Mr Doug Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Is it possible to use normal car spray paint like the stuff brought from halfords to paint the body? Will it have the same effect if i put some clear coat over it? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Mr. Doug Yes it is possible to use the auto paint. The only problem that you may encounter is the paint reacting with anything that may be on the wood such as oils or solvents. Make sure that before you paint that you have preped the guitar to prevent this from happening. The link below will take you to on of the guitars that i painted using automotive paint. Additionaly their are tutorials in this section on how to prep for paint. I hope that this helps you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasabi J Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Cyclone... YOU made that one?! I went to the Warmoth site and thought yours was fricking sweet! Sorry to barge in... I just loved that design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neocon58 Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 (edited) hey guys! watch out, i'm a newbie! my uncle has been playing for well over 30 yrs and has made several axes from scratch, and finishing them himself with car paint and clear coat. they don't look dodgy at all, infact, they look damn cool. theres no bubbles or imperfections. but yeah, like cyclone said. prep the body prior. Edited January 6, 2005 by neocon58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiggz Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 ive had a couple of guitars finished by a panel beater/ auto spray paint dude, you have to put a heavy priming coat on and let it soak all the way in, then the colour coats, then because the paint is soft in comparison to nitro laquer, about 12 or 13 coats of clear, luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoughtless 7 Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 I'm using car spray paint to paint mine. I've used a Grey Primer on the body first to make sure the paint goes on ok...it looks good so far!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlaxer6 Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 wait i thought guitars were normally finished with car paint? I thought car paint is acryllic paint which is what they use on guitars is it not? im not talking about some of the higher quality nitrocellulose finishes that age, i thought the standard was acryllic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker_Fly Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 I finished my strat with car paint... Looks great.. You can find pics of it if u wan in another thread "first paint job" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User01 Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 ok, im a newb aswell, and i plan to paint a ready made body so how many layers of primer do i use? (btw, what do i use as a primer? just white car paint?) and how many layers of car paint do i use? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 Go to the tutorials pinned above this thread, the answer is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 no i think cars are finished with celulose based paints A.K.A. hamerite etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Hammerite is a brand. Cars are painted with 2 part poly, I think that hamerite has an automotive section, but I'm not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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