eddiewarlock Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Hmmm I have a question regarding paint, I know i already posted it on my warlock thread but this is the place to ask this question- hope someone knowleadgeble can answer it- Well this warlock was painted with nitro lacquer, i want to take it with me to England, but of course, it will spend more than 9 hours in a plane at minus 70 celsius, obviously the paint will check, so i want to give it a clear coat with 2 part automotive acrilic, made by Nexa. The guitar was painted first with catalized lacquer, and then , on top of it, regular lacquer as it ´s way easier to buff, i have done tests before, and if i remember correctly i can apply this 2 part acrilic paint on top of lacuqer, now my question is, if i do, will the paint still check? Thanks a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodBlessTexas Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Will it still get that cold in the pressurized hold, which is where they put pets? As for your actual question, I'm not sure. GBT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted October 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Will it still get that cold in the pressurized hold, which is where they put pets? As for your actual question, I'm not sure. GBT ← As long as there are pets, they will turn the heating system on, if there are no pets, it will get cold as ****, according to my girlfriend, who works for japan airlines... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Why can't you carry it onboard with you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted October 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 I would do it, but chances are they will take it away from me and put in in the cargo compartemt, where it will end up in pieces... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Call the airline up before hand and ask them if if you can carry it on, i bet if you explain the situation they'l let ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 I've flown with checked guitars before (reluctantly), and I've never had problems, or heard of problems with checking due to cold. A good case will offer a huge amount of insulation, remember? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted October 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Hmmm when i went to england in march, they told me i couldn´t take it with me, that i had to check it, or buy another ticket, whcih was 1000$, that was with air france, this timw i think i´ll fly with another airline, i will call em, but i wanna have my bases covered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Try continental, me and my uncle took 2 acustics on board with us, we put them in the over head thingys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 You cant spray that stuff over nitro, it doesnt work. Use a good flight case, and you'll have no issues. People travel the world every day with guitars, remember Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Carry it with you to the gate. If they insist that you gate-check it and you explain the situation, many times they will store it for you in the coat closet inside the plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted October 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Not continental, they don´t have flights from Venezuela, it seems this time i´ll be flying with Air Portugal ( which i´m almost positive they suck) piece of advice : never fly with national airlines ie: air france, iberia, air portugal, etc etc etc I was worried because this is regular nitro, not catalized, which i think it´s the same Gibson uses, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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