SJP Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 hi all, my first guitar has been drying for 6 weeks.(dupilcolor cans)my question is.do i have to wait for the smell of laquer to go away before i clear with nitro? the reason i am asking is , i read in melvin hiscock's book to wait until you no longer can smell the clear coat laquer before you buff and polish.should i wait until the smell goes away before shooting the clear coat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazzyone Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 no your just spraying not leveling/polishing yet and remember laquer melts into itself so it wont matter.....but im no expert im sure you'll get more answers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyb Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 (edited) no your just spraying not leveling/polishing yet and remember laquer melts into itself so it wont matter.....but im no expert im sure you'll get more answers I'm using Deft for the clear and Duplicolor Metalflakes for the color coat on my current project. I started with the clear coats a few days after spraying the color and it's working out fine so far. You definitely need to let it sit until the smell goes away before buffing and polishing though. Edited October 12, 2006 by fyb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 It does help the cure if you let it breath between coats, as if you spray a lot on top of each other, the vapors from the first coats have to make their way out thru all the coats on top of them, so what you did is a good idea, but 6 weeks is plenty time to wait, feel free to proceed ahead. I'm sort of surprised you're still smelling solvent 6 weeks later tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted October 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 It does help the cure if you let it breath between coats, as if you spray a lot on top of each other, the vapors from the first coats have to make their way out thru all the coats on top of them, so what you did is a good idea, but 6 weeks is plenty time to wait, feel free to proceed ahead. I'm sort of surprised you're still smelling solvent 6 weeks later tho. Thanks for the feedback guys, I'm sure it's ready now too. Take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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