need advice op guitar spraying

Manfred-Klose

Okay so i pretty know the do's and dont's of working on a guitar.
The only thing i still need to be educated is on spraying a guitar.

the guitar i am building is near completion, and will need a spray job.
I've looked around on the net for answers, but still left with some unanswered questions.

If i am going for a wood look underneath the color i have chosen:
1. Should i use nitro cellulouse?
2. is there something different perhaps, because i cant find nitro anywhere.

If i am going the plastic look route:
1. duplicolor perhaps?

Would it be wise to have the guitar sprayed at a automotive spraying place?

like i said i am a noob at spraying, so please be patient with me.

zw44

+1 on this, also looking to spray a guitar soon

AlanRatcliffe

Nitro. It is relatively easy to use and easy to repair - ideal for your first finishing attempts.

Plascon have a nitro readily available, although few stores keep it in stock. I just get my neighbourhood hardware to order me up a tin when I need. They just call it wood lacquer, which is why it doesn't show up if you search for it. Plascon code WL-6. They also have a nitro sanding sealer SS-16.

A friend recently bought nitro rattle cans in all kinds of colours from an art supply house somewhere in Cape Town. I don't know where exactly, but they are out there (expensive though).

In my experience, car sprayers rarely have the specialised knowledge needed for finishing wood.

Manfred-Klose

Thanks alan i'll try and order from a hardware store then.

You should have seen the persons face in the paint section when i asked for nitrocellouse, they were like, whats that ?

AlanRatcliffe

Manfred Klose wrote You should have seen the persons face in the paint section when i asked for nitrocellouse, they were like, whats that ?

I know that one well. ? The guy will usually call the elder, more knowledgeable sales person (he's been there six months). Usually followed by them trying to sell you a nice varnish as a viable alternative. They think I'm mad as I start giggling at them and wander off, muttering and shaking my head.

Try go one further - ask them for dewaxed blonde shellac flakes and some denatured methyl alcohol to dissolve it in. Or powdered analine dyes...

If you phone the paint companies direct on their help line, they are usually very helpful.