mynamesucks Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 well i feel gutted ive been putting a few coats of nitro primer on my guitar (dont worry its not figured or anything) and when i look at it this morning it has peeled away around the trem cavity, the paint hasnt broken but you can see the wood. i remember reading with maple you dont need to seal it - so i didnt, all i did was sand it to 400, is 400 grit too much? so the question remains is it rectifiable or am i going to have to sand the whole top down and the back to be on the safe side and re prime it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth guitars Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Is your body made out of maple? Maybe the lacquer soaked into the wood? How many coats did you apply? If you mixed your own primer it may be semi-opaque allowing you to see the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynamesucks Posted August 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 My body is made of maple. i suppose the primer could of seeped into the wood, i thought the primer acted as a primer and a sealer, maybe ive got it wrong. i have done a wetsand on the primet and it went through but no where near the patch its lifting, its happened on the back aswell. it seems its doing it on the edges of the routes where its not so smooth. what would be the best course of action? rub it all back with 240? then seal it? i dont know really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stageleft Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 The wet sand set off the alarm, how wet was it? it is quite possible water got into the wood through the routs, and that is causing the wood (and paint) to swell. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynamesucks Posted August 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 lol it was pretty wet, i had a feeling it was that too but it took atleast 2 days before it started swelling from the wetsand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 A picture of the problem area would tell me a lot towards telling you what happened and what to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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