darkside mike Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Hey guys, I have an sg standard that I got about 15 years ago. along the way it had acquired a few chips out of the paint and a local repair guy at the time had filled them in and painted them but the color(black) never matched and it's bugged me since (almost 10 years now). I've been thinking lately of sanding it all down to the mohagony and just sanding it real smooth and leaving it satin natural. Keeping in mind I don't care about resale value cause I will always keep it but I want it to look different and I know if it does i'll play it way more again. thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I say "have at it"! Make it the way you want. If the result is "you playing it more".....no harm done. Nothing worse than a bad repair job. I would rather deal with the initial nick! Hey, at least its 'honest'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staninator Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 If reselling it isn't in the picture and it'll make you happy, I say go for it. There's nothing worse than looking at something that bugs you every day. I'd be lying if the same thought hadn't crossed my mind once or twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I'm gonna go against the crowd here. If you don't have experience with this sort of thing, you likely don't know what you are getting into. I think if you don't like it now, you will like it less after you do what you are thinking. If a few chips and flaws bother you, how are you going to feel about the flaws in your work? Don't take this wrong, but I'm guessing if you can't "fix" black, you problably aren't up to the task of doing a re-fin you are gonna be happy with. Oh, one other thing: taking down the finish to bare wood is NOT an easy thing to do, on ANY piece of wood or furniture. That's from a carpenter/remodeler. And especially true on a guitar you care about, or want to preserve the "lines", so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8_4thesh0w Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 If the shop pictured in your avatar belongs to you, I say whole-heartedly, go for it, with patience. Σß Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkside mike Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Thanks everyone. Stein I totally get what you're saying and everything you said for the most part i've already thought about and that's why i'm hesitant but I kind of feel like I would like it better sanded down (even if not perfect)to mahogany, I do know it takes a lot to get through those finishes and worry that it's a bigger project than I anticipate. We'll see what happens, I have other people's stuff to work on first. I'll post progress if I go through with it. and yes L8_4thesh0w that is my workshop, well half of it.. Thanks everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8_4thesh0w Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Sweet! Σß Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkside mike Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 oooops :) No turning back now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkside mike Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 this is after about a half hour of sanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsinla Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 this is after about a half hour of sanding. I think much of that could've been done with lacquer thinner and a rag. Nitro dissolves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkside mike Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 yeah i noticed the finish is a lot softer than other guitars i've worked on. Guess i'm off to buy lacquer thinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedediah Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Darkside Mike, I saw some magnificent wood that was treated in a way similar to what you plan to do. It was a stock on a rifle. The builder sanded by graduating the grit until he got to some fine paper. After that, he used 0000 steel wool. After much more polishing he went to 00000 steel wool. He wiped the wood with alcohol (the other kind) after so many strokes. I think he also used the alcohol rub while sanding with paper. When completed, the pores of the wood were invisible. It felt smooth. It would be an ideal way to treat a neck. Jedediah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkside mike Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 cool thanks man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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