Lefty Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 I don't know if this has been discussed before but anywho. I'm building a guitar. It's maple and I really like the look of the grain. It's all bubbly and stuff. How should I paint it red so you can still see the grain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarter Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 (edited) I don't know if this has been discussed before but anywho. I'm building a guitar. It's maple and I really like the look of the grain. It's all bubbly and stuff. How should I paint it red so you can still see the grain? Paint is opaque and is not what you would use if you want to see the grain. What you would want to do is either or dye the maple the color you want then clear coat it, and / or tint the clear with your dye and shade to your desired level of transparency. Edited April 27, 2007 by Quarter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suicidecustom Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 (edited) candies are not opaque, they are quite transparent........just nit pickin Edited April 28, 2007 by suicidecustom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Posted April 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 Quarter, could you rephrase that? There's too many "and"s and "or"s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biliousfrog Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 read this http://www.stewmac.com/tradesecrets/bridge...e_guitar01.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 (edited) I've changed my mind and want it to be white(no grain). What's a relatively quick and cheap way of doing it? I did a search and read about other white jobs but I'm not exactly sure how it all works. Does it go something like this? 1. lacquer (whatever that is) 2. sand 3. color (white) 4. lacquer 5. sand Several coats of 1,3,4 of course. Edited May 4, 2007 by Lefty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 The guys at Reranch seem to have it figured out, their site has step by step instructions for an inexpensive spray can paint job. http://www.reranch.com/solids.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 White primer and then clear? Why put all the extra steps in the way. In the kustom painting classes I've taken they always recomend if your doing grapics on a black, silver or white paint job. Just prime it that color and work off that. Saves mil thickness, cost, and time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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