Ruined my Double bass!!

[timobee4]

The other day I felt little adventurous and for no apparent reason painted the front of my bass with shellac with some colour added (after a several pint of Guinness)! It turned out ok in fact it looked like a 2000 year old bass Noah saved and I was pleased!! But there was another bass for sale at my luthiers shop I really loved, little over 10.000$ German sweetness so I thought if I sell both my basses I could by that one! I sold my hybrid for 2500$ but the other bass being two colour wouldn't sell!! People asking me if it can be restored to match the sides and the back!! What a stupid d**k head I am for doing it!!! What should I do!! My luthier is extremely busy and not too keen on doing it! Can someone come over here and hit my with a baseball bat!!! What to do???????????

[What a mess]

Have a few pints and get t o work?

[sikamikanico]

paint the rest of it!

[michaeln]

Since it is shellac I would think you could remove it with alcohol.

[juuzek]

Originally Posted by What a mess

Have a few pints and get t o work?

I think this is the right answer.

[bigolbassguy]

Originally Posted by michaeln

Since it is shellac I would think you could remove it with alcohol.

Ironic.

[forester]

look on the brightside,you have acknowleged the truth before an international forum(stupid d*....),if that's any comfort. as to the matter of the wooden shampoo,there are likely many here willing to step up to the plate.

[bigolbassguy]

You should test a tiny spot on the original finish with denatured alcohol. If you are extremely lucky, the original finish will not be affected by it. DNA should remove the shellac.

[Hawaii Islander]

If the sound is unaffected and you can't get the finish off of the front, then you might consider creating the same shellac finish on the sides and back. The photo you provided isn't high resolution enough to tell for sure, but the finish doesn't look bad to me. It should be done on all sides or none IMO.

Good luck.

[iiipopes]

You have confessed your sins. You are forgiven my son. (OK, I'm not a priest nor a pastor, but my surname is Pope, so....)
Seriously, if you try to take it off, even being careful, you might damage the underlying finish. SO...

If you can remember what you did to the front (and I confess to resembling that remark, especially after too many pints of Bass ale) just mix up some more and do the rest of the bass to match.

Personally, I like the darker finish. I can't stand the orange-y finishes that a lot of instruments have. But I already have my bass.

[bassdog]

Hmmm. Live and learn. Maybe just play it and move on. Try to be happy with what you have there. Bob