Help painting my guitar

[Kenix700]

Ok i have an Ibanez RG7321 and i really dont like black at all. So i was thinking maybe to repaint it, but that might cost too much money. So iv been thinking could i just sand off the clear coat and just paint a cool little picture on the black paint under it?

If thats possible i have a few questions.

What kinda of paint should i use to paint the designs and stuff on it? What should i use to re-clearcoat it once its finished? Is sanding off the clearcoat difficult? Am i going about this the wrong way? Iv never really done any guitar modifications ever and im kinda nervous about messing up my guitar.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

[toneboy]

You can start your project by visiting Project Guitar.com. They have a lot of great tutorials on the subject.

[Kenix700]

That website confuses me.

I mostly just wanted to know how tough of a job this would be. Im still considering if i want to do it or not.

[toneboy]

Originally Posted by Kenix700

That website confuses me.

???

I mostly just wanted to know how tough of a job this would be. Im still considering if i want to do it or not.

Painting a guitar, especially for the first time, will take a lot of time, patience and attention to detail. If you don't have all of those three, you probably will not be happy with the end result.

Refinishing a guitar isn't inherently difficult. Making it look really good and professional is.

Read through the finishing tutorials I linked to on Project Guitar.com so then you can figure out if you want to commit to doing it.

[Kenix700]

Ok thanks. Im not planning on doing the actual painting. Im probably going to sand it down and refinish it, my artistic friend will be doing the paintings.

[toneboy]

The terms painting and refinishing are interchangeable.

[Kenix700]

What i was hoping to do is sand off just the clearcoat then just have the black paint painted on then have that refinished.

Is this possible.

I have never done any guitar mods ever.

[Clonetool]

Who's putting it back together after you paint it? Sounds expensive. Black paint and then clear-coated right or do you want to paint it black and then refinish it LOL.