Clear coating and finishing my guitar

Damek · 04-20-2007, 09:11 PM

Hey, my first post
well, i just bought an ibanez Rg1527 used for $350 and it has an unifinished body. Whats the easiest way to put a clear coat on the wood. And do is it easy enough for someone who has done no guitar or wood work before or do you reccomend i professionally done.

Thanks for you comments

djpharoah · 04-21-2007, 10:48 AM

Hi - welcome to SS.org

Was this the RG1527 on Craigslist for Orange COunty? I almost bought it but decided to get an RG7620 for the lo-pro.

Anyways for the clear coat - you might want to just seal the wood with a wood sealant and then a clearcoat.

ibzrg1570 · 04-21-2007, 12:15 PM

If it's unfinished you could use the opportunity to paint it some other color unless you like it natural. I've heard the basswood doesn't look all that hot, but I've never dealt with it before myself. A swirl would be cool though.

fathead · 04-21-2007, 12:23 PM

Easiest clearcoat would be some spray cans of poly. There is a fair amount of work involved and you better spend some time reading up on it. But it can be done. If your looking for perfect then a professional would be my first choice.

Damek · 04-22-2007, 05:49 PM

cool cool yeah i don't really have much of a space to do all this in (no garage just a room) so yeah probably professional would be best. and yeah it is the 1527 from craigslist, i thought it was a pretty good buy feels nice and had my guitar teacher set it up really well, i'm out in irvine too by the way

TonyFlyingSquirrel · 04-23-2007, 06:29 AM

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04-20-2007, 09:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Damek ss.org Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: california Posts: 2 Main Seven: Rg1527 Thanked: 0	Clear coating and finishing my guitar Hey, my first post well, i just bought an ibanez Rg1527 used for $350 and it has an unifinished body. Whats the easiest way to put a clear coat on the wood. And do is it easy enough for someone who has done no guitar or wood work before or do you reccomend i professionally done. Thanks for you comments

04-21-2007, 12:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
fathead I Am The Arm Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Orbit of Kleptak43 Posts: 318 Real Name: Rob Main Seven: C7 Hellraiser Rig: Line6 PodXT Live Thanked: 5 / 1	Easiest clearcoat would be some spray cans of poly. There is a fair amount of work involved and you better spend some time reading up on it. But it can be done. If your looking for perfect then a professional would be my first choice. "There's a fish in the percolator!"

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TonyFlyingSquirrel Warmoth Sales Join Date: May 2006 Location: Puyallup, Washington: www.warmoth.com Posts: 1,135 Real Name: Flying Squirrel Main Seven: IBANEZ RG7620RB Rig: L6PXTL/TFS6/RG7620RB Thanked: 30	CHECK OUT WWW.RERANCH.COM, WWW.PAINTYOUROWNGUITAR.COM, ANY OF THE VIDEO TUTORIALS ON WWW.DUPLICOLOR.COM, & ALSO CHECK OUT THE FINISH SECTION OF WARMOTH'S DISCUSSION BOARD AT http://p102.ezboard.com/bunofficialwarmoth. LOT'S OF HELPFUL TIPS IN ALL OF THESE SITES BY FOLKS WHO ARE ACTIVELY APPLYING QUALITY FINISHES. KEY WORD: PATIENCE. WWW.MYSPACE.COM/TONYFLYINGSQUIRRELMUSIC http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...?bandID=268162 Please direct all Warmoth related inquiries directly to Warmoth, here's that link; http://www.warmoth.com/customerservice/customer.cfm Last edited by TonyFlyingSquirrel; 04-23-2007 at 06:40 AM. Reason: ADDED LINK

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04-21-2007, 10:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
djpharoah ٠•● 7 ●•٠ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 4,637 Real Name: Mesh Main Seven: RG7620RB Rig: GNX3k => GMX212 Thanked: 191	Hi - welcome to SS.org Was this the RG1527 on Craigslist for Orange COunty? I almost bought it but decided to get an RG7620 for the lo-pro. Anyways for the clear coat - you might want to just seal the wood with a wood sealant and then a clearcoat.

04-21-2007, 12:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
ibzrg1570 ??? Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,193 Real Name: Derek Main Seven: No more Rig: I need money Thanked: 4	If it's unfinished you could use the opportunity to paint it some other color unless you like it natural. I've heard the basswood doesn't look all that hot, but I've never dealt with it before myself. A swirl would be cool though.

04-22-2007, 05:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
Damek ss.org Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: california Posts: 2 Main Seven: Rg1527 Thanked: 0	cool cool yeah i don't really have much of a space to do all this in (no garage just a room) so yeah probably professional would be best. and yeah it is the 1527 from craigslist, i thought it was a pretty good buy feels nice and had my guitar teacher set it up really well, i'm out in irvine too by the way

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