Refinish - a No No or just Go Go!

[Obi_one]

Hi everybody
I'm contemplating but is ambivalent over filling an extra cavity in my 550XL just to restore the original look (which I happens to like much better) and repaint the hole thing, probably in the same orginal colour.
However I'm not completely sure about it and I do not want to degrade the guitar value completely.

What are your personal preferences and experiences about refinished non-vintage guitars as for instance the late 80's Charvel imports?

A) Refinish is Ok and better value than a seriously worn guitar as long as the work is well performed and not just there to hide some cracks or obscure problems.

... or

B) I never buy any refinished guitars. A beaten player is better value any day than a good looking refinished dito.

C) My view is another...

Just curious [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]. I do not mind some dings here and there myself but I usually prefer a model-correct original look and not to have any extra routings for more pickups and such.

Silly post perhaps but now it is here [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Best regards/ Obi

[mudkicker]

Re: Refinish - a No No or just Go Go!

Refinishing a model series is no big deal. They were mass produced so it's not like any of them were custom ordered or one offs.
However before doing a refin know the limit of your abilities. Once you start one there is no going back, and to turn it over to a pro after you have messed something up won't be cheap.
If you plan on filling in a pick up route, look in our tech section. I can't remember who did it but someone showed step by step how to fill the hole with filler and not use a cap.

[Obi_one]

Re: Refinish - a No No or just Go Go!

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Refinishing a model series is no big deal. They were mass produced so it's not like any of them were custom ordered or one offs.
However before doing a refin know the limit of your abilities. Once you start one there is no going back, and to turn it over to a pro after you have messed something up won't be cheap.
If you plan on filling in a pick up route, look in our tech section. I can't remember who did it but someone showed step by step how to fill the hole with filler and not use a cap.

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Thanks for the tip [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Well I understand that this is not a rare guitar (although the 550XL seem to be slightly scarce on the net) with high value or anything. Just do not want to waste the little value there is [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I will think about it and be careful.
I will probably spray some test runs with the spray gun on another crap guitar before and see if I can get a good enough result on wood.

Best regards / Obi

[1trussell]

Re: Refinish - a No No or just Go Go!

Do it.

Do it.

Do it.

[Obi_one]

Re: Refinish - a No No or just Go Go!

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Do it.

Do it.

Do it.

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[img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Yeah! That is precisely what we want to hear [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

May be I would dare to freak out with some experimental colour a bit if I only could fix a proper replacement logo somewhere.
I think that the current white logo on the light green-turquoise do not look particularly good.

Best regards / Obi

[Jackson-Charvel]

Re: Refinish - a No No or just Go Go!

In the infamous words of Ozzy's "supposed" subliminal recording of Suicide Solution:"Get the gun, get the gun (paint gun). Shoot, shoot, shoot. Get the gun, get the gun. Shoot, shoot, shoot.