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Ibanez RG7621

Over the last few of months I repainted both my East Germans and my WW2 Dutch army. Having recently bought a new house and being in the process of selling our current one, I haven't really had the time or energy to take proper pictures.

What I do have laying around is this picture of my Ibanez 7-string that I repainted over the summer. It's an 1998 Ibanez RG7621 that I bought second hand probably about 20 years ago. I took it apart, sanded the body, filled some dents, sanded some more and then painted it using spray can automotive lacquers.

Ibanez RG7621

All in all, I think I gave it about five coats of primer and six coats of a paint called Porsche RS Miami Blue. As I don't have a painting stand and have to paint the guitar one side at a time, this meant over twenty paint applications with at least one full day of drying time in between. 

Like with my Flying V, I encountered some difficulties during the painting process. I had planned on finishing the guitar with a 2-component gloss clear coat for an extra durable top coat. Sadly, the 2-component paint was much more runny than I had expected and stuck the guitar firmly to the painting surface. This meant that I had to almost completely start over again, sanding off the top coat, smoothing everything out and then apply another three or four coats of blue to each side. 

The second time around I settled on using a regular, 1-component matte clear coat. I think the matte finish really adds to the classic 80's look of the Miami blue. Then it was a matter of finding the pictures I took while taking the guitar apart, putting it back together, resoldering the electronics and restringing it. And what do you know, it still works!
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