Repaint

[Gashaponcito]

Hello, wel here is my prob I just bought a Fender MIJ P Bass, its from the late 80's so it has a lot of mark and dings, I have been thinking of maybe send it to a Luthier so he repaints the bass and maybe pick another color (3 sunbrust) those anyone knows how much does it cost?? and how hard is it? so maybe I can save some bucks by doing it myself

[robert43]

Project guitar has links etc on how to do a burst etc , repainting etc try there

[62bass]

Originally Posted by Gashaponcito

Hello, wel here is my prob I just bought a Fender MIJ P Bass, its from the late 80's so it has a lot of mark and dings, I have been thinking of maybe send it to a Luthier so he repaints the bass and maybe pick another color (3 sunbrust) those anyone knows how much does it cost?? and how hard is it? so maybe I can save some bucks by doing it myself

Doing it yourself is tough to get a good result without some experience doing wood finishing. It can be done but you'll need to do a bit of studying first. Check out the Reranch site, for one.

Around here getting a refinishing job done by a pro would be about $300. I'm not sure what it would cost where you live. Call around and find out who does it and what they would charge.

[Pilgrim]

Go directly to Reranch.com and check it out for all the info you need. A quality refin will cost anywhere from $500 to over $1000. You can do it yourself, but it means 20+ hours of labor and having a place to work, plus a couple of weeks (at least) when the bass is not usable.