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'temporary' spray paint over poly?

tarlton

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I have a newish medium-cheap Epi burst guitar and want to keep the center color & create a new outer shape/color. Is there a rattle-can paint that will dissolve in something to remove it and not affect the poly coating;? (so if i want to sell the guitar down the line it can be made stock again.)

It's just for stage work & basically doesn't need to look fantastic up close. I've done lots of painting guitars with Liquitex Acryl, Gloss Polymer Medium etc. to pretty good effect for what i like...And I've been able to remove it when i get tired of the look. It's amazing what can be done with simple tools. Hide glue was used once for a really nice fake amber jewel/scrawl for a pickguard. I once used colored pencils & water-proofed it with hair spray and it's lasted 15 years just fine.

Don't want to get into buying spray guns or look for anybody because it shouldn't be that big a deal. What would dissolve car paint? And would car paint or its solvent cloud that gnarly (epoxy?) finish...? Is there a water-based semi/gloss black spray paint? Craft paint? Graffitti paint? Child-friendly spray paint? I seem to recall a spray paint that was almost a powder, for slate boards or big plastic display boards. Cheap is the operative word!

Any info is appreciated :)
 

Iguana

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There’s are a number of temporary spray ants on the market. I think Plasti Dip makes a rattle can. Plastic Dip has a pretty good rep in the automotive world. There are others as well. I would search out a few products and then reach out to their customer care line or website. They would be the most likely to know what effect their product would have.
 

tarlton

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thanks! That is the sort of thing i"m after.

I just found MTN WATER BASED SEMI-TRANSPARENT BLACK. It's for graffitti, says water-proof after drying & not sure what would disolve it or what guitara finish would look like after. Plastic Dip looks safer.

Thank you, T
 
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