2.5itim Posted February 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 I did go and buy a paint sprayer yesterday and brought the guitar up to work so I could use there air compressor to spray. I am using behlen vinyl sealer between the paint and nitro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted February 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Spraying worked great although this is my first time using a paint sprayer and may not be the best but I am happy with it. Do y'all think 4 decently wet coats will be enough or should I do more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 I usually go with 9 - 12, but some of that is filling pores. Yours is all sealed up tight so you could get away with less. I fear sanding through when leveling so am inclined to err on the side of heavy. Nitro keeps shrinking for nearly a month, so what looks thick and heavy wet will end up being much thinner, especially after you've leveled it. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted February 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Alrighty, I'll keep going then just to be safe. On my seafoam green s series I literally sprayed 2 coats of nitro, let it sit for 2 weeks and put it all back together. I'd really like to get a more professional finish with this one. My co worker is going to let me borrow his compressor so I'll be able to do it at home from here on out, I've got a bunch of welding to do at my second job so I'll probably only get to spray one coat a night but I'm in no rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Make sure the compressor is clean and dry in the tank; if you don't have an oil filter and dessicator (AFAIR) in the line then you might be spraying damp or contaminated air. Water condenses in the tank out of the air and oil often creeps into the line since it's used to lubricate the pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 This isn't my field of expertise, so a second opinion would be useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Many portable compressors won't have those filters, but all should have a valve to flush the tank. Using that will get the bulk of the moisture out. You can spray some air onto a clean white cloth prior to shooting to check if your line is clean. I normally put enough nitro in the hopper to shoot one wet coat, sip a beer for 15 minutes and then shoot another each night. The coating would be done by the weekend that way. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted February 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Yeah this one doesn't seem to have any filter on it. I will double check that my line is clean before shooting. I had a mishap on the neck that I'm gonna have to fix before going any further. I had a run that I stupidly tried to fix while it was still wet, and I just bought a case of beer on the way home Scott, so I like your thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted February 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Don't mind the trash bags but got it fixed and gonna put 2 coats of lacquer on it tomorrow and pray the lines between the two finishes aren't to hard to fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Not sure what I'm looking at there? Polyethylen-o-caster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted February 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Haha it looks that way! I had to try to prevent over spray somehow and trash bags is all I could come up with so taped a trash bag over the body and another over the head stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted February 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 On February 16, 2016 at 9:21 AM, ScottR said: Many portable compressors won't have those filters, but all should have a valve to flush the tank. Using that will get the bulk of the moisture out. You can spray some air onto a clean white cloth prior to shooting to check if your line is clean. I normally put enough nitro in the hopper to shoot one wet coat, sip a beer for 15 minutes and then shoot another each night. The coating would be done by the weekend that way. SR How much lacquer would you say you use in coating a guitar? I feel like I'm using a heck of a lot, I'm 6 coats in right now and I've already shot about 3/4 of a 1 quart can. Is that about normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted February 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 On another note, my attempt at trying to fix my screw up on the neck didn't work at all! Oh well at least it's on the back and at least smooth now. Its strange the difference in color, I did the same amount of primer coats and same amount of color coats but there is a noticeable difference here. I did use a new can so maybe they just did something wrong when mixing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Looks like it's evolved to become the HighTide-o-Caster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psikoT Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 I think it's time to sand again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Metallics are far worse for blending repairs in than solid colours since they're usually at least two-stage jobs. I repaired the paint on our car using a single combined paint/lacquer I had mixed up, however there's no escaping the near-impossible task of making it seamless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 12 hours ago, 2.5itim said: How much lacquer would you say you use in coating a guitar? I feel like I'm using a heck of a lot, I'm 6 coats in right now and I've already shot about 3/4 of a 1 quart can. Is that about normal? Yeah, that's about right. I usually add about 10% thinner to the mix so I may get a couple of more coats out of that much. The last coat or two is a 50/50 mix. When I call it done I usually have about a half inch left in the bottom of a quart can. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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psikoT Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Works fine here from my new iphone 4... Best post ever btw, i thought for a while that you were kidnapped ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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psikoT Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 You have to click where it says "Reply to this topic..." but if it doesn't work, try to quote someone, it opens automatically the WYSIWYG editor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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psikoT Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 I've tried here with safari and chrome, everything works... try to update the browser. BTW Chrome runs much better than safari, at least for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted February 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 As I was downloading google chrome to try it that way safari cleaned itself and now everything works as it should! Thank god cuz that was starting to pis* me off! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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