Oddball Lefty Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 Hi All. About to order a unfinished body for one of my necks. I am going to primer this one to match one of my cars, and get that "Rat Rod" look. All of the CNC shops offer a choice of wood, which wood would take primer the best, what type of flat primer would work the best? (I have a TON of Rust-Oleum, but might try something lighter) What kind of prep work is needed? This will be my first time painting a guitar myself, and I'm used to prepping and primering rusty metal, not wood. Any tips appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 The Rustolem will work fine, thats actually the only thing I prefer from them I use the sandable grey. As far as woods go your starting to deal more with the ending tone result of your guitar so think what kind of tone you would prefer before choosing the wood. The primer and paint really doesn't care when it comes to the body as long as it is smooth yet has enough tooth for the paint to grab on to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehle Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 Trust Brian on this. Rustoleum gray primer is the only thing they make that you should use by them. I had to completely strip and repaint a guitar painted with rustoleum lacquers. It was a real pain, and a hard lesson learned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball Lefty Posted August 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 Thanks, Guys. My '73 Duster is Primer Gray with Primered sharkteeth on the front fenders, and my '66 Dart Wagon is Primered Two-Tone Black & White, so I have plenty of grey, black and white Rustoleum, and several different grits of emery cloth from those projects. If the sandable gray goes onto the wood the best, I'm just wondering out loud if their flat black is safe as a topcoat over the gray. I'll test a few scraps before hitting the body so as to not screw myself up, here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 6, 2003 Report Share Posted August 6, 2003 Yes the more you can test on scrap for a finish the better off you will always be. Sometimes I feel like the been there done that kid even tried some off the wall stuff, and I promiss to try some more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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