Pop goes the poly!

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I had this video of my dad shooting the first coat of poly to our family build guitar. I figured I would post it to Youtube. I picked some generic music they offered to cover the family commotion! We shot it with a spray called U-Pol.

 
LOOKING DAMN GOOD ....and Mr. RVA Sr. looks right at home -----new business venture in the making????

Just had to go denim blue.......killing me man
 
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eSGEe said:
LOOKING DAMN GOOD ....and Mr. RVA Sr. looks right at home -----new business venture in the making????

Just had to go denim blue.......killing me man
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This is an old video from my Family build "Gene" I will post a thread on it.
 
RVA said:
I think that once you give up on the idea of tone wood, nitro ceases to make sense IMHO.
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I was thinking more along the lines of how a guitar feels and how nitro ones age vs how poly guitars do. Kind of the more plasticky feel of a Poly guitar and the way Poly kind of cracks or chips vs a Nitro guitar and the other characteristics moreso than the "tone wood" idea.

Nice video though and sweet guitar body, bro Ray.
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
I was thinking more along the lines of how a guitar feels and how nitro ones age vs how poly guitars do. Kind of the more plasticky feel of a Poly guitar and the way Poly kind of cracks or chips vs a Nitro guitar and the other characteristics moreso than the "tone wood" idea.

Nice video though and sweet guitar body, bro Ray.
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The neck is satin finish. I prefer the possibility of poly chips since they are easily repairable. Although some look forward to nitro "cracking" and yellowing for that vintage appearance, I would love it if my guitars look like the day they were purchased 50 years later. Also, poly does not react to rubber, etc.
 
RVA said:
I had this video of my dad shooting the first coat of poly to our family build guitar. I figured I would post it to Youtube. I picked some generic music they offered to cover the family commotion! We shot it with a spray called U-Pol.

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You've been holding out on me Ray! You didn't tell me that you (and dad) were building guit-box! Deets, brother!
 
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RVA said:
I think that once you give up on the idea of tone wood, nitro ceases to make sense IMHO.
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Disagree. The nitro finish is incomparable, IMHO, but, that said, I may not spray it on the V, mainly because I don't have a spark-proof vent van for my spray booth and they are bloody expensive.

DEW
 
RVA said:
Benefits?
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Hardness, clarity and feel all seem superior to me. But that's mostly subjective. I'm not saying it's necessarily objectively better, but I don't think ending the tone wood debate ends the nitro debate necessarily.
 
Dewesq55 said:
Hardness, clarity and feel all seem superior to me. But that's mostly subjective. I'm not saying it's necessarily objectively better, but I don't think ending the tone wood debate ends the nitro debate necessarily.
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But keep in mind that I still believe in tone wood, which is out of character for me. I guess I just want to believe it. Who knew I had something in common with creationists and climate deniers?
 
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