The Prism: A Laser Synth-Guitar

Step 12 Modify Your Guitar - Refinishing Part 2

With fresh holes cut into the guitar's body, you can repaint it however you wish (assuming you stripped off the old paint).

I chose a dark blue and black colour scheme for my guitar, with a bit of sparkle. I used spray paint for everything. I started with a coat of dark blue on the body, enough to hide the repair work and the stripes of the wood veneer. I then dusted the body with Duplicolor Metal Flakes paint - enough to give a bit of sparkle, but not enough to obscure the dark blue base coat. I then finished the body using Duplicolor Acrylic Enamel.

I spray painted the neck of the guitar jet black. This was done for a few reasons - first, because it looks cool. Second, to hide the repairs done to the chipped frets. Third, because it would help the performance of the range sensor (ok, that's probably the most important reason!) The neck was also finished with acrylic enamel.

When repainting your guitar, make sure the various spray paints you use are compatible with each other. Do a test on a piece of scrap wood. You definitely do not want the solvent from the clear coat dissolving a layer underneath!!