Yeah, if it had flopped in the opposite direction it would've landed gently on my lawn. As you said in another post, "Too soon old, too late smart."

I'm not going to finish it the same. Thinking of something darker than before, maybe black or purple or blue. Blue is my favorite but I already have a blue bass with a maple neck and rosewood fretboard.

I decided to buy a sander. It was a hell of a lot of work to take the paint off by hand last time. I may use it for polishing too but I don't know if I want to risk learning another lesson, the one about not burning through the clear coat!