Respraying A Guitar Body

[Mark Burton]

I had a Triumph Spitfire in Vermillion Red ....... it was Orange .....

[JimTidmarsh]

I re-sprayed my sunburst P bass copy last year using a Fiesta Red aerosol from Manchester Guitar Tech.

I didn't rub down back tt the wood, just took off the gloss & then gave it a covering of Halfords primer before several coats of FR at several days interval.
Take your time & gently rub down between coats. Finish off several times with a rubbing compound before a coupe of layers of clear lacquer (Halfords again!).

I haven't got a high gloss finish but I'm happy with it & it looks great on stage & matches the proper FR Strats the other guys on the band use.

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[Uncle Fiesta]

Ford Sunrise is the best match I've found for FR, you could also consider Porsche Guards Red, which is very close.

(Perhaps that's why Burns call their equivalent Guards Red.)

[Ryan]

Thanks to everyone who answered my questions re re-spraying my guitar body.
I live in a flat, so haven't got a garage, so i'm probably going to wait until the weather improves then have a go at spraying it whilst hanging from the washing line, and hope for the best

Cheers
Ryan