Hello sevenstring.org,
About a few months ago I bought a second handed sweet Ibanez RG548NTM which I love to brag about and showoff with.![lol :lol: :lol:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/laugh.gif)
I absolutely love everything about the guitar, except that damn glossy finish.
The guitar would look so much more classy without it, the ash grain is real nice.
It would also get rid of the countless scratches that the previous owner made.
But I was wondering, what gritt of sandpaper should I use in order to get of the finish, but not hurt the wood in any sort of way?
And the guitar also has a few dings, non of them deeper then 1mm but still a noticable reliefchange in the finish, would these dings still be there when I sand the guitar? or is the glossy clear coat pretty thick?
Also, is it okay to keep the guitar unfinished, or would it look better to apply a satin finish coat, or maybe something with oil. Would the oil make it darker? I would prefer keeping it light, and making it look like the RGA121.
Here are some pictures of the RG548NTM itself, the crappy camera makes the damage disappear
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About a few months ago I bought a second handed sweet Ibanez RG548NTM which I love to brag about and showoff with.
![lol :lol: :lol:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/laugh.gif)
I absolutely love everything about the guitar, except that damn glossy finish.
The guitar would look so much more classy without it, the ash grain is real nice.
It would also get rid of the countless scratches that the previous owner made.
But I was wondering, what gritt of sandpaper should I use in order to get of the finish, but not hurt the wood in any sort of way?
And the guitar also has a few dings, non of them deeper then 1mm but still a noticable reliefchange in the finish, would these dings still be there when I sand the guitar? or is the glossy clear coat pretty thick?
Also, is it okay to keep the guitar unfinished, or would it look better to apply a satin finish coat, or maybe something with oil. Would the oil make it darker? I would prefer keeping it light, and making it look like the RGA121.
![8_52_10926.jpg](http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/images/8_52_10926.jpg)
Here are some pictures of the RG548NTM itself, the crappy camera makes the damage disappear
![lol :lol: :lol:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/laugh.gif)
![Picture0010.jpg](http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq123/JoskeGrindcore/Picture0010.jpg)
![Picture0004.jpg](http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq123/JoskeGrindcore/Picture0004.jpg)