Dave Vader Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 I bought a black finished P-bass body off the bay for cheap this week, as I realised the amount of work I would have to do to sort the P-body I have lying around was more than I had time for right now. Unfortunately, some tit has sprayed green paint on the back, fairly badly, not a big problem, but is there an easy way to get this off, and leave the shiny black finish underneath? Or is it hours of work with low-grade sandpaper til I'm back to black? Also, I have no radius block for my spare fretless neck, and it needs a few bits of high filler, and various dings and lumps levelled out, anybody done this with a bit of foam and some sandpaper? Did it work? Or did it make it worse, as this is my current plan. All help much appreciated guys, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 cheeky bump. Also had a quick rub with some sandpaper last night on the green paint. Not ideal.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 Update, rubbed at green paint with bit of old shirt dipped in white spirit, did the job lovely. Will finish it later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 [quote name='Dave Vader' post='1286327' date='Jun 29 2011, 12:49 PM']Also, I have no radius block for my spare fretless neck, and it needs a few bits of high filler, and various dings and lumps levelled out, anybody done this with a bit of foam and some sandpaper? Did it work? Or did it make it worse, as this is my current plan. All help much appreciated guys, Dave[/quote] I've done a defretted neck without a radius block, just fine grade (600?) paper and a flat hand block(cork). Working lengthways it seemed to follow the radius fine, and the paper isn't really removing any meat, just the high spots where I had filled the fret slots with woodfiller. While you're at it, you can roll the fretboard edges to make the neck really comfy. I put some Tru-oil on the board and flatted that down with very fine paper, slightly damp, and that gives a very nice satin sheen that looks remarkably similar to the factory finish on my US Masters bass neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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