stoberto

Hello again, I have read through pretty much every page of this forum I feel like, and have started my first finish project. I am finishing a telecaster, I have stained it with dye and am in the process of sealing it with sealcoat. Everything has gone really well with a mistake here or there, but I am not feeling confident about spraying the lacquer finish. I have read all the tips I can, but the thing I am worried about is the edges. The thing I have had alot of trouble with when it came to dyeing and now the sanding sealer is getting build up right around the edges (think a little line around the top and bottom). It caused a darker line with the dye (which took alot of work to fix), and some runs with the sealer...so does anyone have any tips on how to avoid this when I spray? Should I spray the edges first? Will it be a big deal if there are some runs? Or can I not worry about it too much and just buff it out later? If the coats are thin enough will I not have to think about it? I know I should make sure the sealer is perfectly smooth before I start. If anyone could give me some advice, or point me to a thread or tutorial that talks specifically about how to avoid this that would be great. Thanks so much for your time! Andrew ps - I'll be using rattlecans

I had thought of that, but I was not planning on investing in spray equipment as i doubt i will do very many more bodies in my life, and have read that those little aerosol mixing things on stewmac don't work very well...so I thought that being able to dye an then finish with aerosol lacquer would be a better option for me...am i wrong? i am not necessarily against investing in spray equipment, it just seemed like getting a compressor that is worthwhile would take a pretty good chunk of money...

I'm pretty sure that shellac comes off well with denatured alcohol and has less potential to damage the wood? http://home.howstuffworks.com/how-to-strip...n-furniture.htm

I just called Zinnser today, and they said they think I would get the best results by using a stripper, so I think I'll use denatured alcohol. They said I might be able to just sand it off, but it would be harder to do, or they said I could just sand it real thin an then stain over it, but that it would be hard to make sure it was even everywhere to ensure the stain would stain even.....so all that said I'll probably strip it and then do some sanding...

thanks for your help... it has a flame maple top so I'm not sure I want to paint unless I do something transparent...thanks again! Andrew

Hi, I'm completely new to guitar finishing but am going to attempt my first project. I am having a really hard time finding the answer to this on any forums or websites. I have a body that was sanded and then sealed with 2 coats of a sealer called bullseye. I am trying to decide how to finish this guitar...if I were to want to stain the wood, could I just sand off the coats of sealer? I can't stain over the sealer because it won't accept the stain correct? Thanks for your help... Andrew