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Sorry to sort of Hi-jack thsi thread, but it is along the same lines (plus i stupidly just put a post up without searching...otherwise would ahve found this straightaway...sorry!!). Im also thinking of getting a friend to hand paint a design onto my Tele that I will be building over the summer. I was thinking that using Plasti-kote Quick Dry enamel would be best as there are loads of colours and its pretty easy to use. Would this be a suitable paint to use on a swamp ash guitar? Also, Plasti-kote doa water based clear sealer...would this be OK over the enamel paint. Details can be found here - Enamel paint is second on the list and sealer is fourth

Im thinking through options for my Tele project I will be starting soon and found this picture today: Now im not thinking of anything quite like that, but something along the lines of a hand painted design with some bare wood showing through. Ive got some pretty talented mates who should be able to come up with a cracking design for it. Just wondered what the process would be? Would it be a sand, grain fill and seal the body, then paint on teh design and clear coat the whole thing? Or would some extra preparation be needed? Also, which hand applied paints would work best? The body is swamp ash if that helps. Cheers guys (and girls!)!