Guitar Project : Spraying
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dric
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yea dude...........spray many thin coats, then one slightly thicker coat....then i wait a few weeks for the paint to dry and sand.......then do it over again....and again....in singapore's weather......it takes really really really looooooooooooooong. then finally you can wet sand and buff it up.....but yea......www.projectguitar.com says it all.
What type of wood is your headstock? If it's maple you wouldn't really need a wood filler + sealer.
You need a primer before you spray your colour coat for it to stick properly or the paint will just flake off over time.
Then you scuff the primer matte with sandpaper working up to grit 320. This ensures more surface area for each new coat of colour to cling unto. You do the same sanding for each new coat of colour.
Then you use your clear coat which is your polyurethane since nitro isn't available in Singapore. Impossible to import as well because it's an explosive material rather than just simply flammable.
Get good clear coats like those from Homefix or Handyman at orchard. Stay away from enamel based ones. Go for any type of urethanes.
There's one stage before buffing which is your final sanding. You need to work your way up to grit 2000. Then you can either buff by using 3m finesse it II or autoglym paint renovator (gets rid of sanding scratches and achieve glossy look) followed by super resin polish (gets rid of buff marks by paint renovator and achieves the dip in glass look). You can buff by using either a micro fibre cloth or black and decker's car bonnet waxer/buffer. You will need to spend alot of time buffing for the new guitar look.
This is just scratching the tip of the iceberg. There's actually alot more to it such as spraying techniques and avoiding sand through etc. Pm me if you have questions.
You need a primer before you spray your colour coat for it to stick properly or the paint will just flake off over time.
Then you scuff the primer matte with sandpaper working up to grit 320. This ensures more surface area for each new coat of colour to cling unto. You do the same sanding for each new coat of colour.
Then you use your clear coat which is your polyurethane since nitro isn't available in Singapore. Impossible to import as well because it's an explosive material rather than just simply flammable.
Get good clear coats like those from Homefix or Handyman at orchard. Stay away from enamel based ones. Go for any type of urethanes.
There's one stage before buffing which is your final sanding. You need to work your way up to grit 2000. Then you can either buff by using 3m finesse it II or autoglym paint renovator (gets rid of sanding scratches and achieve glossy look) followed by super resin polish (gets rid of buff marks by paint renovator and achieves the dip in glass look). You can buff by using either a micro fibre cloth or black and decker's car bonnet waxer/buffer. You will need to spend alot of time buffing for the new guitar look.
This is just scratching the tip of the iceberg. There's actually alot more to it such as spraying techniques and avoiding sand through etc. Pm me if you have questions.