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| Author: | fingerstyle1978 [ Wed Jul 06, 2016 8:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | New purchase |
I just picked up a relatively cheap jazz electric archtop because I have too much work to do in the shop already, have no idea how to build an archtop and don't have the time to figure it out right now. I just wanted something to screw around with when I have free time. Overall the neck is a little narrow to me because I build guitars for myself with 2" or 1-15/16" necks as I learned to play on a classical guitar and I have rather gigantic hands. However, for the style I want to play on this guitar (jamming) it should be fine. What is not fine is the feel of the finish on the neck. It's high gloss and I positively hate it. I prefer tru oil, matte finish feel 1,000,000 times better than this. So the question is- what's the best way to fix the feel of this finish. It's an Aria FA-70 Korean, pretty sure it's some type of lacquer. Is it best to take some steel wool to it or to strip it down and re-finish with tru oil? I'm mildly worried about stripping it down incase I ever want to sell it, although it's not worth much at all. I've never used lacquer so I hope that someone with experience with it can chime in. |
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| Author: | Glen H [ Wed Jul 06, 2016 8:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New purchase |
Why not just try the steel wool. If you don't like it, you can just buff it back up to the shine it had before, or go forward with a strip and re-finish. Just use an extra fine wool. |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Wed Jul 06, 2016 11:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New purchase |
Scotchbrite, not steel wool. |
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| Author: | John Arnold [ Thu Jul 07, 2016 1:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New purchase |
Cheap Asian guitars generally have a polyester finish, not lacquer. I would start by sanding with 400 grit, and go finer if necessary. Polyester has a sweet smell when sanded. Unless you just like the work, I see no reason to strip and refinish. |
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