http://www.projectguitar.com/
Good luck
Aharon

Aharon wrote:If nobody posted this link already,lots of info here.
http://www.projectguitar.com/
Good luck
Aharon
biliousfrog wrote:If it's a maple neck you don't need any sealer, only open grained woods such as mahogany need sealing - even then you can seal it with the clear coats or primer most of the time. Superglue is another thing that some people swear by.
You seem to be falling into the typical rookie mistakes of applying coats and sanding them off - it's a waste of time and money. If the neck was smooth with 400 (doubtful) why did you sand with 360 after applying the sealer? You've used a coarser grit which will remove the sealer, roughen the wood and open the pores.
If you're priming a body you'd usually sand the wood to around 800grit and only spray any coats once the wood is perfectly flat and smooth. Put on a couple of decent coats of primer and it shouldn't need anything more than 1200 to take the blemishes out, possibly 1000. By the time you've sprayed the colour coats you shouldn't need much sanding at all, perhaps 1500 - 2000 to take off any "nibs". The clear coat shouldn't need any sanding at all. You might go over with some wetted 3000 - 4000 but the clear coat should lay like glass over the flat colour/smooth wood. All it should need is a buff and polish - use some T-cut or rubbing compound and finish with a decent car polish.
With regards to the paint/primer - stick to car paints, don't use anything else unless you know exactly what type of finish it is and how it might react to other finishes.
DrNomis wrote:
The paint I'm going to use is a multi-purpose quick-dry Enamel, suitable for use on timber, so I'm assuming that it should be fine.....
bajaman wrote:forget Bunnings![]()
Go to Repco and buy ACRYLIC LACQUER![]()
cheers
bajaman
bajaman wrote:any automotive shop SHOULD have acrylic lacquer Simon
By the way, how's your Les Paul going?.........
bajaman wrote:By the way, how's your Les Paul going?.........
which one ?
sinner wrote:Picts or didn't happened
Greenmachine wrote:The neck looks nice Simon. I'd like to build a guitar one day too.
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