guitar2005 Posted August 6, 2013 Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 guitar2005, The blueness went away on mine within a few minutes. On the black part of the burst, when it first was sprayed, looked completely opaque blue. But after it dried, it looks jet black. I have had some waterbased polys stay really blue. And if you add a tint to them, they look florescent. with the EM7000, I understand that when you spray it on, you can't trust the color. I'm not referring to the wet coat. I'm referring to the dried and cured finish. On a dark color, there will be a blue tint. You'll see it with stage lights or in the sun. If not, then you are lucky and don't add any more coats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted August 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 Well, in any light, i cant see any blue on the black at all. But then again, you spray a TON of coats compared to me. 12 coats is pretty intense. I only sprayed 5, and i thought that was a heck of a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted August 6, 2013 Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 Well, in any light, i cant see any blue on the black at all. But then again, you spray a TON of coats compared to me. 12 coats is pretty intense. I only sprayed 5, and i thought that was a heck of a lot. I spray 12 of the EM6000. With the EM7000, the max I ever sprayed was 2. If you can't see the blue, that's great news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted August 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Started wet sanding the spalty earlier. NEVER! NEVER again will I attempt to do a full gloss finish on this type of guitar again. It has so dang many angles and edges. It takes forever to sand. Every. Single. Bevel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 It just goes with the territory. Lacquer can have retarder added to help with flowing out or have a misting of thinner to reflow the surface if I recall, but I doubt water-based is as flexible or forgiving. Sanding just seems like a thankless job where you just keep telling yourself you have something better to be doing than this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 It's worth it. All the best stuff got to be the best because of the extra effort. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted August 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 I personally think its only worth it if the extra effort results in extra quality. Another interesting thing with this finish. I Wet sanded it all. Hit it with the 10" random orbital buffer. Still had a little orange peel after i buffed it. It sat for about 2 hours. Then i put in on my couch like i always do. Woke up this morning, and wouldnt you know it. the couch left marks in the finish like it was still tacky when i put it down. Makes no sense at all to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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