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Help me on refinishing the Les Paul

Kai Eun

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Hi

I'm kind of thinking of refinishing my old cheap les paul made by korean company.

What I have in mind is,

1. sand the top

2. put gesso as a primer and a sealer

3. apply custom paint using acrylic paints(this will be done by my mother as she is an artist)


just like this link here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35_fb4747aY

4. finally clear coat the top

The big problem is that while I want to use lacquer as a clear finish because I know that poly would hinder my high frequencies

but I'm not sure if clear lacquer over acrylic paint would make any problems.

I googled it and some say to never coat lacquer over acrylic paints, while others say it is fine.

I will apply it to the piece of wood before actually trying it, but I want to know if anyone has similar experiences.
 
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