Garth Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 HI all, In my infinite wisdom, I decided to refinish one of my Precision's. I wanted to go for the horrible Jean Jacques Burnel Green & Yellow with Tort PG finish as seen on his early videos and photos. I set about prepping the body, got the paint and go stuck into it..... Well trying this finish, and not getting it wrong (even though by all accounts the original was bad) it came out the wrong shade, wrong place and to make matters worse, the paint went really bad and reacted. Now the back looks like rippled stone chip. How do I get this off? I've tried a little black & decker sander, and it just clogs up the sand paper. Now I managed to get to the ''Original' finish and it was black originally. Then it went Vintage White and then my horrific finish. Do I go, Hairdryer Scraper combo and get everything off even the original finish? Or Sand 7 shades out of it and spray over the top? Any help greatly received Garth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manton Customs Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 What did you spray it with? If it was Nitro Acetone will remove it easily and leave the original Poly intact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 I used car paint last time, so I thought it'd be ok to use again. How wrong was I?! Hopefully, the last owner didn't key the Poly underneath, so it should still shine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manton Customs Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Car paints are often acrylic, so acetone will most likely work. Just apply using a rag and it should rub off easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 [quote name='Manton Customs' timestamp='1475701546' post='3148163'] Car paints are often acrylic, so acetone will most likely work. Just apply using a rag and it should rub off easily. [/quote] Thanks mate I'll give it a whirl tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 The Paint went really bad an reacted? Do you polish your bass by any chance? If you do, do you use spray polish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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