Thanks very much! Remember - you get as many goes as you like with these things. If it doesn’t turn out the way you hoped or you damage the paintwork during these final stages you can always put the guitar aside for a while and come back to it when you’re ready to get back on the horse :)
Nice video! I got a question... For safety reasons, as im doing it the first time, is it possible to start with 1200, then 1500 then jump to buffing? Im presuming it would take longer but i would have less chances to burn through the finish
Yeah absolutely possible. You’re spot on - it will just take more time. And also you may still burn through but it’s all part of the heartache associated with finishing guitars I’m afraid! Just watch those corners and be conservative with water. It finds its way into holes and will swell the wood and crack the paint. That will ruin your day, believe me! Thanks for watching :)
I think I may be in the same predicament you were in when you couldn’t figure out why you always had scratches. Could I possibly pick your brain by email? Explain what I’ve done and send you a couple pics?
Haha I would never do such a thing - I’ll leave such behaviour to the trolls! From memory on this guitar I went up to 1500 but I’ve since reverted to going up to 2000 grit. In retrospect, it’s a false economy to skip the finer grits and spend twice as long buffing!
A beautiful finish. It looks wonderful.
Thank you! Was pretty pleased with how it turned out in the end.
This is the final frontier for me....I enjoyed this video buddy. Extremely helpful. Thanks
Thanks very much for your positive feedback. Always hard to know how much of the process to include in each video. Glad you found it helpful :)
wow!! Love to see it all done.
Coming soon! Thanks for your support :)
Looks great. Congrats.
Thank you! Cheers!
Looks amazing, great job. I wanna buy it!
Haha thank you! Sadly this one has gone already but there will no doubt be others :)
Really useful content. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Ah great to hear, thanks for supporting the channel.
Beautiful man...👍
Excellent tutorial. Hope mine comes out this nice
Thanks very much! Remember - you get as many goes as you like with these things. If it doesn’t turn out the way you hoped or you damage the paintwork during these final stages you can always put the guitar aside for a while and come back to it when you’re ready to get back on the horse :)
Good Stuff !
Those polishing sponges look handy (and safe). What brand are they?
I actually bought them from my local auto parts store - Supercheap Auto in Australia. I find that most car paint places stock similar stuff though
How many coats of lacquer?
I usually do between 6-10 depending on the spray gun I'm using at the time.
Nice video!
I got a question... For safety reasons, as im doing it the first time, is it possible to start with 1200, then 1500 then jump to buffing? Im presuming it would take longer but i would have less chances to burn through the finish
Yeah absolutely possible. You’re spot on - it will just take more time. And also you may still burn through but it’s all part of the heartache associated with finishing guitars I’m afraid! Just watch those corners and be conservative with water. It finds its way into holes and will swell the wood and crack the paint. That will ruin your day, believe me!
Thanks for watching :)
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I used to quit at #1800 grit
I think I may be in the same predicament you were in when you couldn’t figure out why you always had scratches.
Could I possibly pick your brain by email? Explain what I’ve done and send you a couple pics?
Just call me an idot please! As I now see you DO go up in sandpaper grade my bad please ignore first comment
Haha I would never do such a thing - I’ll leave such behaviour to the trolls! From memory on this guitar I went up to 1500 but I’ve since reverted to going up to 2000 grit. In retrospect, it’s a false economy to skip the finer grits and spend twice as long buffing!