kjones

No need to worry about the small pre-drilled holes for pickups, bridge..etc.... you won't apply enough paint to cover up these holes. Just make sure you mask the cavities for your pickups and electronics with tape or whatever you use.

Has anyone tried the Fender VG strat? I have not tried one yet.

A guy I attend church with has one. His wife had given him a Gibson for Christmas, he traded it for the VG Strat. He absolutely loves it. It sounds fantastic, too.

I've applied several coats of paint and have 3 areas that need work. one is between the 'horn' and the neck pocket. The finish is rough in this spot. Another is alongside the neck pocket. I used a small airbrush to fill in a small area that I had mistakenly covered in my tape job.

Should I wet sand these areas with 800,1000, then 1500 grit paper, then paint additional coat(s) to blend in these areas? Or can I wet sand then polish these areas to remove the marks from the sand paper without painting additional coats?

I also have a faint line on the back where I laid the guitar down before it had cured enough. Can I polish these marks out? I understand the polishing steps after applying lacquer/clear coats, just haven't been able to find anywhere that said it was safe to use on paint.

Spent the last couple of days doing some research, and found a number of sites dealing with 'Color Sanding' new paint jobs:

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I've applied several coats of paint and have 3 areas that need work. one is between the 'horn' and the neck pocket. The finish is rough in this spot. Another is alongside the neck pocket. I used a small airbrush to fill in a small area that I had mistakenly covered in my tape job.

Should I wet sand these areas with 800,1000, then 1500 grit paper, then paint additional coat(s) to blend in these areas? Or can I wet sand then polish these areas to remove the marks from the sand paper without painting additional coats?

I also have a faint line on the back where I laid the guitar down before it had cured enough. Can I polish these marks out? I understand the polishing steps after applying lacquer/clear coats, just haven't been able to find anywhere that said it was safe to use on paint.

What brand is it? Read everything on the can, sometimes you'll get lucky and find the type of paint. Or check the companies website and look at the technical documents and everything else you can find.

It's Martin Senour paints. It's an enamel, I think. I'll check the can when I get home.

I believe it's an acrylic enamel..

From checking the site, it appears to be an acrylic urethane. How will this react with a nitro lacquer like Minwax?

What brand is it? Read everything on the can, sometimes you'll get lucky and find the type of paint. Or check the companies website and look at the technical documents and everything else you can find.

It's Martin Senour paints. It's an enamel, I think. I'll check the can when I get home.

I believe it's an acrylic enamel..

You don't need grain filler with alder. Alder is a closed grained wood. As for your finish, what type of paint did you buy? Acrylic lacquer, nitrocellulose lacquer, enamel, poly based? Depending on what it is, will determine what type of finish to use. And alwayd use test pieces to make sure it is compatable.

I'm not sure as to the type of paint. I bought it from a Napa parts store here in town, it acts like an oil based paint, it's definitely not water clean-up.

I've bought a Pearl Blue automotive paint to apply to an Alder body. Any recommendations as to what type and brand of sealer / finish I should look to apply?