Belva

Even if they got the guitars in there for nothing, they still ripped someone off. If nothing else, they stole from the shop owner. I agree that you should always do market research. Pawn shops, GC and the like are out to make a buck any way they can. Only expect about 1/10 of the value when dealing with places like these, but know the phucking value!

As far as the Gretch guitar teacher, at least he tried to help her out. So I don't see any fault there.

The 2 douches knew the guitars had at least some value. To say that both guitars were worthless is what makes these low life scumbags stink! So I say the old man was ripped off. Plus many people under 25 years of age think a guy in his late forties is "an old man". So they wrongly took advantage of someone. I hope the "old man" gets wind of this, finds the punks and teaches them an important lesson about respecting others.

Buy it all! You can use it over Duplicolor acrylic laquer. This one is B.I.N. followed by 3 different colors of Duplicolor and topcoated with the Minwax you mentioned. Been almost a year and it holds up well. Yes I've gigged it.

YOu never know what you may find under the paint. When bodies get done the QC types take the best ones and send them to get clear and trans finishes. The rest are paint grade. Almost every time you strip a painted guitar you end up seeing why it was painted in the first place.

The light spots you're seeing is where you sanded thru that Fullerplast sealer coat. Either get it all off or leave it the way it is and go opaque. B.I.N. shellac based primer is your friend. Get it smooth, use a whole rattle can of it, sanding as needed & start with your color. BTW poly finishes end up being thinner that laquer because you need 230,633 coats of laquer to get the protection provided by 2 coats of poly. So, which will have the most effect on tone?