SJP

The number of coats is entirely up to you. If you can get the stuff on with the least amount of imperfections, ie. drips, runs, orange peel etc. then less finish sanding is required. Personally, I like to go with lots of coats just to make sure I don't accidentally sand thru, thats the biggest worry at this stage of the game. And there are pros and cons to every material you use. If you can make it work then all the power to ya. I've had no problems using acrylic lacquer and actually prefer it over nitro. There were reasons why the big companies switched from nitro to acrylic in the 60's.

hello again,

For our guitar we are going with a burst paint job, blue face with a black edge and all black back. my question is which colour to put down first, and why??

Yes indeed you are reading that wrong, its the clearcoat thats sanded and polished that fine.

Alright, well thank you very much for your help and advice-- greatly appreciated.i have one more question... how many coats of clear do you suggest to lay down, and how long to wait before the guitar is ready to be handled again?

hey thanks for the feed back.i am using laquer paint from cans.i have melvin hiscocks book on guitar building and other sources i've read say to sand up to 2000-2500 grit wet/dry then then polish and then clear coat?? maybe i'm reading it wrong. anymore tips or helpful hints would be greatly appreciated.

cheers

hello,

this is my first electric guitar project with my son.we are using car colours in cans.the plan is to paint the front blue /with a black back,edge and burst onto the face.my question is.should i spray the and clear coat before spraying the black edge?the reason i am asking is i have read that the paint should be polished before the clear coats.my concern is whether the blue and black would run together if i did not clear coat the blue first.