Comments on: 2009 Guitar Repair Pricing Guide – Paint & Touch-up

By: chris

chris — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:58:14 +0000

Dave,
Assuming we need to pull off the original finish, look to spend about $800-850 plus materials (usually about $45).

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:50:26 +0000

have a 1986 Charvel Model 6, black cherry finish. Roughly how much for a refinish, same color?

By: chris

chris — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:40:16 +0000

We sure could duplicate the edge burst, no problem. The guitar would need to have the bridge removed the neck removed and then we could pull back the clear finish, burst it and then reassemble the guitar. Look to spend about $850 plus about $25 in material.

By: erik

erik — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:18:50 +0000

If I wanted to add an edgeburst to a Taylor Koa dread circa 2000 what would that run? I really like the finish of Taylor’s 2011 Fall Limited Koa models. Can you replicate that look?

By: chris

chris — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:31:22 +0000

Pady,
I would imagine that the guitar’s back and sides are not Brazilian. It became illegal to use Brazilian Rosewood after 1969. If you can send pics I could help figure it out. Send pics to thirdcoastgutiar@gmail.com

By: Patrick Smith

Patrick Smith — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:58:06 +0000

I have a circa 1975 Epiphone drednought acoustic. I have been told that the sides and back are Brazilian rosewood (I have no clue). The sides and back look cloudy. So I guess I need that top coat removed and sprayed. But, I’m not sure if it is worth the cost. Should I send you photos?

Thanks,

Pady

By: chris

chris — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:06:01 +0000

Thanks Ian,
Assuming the guitar has a clear finish, look to spend about $75-100 to remove the thick poly finish and then about $600 to put a lovely nitro finish on it. If the guitar has a sunburst, look to ad another $250 (for the burst and for scraping back the binding).

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:24:16 +0000

Hey guys,
Awesome looking work you guys do at the shop!
I have a ’01 Epiphone Les Paul Plustop and I’m curious as to the cost to refinish it in nitro? No aging or anything like that, as I want it to age naturally.
Let me know!

Ian

By: chris

chris — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:11:23 +0000

Kyle,
If the wings are chipped, we can do touch up work and make it a whole lot better. Unfortunately, the paint on that guitar is a polyurethane and it can be very difficult to touch up 100%. If you want it to look like it never happened at all, the guitar would need to be refinished. That being said, our touch up work is excellent and the repair would be 90% unnoticeable. That kind of repair, look to spend about $125-200 on touch up work (depending on the severity). If you have to have it 100% like a brand new guitar, look to spend about $625 to strip, repair any damage and refinish.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:34:55 +0000

Ive got a jackson RR3 its black and the finish is chipped off one of the wings can you touch that up or would you have to strip the whole body and re finish it