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HELP WITH STRIPPING

#2
I've had really good luck with Jasco stripping agent- you can get it at any hardware store. It's a really thick, viscous fluid, and when you put it on in a thick coat it'll take up anything.

I tried about 5-6 other brands, and none of which did anything on the instrument I was trying to refinish. Used the Jasco stuff, applied a really thick layer, let it sit 30mins to an hour or until the finish is completely curled up, and used a scraper to scrape off everything you can. It'll take multiple runs to get all of the primer/sealer off, but it's much much stronger than anything else I've tried. The thicker the coat, the better it works, but you have to let it sit longer than it states- 1.5-2.5x as long.

There are better stripping agents I'm sure, but I've had good luck with this one. Maybe one of the luthier's can chime in with some better info.

For the last two instruments I stripped, I just use a media blasting (glass beading or sand blasting, if you must) cabinet- gets everything off in 3 minutes, but you make up for it in resanding and prep time. I also would not do this if you have nice woods underneath.
 
#3
I usually go to Scores. Heh heh heh.


Believe it or not, I've just stripped my brother's guitar, by using a flat square razor blade, and peeled it off strip by strip. It was a breese! No harsh chemicals, no sand-blasting, just peeling one narrow strip at a time. Did it while listening to the TV for two afternoons, and the wood underneath is perfectly smooth and looks excellent. I even think the primer or sealer coat stayed behind afterwards! no prep work. Just gonna get it painted and we'll be done.
 
#9
the only horror story was what dude wanted to strip the paint:rollno:

Im using poly stripper and its working :hyper: :bassist:

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#10
I recently tried to strip the paint off of an old 84 Westone and tried the Jasco and it didn't even touch this finish. A friend has a auto body shop and gave me some industrial strength stripper know as Airline or Aircraft Stripper and that didn't do anything either. ( Both strippers did make the finish a little rough but no paint came off.) I tried several times varying the length of the time the stripper was on from 15 minutes to two hours and no luck. I finally had to use a sanding pad on an angle grinder to get the finish off but that only works on the flat parts of the body. Getting the paint off this thing has been a nightmare. If anyone has any better ideas, please let me know. Thanks!
 
#16
Ltrain said:
I recently tried to strip the paint off of an old 84 Westone and tried the Jasco and it didn't even touch this finish.
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There are different types of Jasco stripping products.

The one you want is the Premium, Professional Grade.

This is the nasty one which will give you a bad chemical burn if it touches your skin.

You need to use chemical gloves, eyewear and of course a respirator.
 

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