Help me with painting my guitar please.

[muttley600]

And why not? I've done plenty of paintjobs for people like that over the past few years and they've all held up perfectly and looks completely professional. Obviously it's not your only option, but it's a very good one.

Well you are obviously far better experienced and informed than I am on the subject so you must be right.. I've read your posts on the subject in this thread and looked at your efforts so you obviously have nothing to learn

For anyone who wants to know what you should de nib with between coats when it is required to cut back the finish to "make it stick" just ask.

 

[jimistone]

Well you are obviously far better experienced and informed than I am on the subject so you must be right.. I've read your posts on the subject in this thread and looked at your efforts so you obviously have nothing to learn

For anyone who wants to know what you should de nib with between coats when it is required to cut back the finish to "make it stick" just ask.

I steel wool between coats...if there are any dustballs or lint. If not, I just shoot another coat. I do rub it down with a thinner dampened cloth, and air out a second, before I shoot the next coat.

Maybe, doing something different would be better ...I dunno...you are highly experianced and I'm all ears.

I don't sand until all the coats of color are on. I block sand the color a bit before spraying clear. The exception is metalics...like the lake placid blue I did my old strat with. I "dusted" the color coat on so the aluminum flakes would stand up the right way and reflect light properly. I didn't sand the color coat on the LPB before spraying clear. I got a good clear coat going before I started leveling...because I wanted the metallic to really stand out and look good.

The final sanding was more work, but, the end result was perfect.