ROConnell Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Hello BC'ers. Decided to kill my summer holidays this year with a refinish and restoration on an old Peavey Milestone III Bass. I got this Bass from school for free considering it was broken and battered. Seemed a good thing to do. There's also 2 more broken basses which I hope to get my hands on soon. This is my first time trying this so any advice is greatly appreciated and if I'm doing something wrong, please shout at me! So, this is the Bass: Plywood, battered, bad paintwork, bad drilling. 2 tuning pegs missing and god awfully dirty neck. This will take me lots of work. Ah, it's all part of the fun. So, I will soon get the stripper and sanding paper I need and off we go into this undiscovered realm! More updates when I actually do something. Research time! More pictures of this thing [url="http://s889.photobucket.com/albums/ac93/iGeoff/Peavey%20Milestone%20III%20-%20Black%20Restoration/"]here.[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Make sure you get the ultra-insane dangerous toxic paint stripper! Normal nitro-mors just doesnt seem to work on Poly finishes. Get the red container, not the green one! Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-basser Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 These are actually pretty good basses for that price range, I had the Milestone IV for a while (P bass version). Should get a nice bass out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allighatt0r Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 One of these was my first ever bass. Mine actually ended up burning in a wheelbarrow... It seemed like a good idea at the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROConnell Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) Thanks for the replies guys. Started sanding today. Gonna take a while! EDIT: More sanding! Edited August 5, 2011 by ROConnell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 It does take a while...but well worth it in the end What are you thinking of finishing it with? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROConnell Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Andyjr1515' post='1329422' date='Aug 6 2011, 12:10 AM']It does take a while...but well worth it in the end What are you thinking of finishing it with? Andy[/quote] Olympic White (from Manchester Guitar Tech.) Maybe, if I research it enough, I'll try relicing it. Edited September 7, 2011 by ROConnell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROConnell Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) Haven't got any pics yet, but they'll follow up in a bit. After returning from holiday, I've stripped the back and front, and only have one side left and the inside horns, which are a real pain in the ass. However, I apply stripper, wait a bit, chip away until some wood, then sand the rest and keep repeating. It works. Also, I've sanded down the neck, refinished with Tru-Oil to a nice clear coat. Used wire wool on it and it feels beautiful. The Peavey logo has been removed and coated over. More to come soon. EDIT: Pictures. Edited September 7, 2011 by ROConnell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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