refinishing

i'm not entirely sure if this is the right section, but after reading the gentleman from aussy's thread on refinishing his blue corvette, i've decided to finally strip down my streamer. the title says "1st gen" because i have one of the older 2 pup rb streamers, before they updated them this...

Hey, I'm probably going to get the new rockbass corvette $$ and was wondering how I would go about refinishing it. I'd like to stain it, but have no idea what with... What would be the best way to do it? What sort of preparation would need to be done, if I got the natural oil (waxed)...

Has anyone ever successfully refinished an oil finish to high gloss. I realise I may be flamed over this and people may say 'why', but I've recently bought an LX broadneck, and the way I sweat at gigs is gonna ruin it.

Hello, I have a corvette proline 5 string that I picked up from a pawn shop, It needs refinishing. I want to finnish it just like it was when it was new. I worked in a custom cabnet shop so I know how to finnish wood, I just need to know exactly what kind of finnish it is, And exactly what...

So I am quickly approaching the day I will refinish my bass. It is currently natural oil ovangkol w/ovangkol neck and black headstock. I want to stain it Nirvana Black....thats about as far as I've gotten... :) I do not plan on sanding the heck out of it...just smoothing out some wear and...

hi guys, my first post so i have a streamer stage 1 from 92 and its in rough condition. the see through red finish is dinged and scratched pretty badly and i'm wondering if i can sand it off and keep it natural. is this possible or will i have to sand half the body away? i did a search and...

Hey all, I may be picking up a Thumb over the weekend that plays fine, but needs a bit of TLC. The only playability issue is that she may need new frets in the next couple of years...not a major problem. There aren't any chips or gouges, but where the owners thumb rests at the neck...

Hello, I've found a good priced warwick bass but it's pretty beat up. I'm wondering how easy it would be to refinish a coloured oil finished bass? I would most likely be wanting to take it back to its natural finsih. I don't mind doing the work as I have lot's of free time over summer in...

I'm going to be refinishing my old streamer standard 5 string for a fun project to tide me over until I order my new corvette. I have two questions. First, is there anything I can do with the electronics so that I don't have to connect the ground to the bridge. I keep hearing people say that...

Hey everybody..i'm new to the forum. I've got a lot of good tips from you guys and hopefully they'll keep coming. I have a '98 neck thru thumb. I refinished the body and it came out perfect. I noticed that i have a hole in the face of the fretboard at the 14th fret. It looks like a bug...

I'm not sure if Luke is on this forum, but he's recently embarked on a Rockbass refinishing project, which is well worth a look! Keep checking back to see updates and pics!! Jono