washburn status refinish - 90% finished!

[mojobass]

thought I'd move the original post i put in the repairs etc section to here!

Basically, I bought a washburn status recently that had been resprayed black! not a erfect job but presentable nevertheless. Anyhow when i got it I could see some 'green' through the worn parts of the black finish in places so i thought... 'I wonder if the original green finish lies beneath?'

Anyhow after a little investigation it appeared that it might be intact underneath!

before:

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after a little investigation:

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A little further sanding:
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after a few hours work:

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Obviously the gloss laquer has been lost due to the sanding/refinish so i'm left with a 'flat matt' finish at the minute.

Still got a LOT of work to do and aint lookin forward to doing the front but I reckon it'll be worth it in the end!!

Edited April 21, 2012 by mojobass

[mojobass]

well after a few more hours work, used nitro mors - carefully!!! and sanding to reveal the original finish in all its glory!!!...

still got a bit of work to do I need to take care of the black centre section as you can see in the pics, theres black paint and primer still to remove but i got bored!!! will leave that for another day.

Very pleased with how its turned out, think i'll leave it as matt finish and just wax/buff it a few more times!

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