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[chilipeppermaniac]

https://www.amazon.com/Stringed-Instrument-Lacquer-Aerosol-oz/dp/B003AYTK4

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

Best aerosol Nitro Lacquer?

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

Good info here re- finish tips and the nature of poly vs lacquer etc.

How I approach a Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish

 

[syscokid]

Best aerosol Nitro Lacquer?

Lots of votes for the Minwax product. Hmmmmmm...

 

[shreddy bender]

I would also ponder buying a small touch up gun to use your 1 hp compressor. After all, we are talking enough paint/clear to cover a guitar body not a whole car.
Worst is you'd have to refill your cup a few times and let your compresso r recharge itself. But I can't see this happening too often in laying down enough to coat your guitar body.

l used this little fella. Cost me 30 bucks at Princess Auto. Similar to Harbor Freight in the States. Sprays laquer like a champ!

 

[syscokid]

View attachment 21106 l used this little fella. Cost me 30 bucks at Princess Auto. Similar to Harbor Freight in the States. Sprays laquer like a champ!

Hey shreddy... After a spraying session, and/or when you're completely done, what are your cleanup procedures?

Let the jokes begin...

 

[eSGEe]

we are supposed to clean up??? I usually leave and let her do that.......

 

[shreddy bender]

Hey shreddy... After a spraying session, and/or when you're completely done, what are your cleanup procedures?

Let the jokes begin...

I fill the colour cup with the appropriate solvent, open the needle up and spray. I put my finger over the nozzle a few times to back flush the gun and spray until all the solvent is gone. Then I fill the cup half way with solvent and do the same procedure. After that I take the gun apart and give it a good cleaning with the solvent and a paint brush.

 

[shreddy bender]

If the appropriate solvent is water, I will spray acetone through the gun after the water to get all the water out to avoid rust.

 

[syscokid]

Mucho thanks!

 

[shreddy bender]

No problemo! You know what they say... give a man a gun and he can Rob a bank. Give a man a bank and e can Rob the world! ... oh .... wait...

 

[RVA]

The neck came today. It was just as beautiful as the pics, but needed a leveling. Most significantly, there was fall off at the highest frets.

It definitely has a double action truss rod, and it works well

 

[ninjaking67]

Wow! RVA, that neck is stunningly gorgeous!

 

[ivan H]

No problemo! You know what they say... give a man a gun and he can Rob a bank. Give a man a bank and e can Rob the world! ... oh .... wait...

Damn shreddy, I just sprayed coffee half across the room. Cheers

 

[RVA]

Color help please

Body wood stains - from left to right: 1 - Spcial Walnut - Red Sedona - Golden Pecan

Top wood stains - from left to right: 1 - Natural 2 - Puritan Pine

 

[Thatbastarddon]

Golden pecan and Puritan pine.

 

[RVA]

Golden pecan and puitan(?) pine.

"Puritan" - thanks!

OK, 3 for 3 on that ccombo (the staff). Anyone hate the choices and think I should go shopping?

 

[RVA]

Neck and body meet

 

[JohnnyGoo]

Hows the fit in the neck pocket ? You should put a bridge and a couple E strings on there to see how all that lines up before drillin the neck holes.That F style string spacing isnt as forgiving for elignment on the neck as Gibson type bridge spacing.

 

[RVA]

Hows the fit in the neck pocket ? You should put a bridge and a couple E strings on there to see how all that lines up before drillin the neck holes.That F style string spacing isnt as forgiving for elignment on the neck as Gibson type bridge spacing.

I had to sand the pocket to get the neck to fit, so it is a tight sqeeze right now. The spacing should be interesting because it was routed for traditional tele pups, but as you can see, I had them re-route it for HBs before they sent it out. I bought an HB/Tele bridge that matched the prior strings and bridge drill holes exactly, so I am hoping it all goes smooth!