Ok...so I have refinished quite a few guitars, and built 2 from scratch.
My next project however, is the first guitar I have ever done that has an actual bunding around the body.
I'm going with paint, rather than stain on this one, and I'd like advice from some of you guys on how to handle the binding when painting the guitar.
In my research, I have found many suggestions. Some folks say to carefully mask the binding...which I'm sure would be the most effective, but would be time consuming. Others say to paint over the binding, then clean the paint off of it with lighter fluid, or something similar...or to take it off with steel wool. This seems like there is huge potential for error. Another suggestion I read, was to carefully take a cotton swab, and coat the binding with Vaseline before painting, then just wipe if off before applying the clear coat.
OK...those are suggestions I have gotten, and they're probably all foolish.
So tell me, fellow builders. How do you prepare your binding when painting a guitar? What works best for YOU?