Moon Moon Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 so ive finally decided to sand that awfull poker chipped acoustic, ive started sanding and its dreadful the amount of times its been painted over and its pissing me off and it will take forever, whats a quiker way apart from a heat gun because ive been told that will just wreck it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oedo 808 Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 This thread raises so many questions I simply don't have the energy to ask them all. Buy a nicer guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted November 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 no need that painted one is all i need im willing to spend money on it as its worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 Disc grinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kybosh Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 Box of matches and a firelighter ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 Lighter fluid. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat ol' sun Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 You know that when you remove the paint/ varnish/ whatever you are sanding off the guitar, the acoustic tone might (probably will) change somewhat. In any event, good luck... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfer_Rosa Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 You seem to have a habit of trying to research and get advice AFTER you've already cracked out some tools and fired into your guitars. In the future, maybe try doing it the other way round? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 Of course John Lennon famously sanded his Gibson J60, so I imagine this battered old entry level Yamaha will sound the same as that once it's done.Ignore the naysayers. Sand on son. Sand on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 Paint it yellow and sharpie on a wood grain pattern. Or brown if you're a rich mahogany man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 What's in store for the poker chip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 Box of matches and a firelighter ? Again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted November 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 cheers bigsby the only supportive guy here, i started as i thought it would be an easy job as ive sanded guitars before, but after 6 different paints if not more and a shit load of laquer its becoming quite the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 In all seriousness, the cost of an electric sander (+ maybe flogging the thing for a tenner or something) is probably going to buy you a new guitar in better nick than that beast. Unless you know someone with some woodworking hardware, you're just going to have to pick up some really coarse sandpaper and make with the elbow grease. I suppose if the paint is really thick, you could go at it very gently with a very sharp chisel, but you will risk fucking the wood up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted December 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 ive got an electric sander, even that struggles to get through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Oh well. Decent quality, coarser paper then. Or shell out for chemical stripper and steel wool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted December 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 ive started doing it by hand for now as it meens i get it done properly, i looked at the area the sander was doing and it started fucking up the wood a bit so now it has to be done by hand or i will have to fork out on a paint stripper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Don't use a paint stripper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted December 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 why not? ive been suggested that by so many people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted December 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 and ive slowed down as ive now got blisters from it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 (edited) Acoustic guitars are glued together. A paint stripper will heat the glue and could make the guitar fall apart. Your guitar is probably laminate instead of solid wood, putting heat on it when you don't know what you're doing is a very bad idea.If I was you i'd be asking myself if it's worth the bother. It's not a bad guitar by any means - but it's not all that great either. Maybe better to cut your losses and move on to something a bit less destroyed? Edited December 1, 2013 by colb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted December 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 maybe your right its becoming a lot of bother i want a normal looking acoustic, but i love this one so much. ill give it a few more days sanding and then if not ill move on i wont attempt the paint stripper then cheers Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Just fucking sand it. if by a paint stripper you mean a heat gun, this will no dout warp and burn the wood and fuck the shit out of the glue. Alternatively if you're meaning a chemical stripper such as nitro,lightning bolt, mors it can also damage the wood/glue if you're not careful. It's pretty rough stuff. I'd just follow Oedo's advice and get a new guitar once you can afford it. However, since the guitars already pretty fucked, you could just fuck it some more to give it a really 'personal' touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted December 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 ive now got someone sanding it for me professionally i hope, i meant the chemical stripper by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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