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Carl-E:
If you don't need to rough the surface (and you really shouldn't, it can change the sound quality) you could just use a stripper to remove the finish.  Be careful if you just want to do the face of the instrument and want to keep the original finish on the back and sides (like GenericName's guitar). 

My brother plays bass (electric and standup) and brought home a beautiful standup bass from Mexico that had been painted a deep blue with the traditional gold sun, moon and stars all over it.  The whole thing was painted, front, back and sides, neck and all - just the fingerboard and bridge were original finish (well, viol bridges are unfinished, but yeah...) and it was a thing of beauty that also sounded beautiful.  However, it didn't withstand the change in weather too well (from the sonoran desert to new england), and started to fall apart after a year or so.  He had it rebuilt, and found out it was about 150 years old.  Touched up the paint job, but it wound up needing a lot more work than he could afford - one section had caught dry rot, and the humidity had started it growing again - and so he sold it. 


Ever try to get a double bass through US customs from Mexico?  They just assumed it was full of drugs.  Not a picnic...

KevinLevin:
I am also  having acoustic guitar and want to paint it according to my taste. Like , it should give some pleasant look, eye appealing. You guys have some ideas? Please share.

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