Stingray Strip/refinish

[roger]

Anyone stripped a stingray body? I’m guessing it’s polyurethane! Heat gun/chemicals, any help would be appreciated. 
cheers

roger

[Reggaebass]

I’ve stripped a few jazz bodies which were poly and imo, the heat gun is the best tool, don’t hold it on for too long, you will see when it starts to bubble and just scrape it off, wear a mask or do it outside if you can 🙂

[roger]

4 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

I’ve stripped a few jazz bodies which were poly and imo, the heat gun is the best tool, don’t hold it on for too long, you will see when it starts to bubble and just scrape it off, wear a mask or do it outside if you can 🙂

Thanks👍

[Reggaebass]

If you’re near East London I’ve got one your welcome to borrow 👍

[songofthewind]

I’ve stripped a few bodies and then refinished them. The last one, I decided to use the existing finish as the base coat.

that worked very well, and saved me the bother of hours with a heat gun. Lightly sanded poly takes undercoat very well.

[roger]

12 minutes ago, songofthewind said:

I’ve stripped a few bodies and then refinished them. The last one, I decided to use the existing finish as the base coat.

that worked very well, and saved me the bother of hours with a heat gun. Lightly sanded poly takes undercoat very well.

I’m going from honeyburst back to natural and finished with tru oil

[songofthewind]

Then it’s out with the heat gun! 

[roger]

10 minutes ago, songofthewind said:

Then it’s out with the heat gun! 

Think it’ll leave ‘scorching’?

[Reggaebass]

Not if you take it easy and don’t hold the gun on for too long