I have a couple questions on finishing my guitar. I appreciate all help!
1.) I was thinking about using automotive paint because I like a certain color of green, are there any problems with this?
2.) I have the previous finish removed to the bare wood, do I need to do paint anything before the automotive primer?
3.) what grits should I use to sand the primer?
4.) what grits to sand the color coat?
5.) what grits to sand the top coat?
I've done a lot of searching and have found only bits and pieces about the sanding process. Also, since I do not have a spray gun I assume I can use a fine roller brush and just sand the brush marks off, is this true?
I'm not sure if you have ever heard of it or not, but Dupli-Color automotive paints work great for refinishing guitars. They make some awesome colors and they look fantastic when done.
I am currently using 2 of their products. The first one is called Effects. It comes in black and clear.
I am using both the black and clear on one guitar. The Effects type has color-changing metalflake in it.
The flakes change colors in the light, especially sunlight or stage lights. It has a rainbow effect.
I sprayed about 15 coats of the black, wet-sanded, wiped it all down, and I have just started spraying the clear, which has the same rainbow effect flake in it. I have sprayed about 4 coats of the clear and have dry sanded with 1000 and 2000 grit wetsand paper. I have no shiny paint spots left, and will wipe it down lightly with mineral spirits, and then spray about 4 more coats of clear.
Depending on how it looks after those last 4 coats will determine whether I sand again and reapply more clear. This will be a "working guitar" and needs a LOT of protection from the stage abuse.
I am building it for a semi-famous friend who is on stage and touring more often than not.
She's hard on her guitars, so I sure hope this automotive paint holds up.
The 2nd guitar is one of my personal guitars and the Dupli-Color paint for this one comes in a 3-stage kit.
It's called Mirage, and it's the red/blue kit. It comes with the base-coat primer in flat black, the red/blue mirage paint, and the clear coat. The paint changes colors under the light from a red to a purplish to a green/blue. Really kinda cool. It looks better on the guitar than it does on the kit.
Using Automotive Paint And Sanding Issues
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I'm not sure if you have ever heard of it or not, but Dupli-Color automotive paints work great for refinishing guitars. They make some awesome colors and they look fantastic when done.
I am currently using 2 of their products. The first one is called Effects. It comes in black and clear.
I am using both the black and clear on one guitar. The Effects type has color-changing metalflake in it.
The flakes change colors in the light, especially sunlight or stage lights. It has a rainbow effect.
I sprayed about 15 coats of the black, wet-sanded, wiped it all down, and I have just started spraying the clear, which has the same rainbow effect flake in it. I have sprayed about 4 coats of the clear and have dry sanded with 1000 and 2000 grit wetsand paper. I have no shiny paint spots left, and will wipe it down lightly with mineral spirits, and then spray about 4 more coats of clear.
Depending on how it looks after those last 4 coats will determine whether I sand again and reapply more clear. This will be a "working guitar" and needs a LOT of protection from the stage abuse.
I am building it for a semi-famous friend who is on stage and touring more often than not.
She's hard on her guitars, so I sure hope this automotive paint holds up.
The 2nd guitar is one of my personal guitars and the Dupli-Color paint for this one comes in a 3-stage kit.
It's called Mirage, and it's the red/blue kit. It comes with the base-coat primer in flat black, the red/blue mirage paint, and the clear coat. The paint changes colors under the light from a red to a purplish to a green/blue. Really kinda cool. It looks better on the guitar than it does on the kit.
Here's the link to the Dupli-Color site http://www.dupli-color.com/
I hope this helps someone. I'll post pics of both guitars when they are done and put back together.
Roddey