Renovating a Sitar ...painters advice please

[Bunderthollox]

Hey friends I bought a nice old Indian Sitar see photos  with a huge crack on the base (Toomba) 

Repaired the base traditional method, but for the paint job, (not my field) what is the painting method, I think it's stained or some sort of enamel or lacquer, it seems pretty hardcore, like a nail varnish, I've sanded down my repairs but the original paintwork is unaffected. 

So my question is can it be painted over at all,  (new.paint job) using a primer, or is a spray can best? 

Its aold so I would t use an elec sander on it. 

The areas where I've sanded the original paint isn't even scratched. 

Thanks 

Sean

 

 

 

[Wally Francis]

Sometime ago on the TV series "Repair Shop" they carried out a repair on a Sitar, maybe try google for catching that series.

[Bunderthollox]

Should be in catch up, I've done a bit of digging and now repairing good old YouTube and now we're half way to . Found strings fillered and cleaned up and shellac going on this week! Cheers everyone and those who messaged!

On 04/04/2023 at 13:57, Wally Francis said:

Sometime ago on the TV series "Repair Shop" they carried out a repair on a Sitar, maybe try google for catching that series.