Grassie Posted September 1, 2018 Posted September 1, 2018 Not like that, ya filthy..:: I have acquired my son’s Squier Affinity jazz bass and have decided I would like to take it back to bare wood and refinish it with a clear coat, or possibly use an oil finish So any tips for removing a modern poly finish? 😊 Hoping to read lots of positive stories about how easy it is, and virtually zero tales of woe, cursing and grown men quietly sobbing into their pillows at night...🙈 Quote
Reggaebass Posted September 1, 2018 Posted September 1, 2018 I did mine with a heat gun it is definitely the way to go ,very clean .I stripped the whole body in about 2 hours 1 Quote
fleabag Posted September 1, 2018 Posted September 1, 2018 A heat gun is definately the quickest way to strip a bass, but beware. It's very easy to either get the heat gun too close, or leave it one spot too long. You will get a burnt patch if either of those things happen. If it's a light burn, you will be able to sand it back, but thats depending. 1 Quote
Grassie Posted September 2, 2018 Author Posted September 2, 2018 11 hours ago, Reggaebass said: I did mine with a heat gun it is definitely the way to go ,very clean .I stripped the whole body in about 2 hours Nice work! Did you finish and use the body eventually? 😊 Quote
Reggaebass Posted September 2, 2018 Posted September 2, 2018 3 hours ago, Grassie said: Nice work! Did you finish and use the body eventually? 😊 Yeah I upgraded everything and had shell pink cellulose spray mixed 1 Quote
Reggaebass Posted September 2, 2018 Posted September 2, 2018 17 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Yeah I upgraded everything and had shell pink cellulose spray mixed It actually started off as a bit of fun but when I stripped it it was a nice piece of solid alder and things went from there I’ve got la Bella tapewounds fitted , very clean deep sound 1 Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted September 2, 2018 Posted September 2, 2018 Yes - generally for stripping poly I use heatgun and decent decorators scraper: You actually need quite a bit of heat but as said above, also need to avoid burning the wood (quite easy to do). Keeping the heat gun moving helps. A sharp edged scraper allows you to get under the poly as it softens but you need to guard against digging in. Basically, start at the back to start to get the feel for it, don't rush and don't be surprised if, under one removed layer, there is another one underneath (Ibanez's are particularly prone to this). 2 Quote
Grassie Posted September 2, 2018 Author Posted September 2, 2018 21 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: It actually started off as a bit of fun but when I stripped it it was a nice piece of solid alder and things went from there I’ve got la Bella tapewounds fitted , very clean deep sound Wow that looks really good! Thanks for the tips guys. 😊 Quote
Johnny Wishbone Posted September 7, 2018 Posted September 7, 2018 Yep, heat gun and a scraper will make short work of it. Please make sure you do it either outside or in a very well ventilated area - poly fumes are not pleasant! 2 Quote
Grassie Posted September 8, 2018 Author Posted September 8, 2018 On 01/09/2018 at 22:09, Reggaebass said: I did mine with a heat gun it is definitely the way to go ,very clean .I stripped the whole body in about 2 hours Interesting that mine is front-routed from the neck pickup to the control cavity, and yours isn’t.... Quote
Reggaebass Posted September 8, 2018 Posted September 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Grassie said: Interesting that mine is front-routed from the neck pickup to the control cavity, and yours isn’t.... Yeah I’ve noticed that some are and some aren’t , the difference being the front routed ones you would have to have a pickguard on to cover the groove Quote
Grassie Posted September 8, 2018 Author Posted September 8, 2018 3 hours ago, Reggaebass said: Yeah I’ve noticed that some are and some aren’t , the difference being the front routed ones you would have to have a pickguard on to cover the groove If I go the clear coat refinish route, I’m thinking of making a new pick guard and control plate from a similar hued wood. Would look nice I think. 😊 Quote
Reggaebass Posted September 8, 2018 Posted September 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, Grassie said: If I go the clear coat refinish route, I’m thinking of making a new pick guard and control plate from a similar hued wood. Would look nice I think. 😊 I’ll look forward to seeing that 👍 Quote
Grassie Posted September 8, 2018 Author Posted September 8, 2018 9 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: I’ll look forward to seeing that 👍 Keep your eye on the Build Diaries section... 😎 1 Quote
TheGreek Posted September 8, 2018 Posted September 8, 2018 Glad this topic was started.. A friend of mine removed the paint from the neck of his Ibanez with a Stanley blade scraper, which I'm going to try next week. I'll let you know how it goes. 1 Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted September 8, 2018 Posted September 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Glad this topic was started.. A friend of mine removed the paint from the neck of his Ibanez with a Stanley blade scraper, which I'm going to try next week. I'll let you know how it goes. Yes - Stanley blade or single edged razor blade scrapers are a good way of dealing with both necks and fretboards... 1 Quote
fleabag Posted September 10, 2018 Posted September 10, 2018 On 08/09/2018 at 19:33, Grassie said: If I go the clear coat refinish route, I’m thinking of making a new pick guard and control plate from a similar hued wood. Would look nice I think. 😊 Excellent - we don't see enough of those. I can get tired of tort or black or white. 1 Quote
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