As promised on one of my first pots, I'm going to post the occasional Blogger exclusive, "How It's Done" entry, and this one will include a photo [as I'm sure most of them will]. Alrighty then... Miss Strange's fine '72 Deluxe had a super thick candy shell of a finish on it. One of the thickest I've ever seen. She complained about the neck being too sticky [and rightfully so], so I decided to un-sticky the entire guitar for her! This is obviously a mega-thick poly finish, and I didn't have time to refinish the entire guitar in lacquer [I was on a strict time constraint before she had to head back to Nashville with the guitar]. So I wanted to get this finish off fast, and have the surface ready for a hand-rubbed lacquer clear coat. So I stuck this little guy in my oven and let it bake! Mmm... "What's for dinner, grandma? Is it that yummy Telecaster soufle again?". I put the oven on its lowest setting, and roasted this sucker for about 10 minutes, keeping a very close eye on it. Once I started to see one tiny bubble on the finish, I knew it was done. I took it out quickly, then rushed it outside and sanded off the clear coat finish in no time flat. It basically just slides off at that point. And in addition to that, it really sinks in the actual black paint into the wood, making it look pitted and old. Like it's had a million gigs in the hottest hot and coldest cold. After a day of settling in, I was able to hand rub a smooth lacquer finish and buff it to a dull, aged shine. Then after that settled in for about 2 days, I was able to age it and all that fun stuff. Lauren really liked it, and I'm super glad she did. I thought it turned out really nice.
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