n3rrd Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 I'm just curious about acceptable types of paints that can be used on a guitar... things such as: Are there any paints that shouldn't be used? What are the most common paints used? Has anyone ever hand-brushed a guitar as opposed to air brushing? Is hand-brushing a guitar frowned upon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoo Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 (edited) Has anyone ever hand-brushed a guitar as opposed to air brushing? Is hand-brushing a guitar frowned upon? Don't know if it's frowned upon or not but I'm gonna be doin' it real soon now! I think it boils down to being willing to do a lot of sanding between coats or every few coats. I'll be using waterbased clear over dyed quilted maple and stained mahogany. Edited November 25, 2004 by stoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 The search feature here actually does work Here is a bunch of info on paints you can use with spraying, many can be brushed as well, but spraying yields great results with a little less effort. http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=1892 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n3rrd Posted November 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 (edited) The search feature here actually does work Here is a bunch of info on paints you can use with spraying, many can be brushed as well, but spraying yields great results with a little less effort. http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=1892 Thanks for the link, I had already read through all the tutorials. I just hadn't found a post (through search, or otherwise) that adequeatly answered my question in particular. I have a way that I paint that I could really only acheive through brush work and was just curious about whether it had been done before, if it's a worth attempting, and so on. Sorry for any inconveniences. Edited November 27, 2004 by n3rrd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 I am using a brush with water based lacquer on my caribburst bass. Hopefully I'll have an air compressor and gun for the next job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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