/url].
well this bass was left at a church for 15 years, then a couple of girls had it and it looks like crap. I have fixed it up a little bit, all that's left it the finish.
Could we possibly get pictures?
i tried to get a picture of the back of the bass, but i had to use the bad camera. On the back there are two really big cracks running down it.
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i can barely see the in the picture, but when you look at there very noticeable.
I don't know much Fender Bass's. But I've never seen that model before. Do you know what it is?
its like a jazz/precision bass, and i know it was made in the 80s in japan.
To remove Finnish simply nuke Finland.
yeah its some pretty durable stuff on it. by far thicker then another instrument i own.
[QUOTE=avergejoe;17626476]Sell it and buy a guitar, bass is for sissy's[/QUOTE]
Get out.
[QUOTE=avergejoe;17626476]Sell it and buy a guitar, bass is for sissy's[/QUOTE]
And guitar is for wannabe rockstar 12 year olds.
if that [i]IS[/i] a Fender (I'm not convinced?), Don't fucking touch it. If you refinish it badly you are going to ruin it's value.
There are three ways to do this:
Heat
Chemicals (Paint stripper..., You may need to sand the clearcoat off if it is poly)
Sanding
You need to know if that is a nitro of poly finish.
Sanding will lead to a cleaner wood once the finish is removed, Heat can lead to scorched wood it not done correctly and chemicals are only recommended for newer finishes.
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Infact , go here: [url]http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/tutorial5.htm[/url]
It will go into far more detail that I can recall from memory.
Just put some duct tape over it until you can afford to send it to a professional.
If you are asking "How to remove finish" you clearly aren't capable of doing that job.
It looks like a college D&T project.
it is a fender and if removing the finish will devalue it im sure the big ass chips and scratches all over is will too. i have refinish furniture before. i was just wanting to know if anyone else has done it.
there you go its a fender
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Sand the hell out of it. I've refinished about 5 guitars now and sanding is the best method. Using chemical strippers fucks up the wood and using a belts sander will cause you to dig into the wood. Using a hand held sander or sanding by hand works the best, Make sure you go beyond the under layer of clear coat if you wish to stain the body. If you plan on just painting it sanding to the under layer works just fine.
alright thanks man.
Sand paper.
Sand paper
Maybe chemicals but depends on the finish. However, chemicals could make wood all saggy and weird.
Jizz on it? Chicks go crazy for that kind of thing.
use a petrol derived remover, it will take a bit of elbow grease because a guitar isn't just a dot of finish but a huge surface area. By petrol derived remover, think of something that removes paint, gum, leftover adhesive. a solvent.
I haven't tried it on guitar wood.
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