Ken Jones wrote:
weslewis wrote:
....strippers are nasty
They're just hard working girls trying to make an honest living...
Ken Jones
Mountain Song Guitars
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| Author: | Chris Ensor [ Sun Oct 13, 2013 9:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Removing a burst |
My first burst didn't turn out perfectly. Is there a way to remove it without having to sand it off? I sprayed three coats of em6000 under the burst. Any ideas? |
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| Author: | DannyV [ Sun Oct 13, 2013 10:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing a burst |
I've been there more than once Chris. Paint stripper works well for nitro. Not sure about 6000. I used electical tape and masked off about 1/8" into the top and then covered the rest of the guitar. Once you peel the tape off I sanded the thin strip around the edge back to wood. I've also stripped back and sides and left the top. It works well. Good Luck |
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| Author: | weslewis [ Sun Oct 13, 2013 11:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing a burst |
done it a couple of times with em6000...best method I have found...ROS 100 and 150 grit followed by finer grits.... 1 hour worth of work ....strippers are nasty |
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| Author: | DannyV [ Sun Oct 13, 2013 12:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing a burst |
weslewis wrote: strippers are nasty Sure no question about that Wes. The plus side is they don't change the top thickness. Not an issue if you have some to spare. |
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| Author: | B. Howard [ Mon Oct 14, 2013 4:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing a burst |
I have been having luck with some of the newer water based strippers for my re-finish work on all types of factory finishes, including poly. They take longer than the old chemical stuff and you still need gloves but no fumes. |
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| Author: | Ken Jones [ Mon Oct 14, 2013 6:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing a burst |
weslewis wrote: ....strippers are nasty They're just hard working girls trying to make an honest living... Ken Jones Mountain Song Guitars |
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| Author: | Robbie_McD [ Mon Oct 14, 2013 2:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing a burst |
I have used the soy-based stuff from LV with success removing EM6000 from a solid maple top. |
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| Author: | B. Howard [ Mon Oct 14, 2013 2:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing a burst |
Ken Jones wrote: weslewis wrote: ....strippers are nasty They're just hard working girls trying to make an honest living... Ken Jones Mountain Song Guitars
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| Author: | weslewis [ Mon Oct 14, 2013 4:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing a burst |
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| Author: | Chris Ensor [ Mon Oct 14, 2013 7:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing a burst |
I ended up sanding the burst off, adding a couple new clear coats under it, and respraying the burst. Much happier this time around. |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Tue Oct 15, 2013 8:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing a burst |
Ken Jones wrote: weslewis wrote: ....strippers are nasty They're just hard working girls trying to make an honest living... Ken Jones Mountain Song Guitars Trying to work their way through college. No harm in that. The clientele is usually much nastier. |
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| Author: | sdsollod [ Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing a burst |
Chris, Can you let us see how the burst came out? |
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| Author: | Chris Ensor [ Tue Oct 15, 2013 3:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing a burst |
Attempt 1- lesson learned: going to fast will not yield a symmetric pattern (at least not for me) Attempt 2- lesson learned: don't remove dust/particles from a still wet colored finish. It will ruin an otherwise great looking burst. I just resanded and resparyed for attempt 3. It looks good so far, but we will see if I can get it all the way through finish without sanding through. I would really like to not mess this one up. I will post a photo at some point. |
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| Author: | Robbie_McD [ Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing a burst |
I think every burst I have done has at least 3 tries. Over 5/8"maple. A little more forgiving.... Stick with it - 3 is the charm! |
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| Author: | Chris Ensor [ Thu Oct 17, 2013 1:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing a burst |
Here it is: Attachment: burst.jpg
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Thu Oct 17, 2013 4:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing a burst |
Looks good now! |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Sun Oct 20, 2013 8:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Removing a burst |
Yup. Looks good! |
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