les paul coppy

[whynot]

hi
my friend gave me a columbus les paul guitar for free i repaired the headstock and re attached it to the body but there is a huge scar down the face and the back of the headstock and im not mad on sunburst color so if i rub down the orignal lacker so the new paint takes hold then lacker over it to change the guitar to white would it change the sound of the guitar and how can i re gold the machean heads and bridg peaces they have worne down to a clowdy silvery color and i was going to add my nickname on the headstock insted of columbus beeing that columbus is a never heard of cheep nasty make far as i have heard

any help on this would be grate

[bam]

never underestimate a cheap or nasty brand. most of the GN members agrees that a properly treated & tweaked cheapies could overkill any top-of-the-line Fenders, Gibsons, PRSs, Ibanezes or whatevers boutique guitars.. both in the finish and tone department.

if you want to change the color, you should start by removing the neck, sand off all current finishes, and re-finish it. check this; this site is really great. take your time to explore thru its sections about finishing an axe, and decide what you'll do afterwards. they even had a section about "making your own logo" !
www.projectguitar.com/tut/tutorial5.htm

good luck, buddy! (and welcome aboard). feel free to ask anyone if you're confused.