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12-31-2012, 10:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Denver Colorado | | | Body sealant?
Hey all,
Found a beautiful 2006 Am Standard body in butterscotch blonde , unfortunately, someone decided to spray paint it black. I managed to sand off all of the black paint, however, I also sanded off the sealant in the process. How would I go about sealing this bass? Ill put up picture later today so you guys can tell me what my best route is in terms of maintaining its color.
Thanks dudes,
J.J. |
12-31-2012, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by MediaJones Hey all,
Found a beautiful 2006 Am Standard body in butterscotch blonde , unfortunately, someone decided to spray paint it black. I managed to sand off all of the black paint, however, I also sanded off the sealant in the process. How would I go about sealing this bass? Ill put up picture later today so you guys can tell me what my best route is in terms of maintaining its color.
Thanks dudes,
J.J. | Go to the hardware store and get some sanding sealer.
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12-31-2012, 12:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Denver Colorado | | | And thats legit? Its not going to affect how the wood "breathes"? I figured they would be using something a little more delicate, but than again, the original Fenders were painted with car paint... Does the body need to be sealed? Will it be alright if it gets sweat on it and its not sealed? |
12-31-2012, 01:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: I'm a dyno man, N.of Detoilet | | | Sanding sealer is lacquer with some solids mixed in. Apply, sand the raised grain, apply again, sand the raised grain, maybe three or four times should do it nicely. Unfinished wood deteriorates and looks like hell as it soaks up all that sweat and dirt. Are you going to color it?
96tbird has it.
Josh
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12-31-2012, 06:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Manitoba, Canada | | | Delicate? Breathe? Sanding sealer is used in fine furniture. A bass body is little more than furniture.
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12-31-2012, 10:47 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | | You may want to read up on finishing. There was more under the spray paint than sealer...and it's not clear whether you just sanded through the paint in a few small spots, or in a substantial area.
You don't NEED to do anything if there are just a few spots. IMO it looks bad, but many people consider it "vintage look" to have bare wood. Leaving the wood bare doesn't hurt anything.
If you're down to bare wood in a substantial area, IMO you should plan on doing a refinish, and before you seal the wood you'll want to take apart the bass and get the whole body ready to refin.
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