Anodised scratch plate lacquer question.

[karlfer]

So I've just sold my AV 58 RI Precision.

Like many 50's style P's, it had the gold coloured anodised scratchplate.

[b]BUT!!![/b]

The plate was lacquered over the gold anodised stuff .

It was much nicer to play as I've always noticed the feel of the normal one and I've never really liked it. Yes, pathetic, I know.

So, the questions are;

Anybody lacquered the standard gold anodised plate?
How did you do it?
What did you use?
How much of a balls up am I going to make of it?

Cheers,
Karl.

[discreet]

I would have thought a couple of coats of standard clear lacquer would do the job. Not difficult.

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When I sprayed a bass pickguard for a project I cleaned it, dried it, took it outside, put it on a flat surface and sprayed it from around 30cm keeping the can moving and the coverage even. Then waited an hour or so and gave it another coat. Waited another hour, took it indoors, waited overnight then refitted it in the morning. No problem.



This is actually a black plastic guard I sprayed with gold lacquer, but the process is exactly the same.
Yes, I tightened up the loose screws later.

Edited September 11, 2016 by discreet

[karlfer]

Many thanks Mark, great job that!

Project for next weekend then, when hopefully the Wigan Breeze will be a tad less than it's average Beaufort 6