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Old 05-10-2011, 04:50 PM
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Stripping a finish on body and neck?

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I'm totally clueless as to what the "gloss" finish on a bass is called. I bought an SX a while ago and I want to repaint it for a project. It's painted and has a "shiny" finish on top of the paint. The fret board has it too. What's it called and what do I use to strip it?
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Old 05-10-2011, 05:55 PM
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Old 05-11-2011, 12:09 AM
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If you are sure that there are no iso-plastics in the clear coat - then you might be able to use heat.

Otherwise you may be generating phosgene gas and you'll do yourself some serious damage (like dying at the extreme end of the rainbow here) if you don't keep an outside air supply running to a contamination face mask and enviro-suit.

I'm gonna C/P this again, since it appears you didn't search for the already well-published risks and problems with heat to remove plastics::

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Phosgene is an insidious poison as the odor may not be noticed and symptoms may be slow to appear.[14] Phosgene can be detected at 0.4 ppm, which is four times the Threshold Limit Value. Its high toxicity arises from the action of the phosgene on the proteins in the pulmonary alveoli, which are the site of gas exchange: their damage disrupts the blood-air barrier, causing suffocation. It reacts with the amines of the proteins, causing crosslinking via formation of urea-like linkages, in accord with the reactions discussed above. Phosgene detection badges are worn by those at risk of exposure.[3]
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Old 05-11-2011, 05:53 AM
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Haha. Thanks for the heads up. I was aware that there would risk with removing a clear coat. It will be an outside job for sure. Heat is the only way? I was hoping for a chemical stripper. Something I could let sit over night and scrape of later or something like that. If heat is the only way than I don't mind.
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Old 05-11-2011, 06:05 AM
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I used clean strip on an Ibby project I did. It worked pretty well. See my links in my signature.
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Old 05-11-2011, 06:08 AM
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Thanks!!
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Old 05-11-2011, 06:20 AM
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Leave the finish on it. Rough it up with 220 grit and then prime and paint it.
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Old 05-11-2011, 08:03 AM
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Haha. Thanks for the heads up. I was aware that there would risk with removing a clear coat. It will be an outside job for sure. Heat is the only way? I was hoping for a chemical stripper. Something I could let sit over night and scrape of later or something like that. If heat is the only way than I don't mind.
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Old 05-11-2011, 08:15 AM
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Leave the finish on it. Rough it up with 220 grit and then prime and paint it.
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As long as the original finish is in good shape just paint over it!
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As long as the original finish is in good shape just paint over it!
Face palm...... Why didn't I think of that.
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