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Hi All,

 

I have an old black Aria bass that has a fair bit of battle damage, chips and scratches and I have been thinking about having her refinished in the original black, but from my initial research it’s a very expensive process and have also read a few horror stories, can anyone recommend a reputable refinish company?
 

Cheers,

Steve.

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I think the cheapest you will find is doing the prep yourself, or if you have a local Auto Repair Paint Shop, that could give it a go over next time they are doing black...

Rattle Can finish if you are any good?.

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I've used Jack's Instrument Services in Manchester after I spent a good while removing the finish myself - heat gun and paint scraper. Cost about £200 but that was nearly ten years ago. The re-finish was nitro, really nicely done and was very happy with the result (just turned out that I had the wrong bass re-finished as I sold it a few months later... oh well...). Jack was great on comms and although the whole process took a while it was worth it. If you send the body away this time of year - you can expect two to three months (or more) for it to all dry out and cure and stuff. Again, was worth the wait.

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8 hours ago, bassatnight said:

Hi All,

 

I have an old black Aria bass that has a fair bit of battle damage, chips and scratches and I have been thinking about having her refinished in the original black, but from my initial research it’s a very expensive process and have also read a few horror stories, can anyone recommend a reputable refinish company?
 

Cheers,

Steve.

Ask Your 1#guy, to who You go, when problems with your instrument appers, if he does refinish (there are are a lot that doesn't) - he will recommend another guy who does it good. I had the same situation with my road word scrached jazz bass. He did his job perfectly, it cost me 200e. Decide yourself, is it cheep or too much. I am satisfied at 100%.

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On 04/03/2023 at 09:53, bassatnight said:

Hi All,

 

I have an old black Aria bass that has a fair bit of battle damage, chips and scratches and I have been thinking about having her refinished in the original black, but from my initial research it’s a very expensive process and have also read a few horror stories, can anyone recommend a reputable refinish company?
 

Cheers,

Steve.

Would help to know where you are based. I had a bass refinished by a guy in the West Midlands for about £200 and was very happy with it.

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