Stain questions

[sloar]

I recently purchased another Martin JR. I picked it up off craigslist for pretty cheap. The original owner thought he would try and make it look vintage. The pickguard was removed and he sanded down a couple placed to make it look worn. I thought I could sand the entire body down and restain it with Mahagony stain. Is this something that can be done with good results?

[mirwa]

Yes it can be done, you really however need to know what your doing, if you sand too much in one area the top will tear out, i always start an acoustic refinish process with mapping out the current thickness at multiple locations, many times I have after mapping the surface out, cancelled the refinishing job and returned it to the customer as is

Steve

[sloar]

Thanks for the important information, I might just leave it as is. It still sounds great.