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Thanks everyone. And yes I do have safety equipment. All it took was one time of painting in what I thought to be a well ventalated area, just to cough up blue paint the next day. Real eye opener. Now by 2 part poly, is that the same as car clear coat? Its a 2 part mix, catlyst + clear, making a urethane 2 part mix. Is this polyurethane? It just seems everyone referes to the paint that you would use on a guitar differently than the paint you would use on a car for standard clear coat, so excuse me if my questions are repetative. Just want to make sure I do this right - once. Thanks again

First Post! I have been painting cars/car parts as a hobbie now for about 2 years. I'd like to refinish my guitar and I was told I can use the paint which I would use on a car for all the colors and then I would use a Polyurethane clear over the top. I have also heard on Nitrocellous (sp?) Lacquer being used as a clear, but rumor has it that Poloyurethane is better? Anyway - If im spraying car paint as my color (urethane base) what materials can I spray over the top (Product Names)? Who makes them? I know I can use standard car clear (which is a urethane base as well) but I do not know how well that will withstand scratching and the abuse that guitars take. I would like to match the same quality that the factory provides as far as scratch resistance goes. Any help would be much appreciated. Thx