right so ive arrived at the stage where ive sanded back my bass and am ready to start painting. my question is do i have to seal it or would it already be sealed, it feels very smooth and i mean VERY smooth, is it possible that i didn't sand away the sealer and if i did sand it away what kind of sealer do i use, try not to suggest anything too fancy i live in ireland, i went into a store today looking for tung oil and i have totally baffled three of the peole working there and this is the best DIY store in my area. so just a sealer that will do the job its not like the bass is worth a lot to me anyway.

is grain filler the same thing as wood filler is another question i forgot to ask before? would wood filler serve the same purpose as grain filler?

You may want to mention what you will be using for paint as that might make a difference to those that would know the anser your question. I have never used "color" paint on a bass. I use clear lacquer, Qualasole, Tung oil or wipe on polyurathane. good luck...........t

ok i bought plasti-kote metallic blue spray paint, its rattle can paint. like i said before the bass isnt worth much, really only sentimental value. what does a sealer do in the first place?

Umm, you should go to www.reranch.com if you really wanna try this yourself.

i wouldnt use plasi kote, i get that stuff returned all the time at the place i work because it doesnt stick for crap.

also if your using that type of paint, you actually want the sealer on there....better yet a primer, block sand it down with 400-600 grit, then spray the paint on, 2-5 coats in just a medium wet, then a clean coat on top, and wet sand that with 1200-2000 grit.

well im finished doing the guitar now and so far it looks great. i have 3 coats of laquer on top of the plasti-cote and it hasnt come away at all.

sorry but now ive a new question. as i said before the bass is a piece of crap, somuch so that the pickups for it dont match any standard size pickgaurd mounted pckups like p or j pickups so i need a new pickgaurd. does anywhere know anywhere that will cut me a custom pickgaurd if i supply a template? i was thinking of getting a blank off stew mac and a bevel cutter or do i need something ele apart from the bevel cutter? i have no tools in my house except or a really crap old power drill so would i be able to cut the pickgaurd with just the bevel cutter?

sorry i think i should check things out better before i reply in future, i just found that the stew mac bevel is a router attachment, im ****ed for getting a new pickgaurd!