Members comrade_jon Posted August 27, 2008 Members Share Posted August 27, 2008 Hello bass forumers, I'm Jon and I'm actually a guitar player... Well I'm new to bass, anyway, got a problem. I've acquired a bass my friend didn't want this Squier pbass which he bought a few years back because it was part of a deal with his more expensive bass. It was so cheap because someone has painted OVER the original in a horrible grey/blue you can see the paint lines and everything its just annoying. Is there any way of getting down to the next level without you know sanding it half to death? How do i get down to - and not ruin - the beautiful original colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Incubitabus Posted August 27, 2008 Members Share Posted August 27, 2008 Hello bass forumers, I'm Jon and I'm actually a guitar player... Well I'm new to bass, anyway, got a problem. I've acquired a bass my friend didn't want this Squier pbass which he bought a few years back because it was part of a deal with his more expensive bass. It was so cheap because someone has painted OVER the original in a horrible grey/blue you can see the paint lines and everything its just annoying. Is there any way of getting down to the next level without you know sanding it half to death? How do i get down to - and not ruin - the beautiful original colour. Hurting/destroying the original finish might be unavoidable, but my guess a VERY fine grit sandpaper, and then take your time with it. I have a hard time believing that you can't come up with a better paint scheme than what came stock on a Squier, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members comrade_jon Posted August 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 27, 2008 Hurting/destroying the original finish might be unavoidable, but my guess a VERY fine grit sandpaper, and then take your time with it. I have a hard time believing that you can't come up with a better paint scheme than what came stock on a Squier, though. I actually like the paintjobs on Squiers, i don't know if its the same in the bass world but in the guitar world people get really poncy about them because they're popular; they're popular because theyre very good for the price you pay! XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poomwah Posted August 27, 2008 Members Share Posted August 27, 2008 you'd probably be better off sanding it smooth (not necessarily stripping it) and repainting it. The odds of getting ALL of the new paint off with going through the orginal paint at least somewhere, those are not good odds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members J-chot Posted August 27, 2008 Members Share Posted August 27, 2008 my friend zack stripped his guitar with a commercial grade sand blaster!his dad works for a painting company, so he had access to one. you probably don't, but it's food for thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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