Paintings on Guitars pt2

This was my Father's old guitar. It's a Hohner from the 70's. This was the first guitar that I did a test on to see whether Sharpie markers could work on top of the clear coat. They definitely work well but you have to use the Industrial strength Sharpie markers. The orange is a regular sharpie and is subject to coming off a little when polishing but the black is on there solid. The only thing that can remove the black at this point is paint thinner or Turpenoid natural. Turpenoid natural is a safer choice but it takes a little extra elbow grease to get it off….