Ibanez 7-string Mod Project Part 2: Removing The Finishes

[@AkiraSpectrum]

Awesome to hear about your sponsorship's for this video series! Hope it all turns out well!

[@camelt0ez]

Awesome to see the sponsorships dude, you make quality content definitely deserving of all the good stuff that comes your way!

[@jon08rock]

I'm really happy for the sponsorship's ... you are growing man! :P

[@nomorebs]

The stuff under the paint is sanding sealer. You should actually leave it unless you are dying the grain. Sand it smooth with 300 and its good to prime and paint.

[@rhitosparsha]

So glad you got a sponsorship!

[@pal7316]

I'm really digging this project, looking forward to the final results. Keep up the great work

[@TobyKBTY]

Fuck yeah! Guitarmory! Can't wait to hear the finished product in action and really hear your review. I love your projects, tone, and playing, man :D

[@ivanbardov]

When I saw that you released a new video, I was thinking "curious, maybe this guy with his set of instuments will sand down that body pretty fast and without any issues?" Because I just manually sanded down my old 6-str Ibanez with pretty thin finish one week ago. And that was ridiculous - it took so much time. Actually, even more than I anticipated. And even more than you just can imagine reading this comment. You just can't expect that amount of work, unless you're doing it. And even then you don't believe that this is reality, and that paint does not actually regenerate all the time. Not worth to buy tools for a single project, so I had to this manually. Hand-crafted stuff. More like a hand-job though. Damn. Turns out, that it's not that easy even with tools and heat-gun. Now I wonder how some people get those awful dings and chips on rock-solid paint. Maybe they understand the word "axe" literally?

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

Dude you're speaking right to my heart. "Forever" in this context is literally FOREVER. Like, I need an hour for a few centimetres. Thinking about trying again carefully with the heatgun and a plastic scraper... It's really like it's regenerating, laughing at you dumb idiot trying to sand it. The Sisyphos myth is wrong. He wasn't pushing a rock up a hill. He was manually sanding an Ibanez guitar body.

[@ericwilliams7374]

Awesome!! Thanks for posting!! Gave me the inspiration and confidence to do this myself.....now to find a nice used 7 string Ibanez!!!

[@EggsiLog22]

nice ! you've got a quality sponsorship this time :)

[@joeylindblom9421]

Sick man! Happy for ya bud!

[@Benadon]

Heard many good things about guitarmory pickups, hipshot is always good. Wanna see how it turns out!

[@robbyray]

Great set of videos! Between the POD Pro X videos and this interesting series, you’ve gained yourself a new subscriber! Quick question.. Could you tell me where you found the tool you used to file down the sharp fret edges? I could use one for an Ibanez Gio 5 string I’m working on. THANKS!

[@deceitlessband8281]

Omg... Hipshot sponsoring with bridge and locking tuners?? Awesome.. this guitar will be awesome

[@SwainBjornstrandt]

Good job man! You deserve the sponsorship. But i am an impatient guy! Especially when it comes to modding guitar projects. I wanna do this someday too.

[@qualia_]

Great videos!! Support from Armenia

[@lewisbulled6764]

Part 3! Part 3! Part 3!

[@timo9748]

sick video! love that you got some sponsors, gratz on that. Can you recommend a good dealer for hipshot stuff in Europe?

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

I guess you should contact Thomann if you're looking for a Hipshot Product that you can't find on the site, because they do have some but not all. It was the same for my Graph Tech nut, which they ordered for me without any problem although it wasn't available on their website.

[@zynosgd9982]

Does it had to be REALLY hot to remove the poly finish? Like, could a hair-dryer do the job?

[@starlight_lopz]

Nice man! Are you gonna sell it?

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

Alex Lopez Right now I don't think so ;)

[@ericthemaestro]

Yo soul! where would be a good place to start with building a guitar? I have the wood and a CNC machine. I'll have the body and neck soon. But I am confused with the hardware portion of it all

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

Depends on what you personal preference is! Fixed bridge, trem? What pickups did you enjoy in other guitars? I wouldn't cheap out on hardware, you have to spend some money if you want a solid guitar.

[@pal7316]

Quick question, will you ever make a video on how to clean a guitar body (like you did for the fretboard) ?

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

Cleaning what sort of body finish?

[@pal7316]

@@MilianMalivukMusic Satin finish I guess

[@thomasdc2439]

have you tried to remove the finish with a card scraper (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card_scraper)? I have done this once on a guitar covered with tons of poly. It worked pretty good. And you don't have the nasty dust flying around.

[@grossmiche]

damn I had the same problem with my RG that stupid coat of primer was awfull to sand off xD! I feel you ma man xD !

[@tomperret7734]

Great stuff- awesome about the sponsorship! Having now stripped it, what do you think is the best way to get it back to bare wood, especially if not adding a top/veneer?

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

You can use the heatgun and scraper but be VERY careful. In my case, little wood chips were not so bad since it's going to be covered anyway, if you want to be 100% sure to leave your body wood undamaged, only sand it down. It will take time but it's the safest way. And it depends on the wood and finish quality. On the headstock the heatgun method worked marvellous, but not on the body. It's hard to tell.

[@tomperret7734]

@@MilianMalivukMusic I wonder if using a plastic rather than metal blade to scrape would help reduce chips? I've got the typical thick black finish, so best gun would likely save a lot of time. Hoping to go for a natural back and burst stained veneer top...So will keep a keen eye on your updates! Luckily the hardware on the RGA8 is pretty decent and I've already installed Fishman Fluence Modern pickups in place of the garbage IBZ stock pups (which I'll have to remove and later reinstall). Good luck with it all.

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

@@tomperret7734 Plastic scraper would have been smarter, you're right! Next time then 😂

[@IceGene]

I can't wait to see the NECKs video. hehe...hehehe...hehehe....

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

GET OUT

[@DerHoernschi]

Cooles Projekt ! Hast du denn auch im Kopf, dass du den Body um die Stärke des Tops runterhobeln musst ? Sonst ist der Hals zu tief.

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

Das Top hat eine Stärke von ca. 0,5mm, ich denke das macht keinen Unterschied nachher. Du musst bedenken da war eine dicke Schicht Primer und Lack und Klarlack drauf die ich entferne, ich glaube eine eventuell Differenz ist so klein dass man sie mit der Einstellung der Bridge richten kann!

[@DerHoernschi]

@@MilianMalivukMusic Achso ! Ich dachte du bringst ein 5mm+ starkes Top drauf und kein Furnier :)

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

@@DerHoernschi Das wäre natürlich geil aber dann müsste ich alles neu routen und dafür hab ich noch weder das richtige Material noch das Know-How :) dann kann man auch gleich einen neuen Body bauen meiner Meinung nach!

[@DerHoernschi]

@@MilianMalivukMusic Das dachte ich mir nämlich auch, deswegen habe ich nachgefragt :)

[@bruceanthony8345]

Nice video bro... What color are you going to paint your guitar? Obviously it is from your project

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

It's going to be see-thru black!

[@lordimpaler3899]

Why do cheaper guitars always have that SUPER THICK finish?

[@kemalardaayar]

Congrats for having sponsorships bruh.

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

Thanks bruh.

[@theunholyguitaristofficial]

Michael from Guitarmory is a really cool guy. I 1000000000% recommend going through them to anyone. Their pickups are fucking amazing. My homie Eddie from I Magnified got me hooked on them and I’ll be picking some up soon for my next 7 String. If anyone here hasn’t seen or heard of Guitarmory, go check them out ASAP. Keep in mind that if you don’t see something you like on their website, just wait for Winter NAMM where some new pickups will be released.

[@gohil_yajur]

Anticipating the whole serious to be over so I can replicate it for my project 🤘🏼

[@FEBRIZIOtv]

Yajurvendrasinh Gohil did you do it? I just stripped my finish and applied half of the veneer.

[@jasonanderson8102]

You will sand forever trying to get that thick, nasty polyester base coat off. You might think you are down to wood when you really aren’t. I used the heat gun and scraper to get down to the actual wood when I did my similar project on the exact same guitar. Ping me if you want any guidance or some pics of my walnut veneer with binding.

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

I know, it DOES take forever. It's easy to see though where you got to the bare wood because that is much lighter in colour. I think I'll take out the heatgun again and try very carefully to get the rest off... I'm interested, if you want you can send me some pictures of that project via [e-mail] !

[@jasonanderson8102]

@@MilianMalivukMusic email sent, along with a link to pics.

[@SwainBjornstrandt]

@@jasonanderson8102 dude can i have them too? I am dying for mod ideas.

[@FEBRIZIOtv]

Can I get some guidance on that too? [e-mail]

[@MichaelMcGlynns]

BTW, the Guitarmory shop's link is redirected to a malware URL (reward1224.ffteam11.live/), at least for me here in the Eastern US region.

[@willch19]

You're using too much heat if the paint/primer starts to bubble. Modulate the heat with your hand or turn down the gun to get a better experience

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

It's what I thought aswell, but it was just enough heat the get the laquer off.

[@bremsnix]

First! :D 360p subscriber gang :D