Strip it or leave it
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Re: Strip it or leave it
Stripping is the easy part...what to do next is not so.
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Re: Strip it or leave it
When a problem comes along ...you must strip it!
Before the cream sits out too long...you must strip!
Strip it. And strip it good.
Before the cream sits out too long...you must strip!
Strip it. And strip it good.
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Re: Strip it or leave it
I don't think you would get the cost/time back financially if you strip it and get it professionally re-finished, its not going to be worth more, maybe even slightly less to someone who wants an original Beck reissue. It may look nicer to many people though and could possibly sell more easily.
There could be a blemish under the nitro somewhere too that the oxblood is covering.
There could be a blemish under the nitro somewhere too that the oxblood is covering.
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Re: Strip it or leave it
Try to detect itsizzlingbadger wrote:I don't think you would get the cost/time back financially if you strip it and get it professionally re-finished, its not going to be worth more, maybe even slightly less to someone who wants an original Beck reissue. It may look nicer to many people though and could possibly sell more easily.
There could be a blemish under the nitro somewhere too that the oxblood is covering.
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Re: Strip it or leave it
I'd leave it personally. And TBH if I was contemplating something like this I'd probably think about flicking it on.
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Re: Strip it or leave it
I'd be working on the assumption that if the top looked great before painting, it would have been used on another guitar.
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Re: Strip it or leave it
Molly wrote:And flame tops are, like, so over rated.
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Re: Strip it or leave it
So this is what I'm seeing. Can be seen all over but pretty hard to capture the full reveal.
Agreed. I'm a skill less bastard in the finishing area but enjoy a gentle strip . Thought I could get Steve Barkman to do a light lemonburst on the top. He's pretty good at bursting from all his practise on mandolins etc.GrantB wrote:Stripping is the easy part...what to do next is not so.
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Re: Strip it or leave it
Nitro or poly?Dharmajester wrote:Thought I could get Steve Barkman to do a light lemonburst on the top.
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Re: Strip it or leave it
Nitro ideally. Whole thing would have to be cheap as I don't plan on keeping it, just a fun project.godgrinder wrote:Nitro or poly?Dharmajester wrote:Thought I could get Steve Barkman to do a light lemonburst on the top.
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Re: Strip it or leave it
Oxblood all over. Which of course begs the question of how far to go. Be cool to leave the neck as is to show it's heritage and preserve the serial, but nice to take the back and sides off too.Reg18 wrote:What colour is the back and neck? i have played it but I can't remember.
I can see apathy setting in though and just flicking it ( reality check ) .
I put a set of Tyson Tone Preachers in it which sorted the original harshness but now I play without a pick my string damping on wraptails has become pants and is better on a ToM set up. Still prefer the wraptail resonance though.
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Re: Strip it or leave it
You're basically paying money to lose more on resale. Might as well just drop a few hundred bucks on the sale price now lol.Dharmajester wrote:Nitro ideally. Whole thing would have to be cheap as I don't plan on keeping it, just a fun project.
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