Members honeyiscool Posted May 31, 2013 Members Share Posted May 31, 2013 Hey, it turned out well this time! I did this a few months ago but messed up by not using good clear coat, so I decided to do it right this time. So I did the following: 1. Sand down to bare wood, prep with 220 grit. 2. Spray five coats with Minwax semi-gloss polyurethane. Let sit for a week. 3. Lightly sand with a finishing pad (the in-between coat they sell at Home Depot). 4. Scribble scribble w/ Sharpie paint pens. In areas where I was overlapping one section with different colors, I let the first coat fully dry, as you should with any painting. Let sit for 2-3 days. 5. Spray five coats with satin nitrocellulose. Spray light at first and then a bit heavier for the last few. Let sit for 3-4 days. 6. Lightly sand with a finishing pad and then a 800 grit. Let sit for a few weeks, longer the better. You can probably reassemble the guitar in a week or so. I think this process should hold up a lot better. There are a certain number of reasons I used a poly base with a nitro topcoat. I found that the Sharpie paint pens just didn't go on nitro very well. They flowed a lot smoother on polyurethane, and since it's no problem to spray nitro on poly, I went that route. As for the reason I used nitro instead of poly for the top coat, I found that after you use the paint pen, there's quite a bit of texture caused by the paint build up from the pens. Since I didn't want to sand before I applied the final clear coat, I figured that nitro would be better at smoothing it out, as the solvents in it would dissolve the existing paint and be a little more seamless. I think it's the right call, the nitro has blended in seamlessly with the paint. Poly might have done that, too, but I figured nitro is easier for touch ups and other things like that. Plus, poly might be a little too aggressive. Anyway, happy with how it turned out. I'll definitely do it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members axegrinder Posted May 31, 2013 Members Share Posted May 31, 2013 Link doesn't work for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members axegrinder Posted May 31, 2013 Members Share Posted May 31, 2013 Ok it worked the second time, but I can't edit my post from iPhone. Lol. Okay so that turned out great. So when do you tackle a body? :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted May 31, 2013 Author Members Share Posted May 31, 2013 There are so many Squier donor bodies out there that I don't see myself having to paint one. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted May 31, 2013 Members Share Posted May 31, 2013 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newbuilder Posted June 1, 2013 Members Share Posted June 1, 2013 That headstock looks great...and killer video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warriorpoet Posted June 2, 2013 Members Share Posted June 2, 2013 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stringbender11 Posted June 2, 2013 Members Share Posted June 2, 2013 I definitely dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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