Stripping a chinese electric guitar… Squier or Ibanez.
I've been down this road once before and it was hell.
The outer layer of paint comes off pretty easily with a heat gun, but the thick clear seal coat underneath is hard as nails.
thick clear factory seal coat under the paint is hard as nails!!!
A heat gun will basically burn the wood underneath before it loosen the seal coat.
Sanding is tough because electric sanders basically dulls. the paper within a minute. I know that sounds stupid, but after a minute the only part of the guitar getting sanded is the exposed wood parts.
The seal coat just laughs at you.
Then there's acetone… NOPE.
Airplane stripper after 30 minutes ever so slightly softens the very surface enough to scrathc it with a steel brush, but not more.
Citristrip… HAHAHAHAHA!!!
So I am left with hand sanding at 180 grit and cleaning the paper every 30 seconds.
I've been down this road once before and it was hell.
The outer layer of paint comes off pretty easily with a heat gun, but the thick clear seal coat underneath is hard as nails.
thick clear factory seal coat under the paint is hard as nails!!!
A heat gun will basically burn the wood underneath before it loosen the seal coat.
Sanding is tough because electric sanders basically dulls. the paper within a minute. I know that sounds stupid, but after a minute the only part of the guitar getting sanded is the exposed wood parts.
The seal coat just laughs at you.
Then there's acetone… NOPE.
Airplane stripper after 30 minutes ever so slightly softens the very surface enough to scrathc it with a steel brush, but not more.
Citristrip… HAHAHAHAHA!!!
So I am left with hand sanding at 180 grit and cleaning the paper every 30 seconds.