Painting Guitars

[greasykid]

Nothing dulls your project guitar enthusiasm worse than the paint drying/curing time.  Still, WAG NA WAG kayong maiinip at WAG NA WAG kayong mangangati.  Kasi pag nagtrabaho kayo nang ganon, that's when you'll commit most mistakes. 

[ubersam]

Hey! I used the same color on my guitar. 

Ha! You know what they say, Great minds... and all that

[legato]

I usually wait for 4-6 weeks after spraying the final coat before I start flat-sanding and polishing. The longer the curing time, the better.

Al, Ubersam,

What brand of spraycan do you use or had success with? I heard some brands dont dry easily.

[Shekoski]

What about painting hardware like a tune-o-matic bridge?

Sorry kung medyo hijack yung post ko.

[jaythegame]

inalok ako ng dad ko na irerepaint daw nya ung guitar ko ng kahit anong color.. sabi ko kulayan nya ng orange eh..:p pero hnd na natuloy.. car paint gagamitin kasi he works at isuzu.. maganda kaya un? napapagisip tuloy ule ako..

[Jaco D]

car paint gagamitin kasi he works at isuzu.. maganda kaya un?

Put it this way - the early Fenders used auto paint.

Some of the Fender guitar care products are made by Meguir's (sp), who also make car care products.

[kiko_pizarro]

Do you guys have an idea how much would it cost to have a strat repainted by some of our custom guitar makers? is 2K too much?

[sidlead66]

question...

1. is primer required kung lilihahin mo na yung body without stripping the paint?
2. ilang coat kaya ng actual color for it to be solid and also sa clear coat?
3. ano pong sand paper kelangan sa bawat stage?
4. san makakabili ng rubbing compound?? hardware o paint center?

...if im going to do a quick refinish... dat would take 3 steps... SANDING, PAINTING,POLISHING... tama po ba? anyhelp will do thanks... ahahaha

[dan_sparta]

plain colors car painter yung alam nyong magaling, pag sa mga artistry tulad ng burst o yung mga komplikado kala jhon o arie kwestyon nalng yung presyo. nung batabata pako sg bass na mahogany, pininturahan ko ng silver naging styro yung gitara, SINUNOG ko sa asar. ha!ha!ha!

[p2ltronilogd]

sir regarding paint...
ano pong magandang paint na gagamitin for a solid top guitar?

[ungwalapa]

Ummm ok. Lots of info here but follow up questions

1. How would you know kung maganda preparation ng body? And how do you prepare it?
2. What kind of paint?
3. Whats a top coat?
4. What is "wetsanding"?

Thanks bro!


1.Preparation would include stripping of the old paint until you can already see the wood. From there you will be sanding it until a fine texture of bare wood is achieved. Application of wood filler,primer is next. Then you apply the base coat or first color. Then the color of your choice is applied. then the topcoat, then the wetsanding and buffing. Give the newly painted body at least a week of curing prior to buffing.
2. you can use automotive paint
3. top coat is the clear coat applied on top of the color of choice.
4. wetsanding is letting your sandpaper soak in water overnight prior to using it to sand the guitar body.

hope this helps..

pano ba tanggalin ung old paint? pde ba knife? kasi mejo sinimulan ko na ung sakin eh. normal ba na mejo may natatanggal na kahoy??

[doremi]

pano ba tanggalin ung old paint? pde ba knife? kasi mejo sinimulan ko na ung sakin eh. normal ba na mejo may natatanggal na kahoy??

...naku, baka hindi maging smooth kalabasan niyan. haha ...pag niliha mo naman, mag iiba na shape niyan haha

[ungwalapa]

...naku, baka hindi maging smooth kalabasan niyan. haha ...pag niliha mo naman, mag iiba na shape niyan haha

hindi pa talaga magiging smooth. hind ko pa naman sina-sand eh. tinatanggal ko palang naman ung paint.

[doremi]

umm, yun nga, apg niliha mo ibig sabihin magbabawas k ng wood, ibig sabihin maiiba shape ng gitara mo ..medyo tatabingi sa ibang part tas medyo lalalim sa iba. ...un. haha

[ungwalapa]

ok na pala eh. masilya lang ang katapat. anyway hindi naman malalaki ung natanggal na wood eh.

[ungwalapa]

tulong naman. mejo nagkaproblema ako sa pagpaint ng gitara. may ibang parts na nag accumulate ung paint. anong ba ang remejo dito




eto close up nya

[Jaco D]

Kung "anal" ka, tatapyasin mo lahat and start from scratch.  On the other hand, puwede namang lihain yung buong katawan para mawala yung tambok tapos bugahin mo ng pintura.  The thing is, patuyuin mo ng mabuti muna iyan.  Though the top might look dry, sa ilalim niyan medyo hilaw pa yung pintura.  Nag-evaporate yung thinner sa top layer kaya natuyo agad pero basa pa sa ilalim.  Dapat maraming manipis na buga rather than a few thick coats.  At saka, malapit masyado yung spray gun/can mo sa body.  Let the coats dry well before putting on the next one.  Also, rather than have the body hang floor to ceiling, have it lie horizontally (you would need a bracket to do that).

[ungwalapa]

thanks Jaco D. so pwedeng lihain lang mismo ung tambok basta tuyong tuyo na. mga gano katagal bago matuyo pati sa loob?

pag hinawakan mo sya, magaspang. ewan ko baka kasi dahil ginamit kong paint ung pylox metallic silver. parang may glitters glitters sya eh. pano ba matatanggal ung gaspang nun?

[abyssinianson]

thanks Jaco D. so pwedeng lihain lang mismo ung tambok basta tuyong tuyo na. mga gano katagal bago matuyo pati sa loob?

pag hinawakan mo sya, magaspang. ewan ko baka kasi dahil ginamit kong paint ung pylox metallic silver. parang may glitters glitters sya eh. pano ba matatanggal ung gaspang nun?

define "magaspang." i have finished guitars with sprakle finish before but i've never used a spray can, however, i think the same detail applies whether you are using a spray gun + compressor or the cans. the problem with sparkle finishes is that you need to be very careful with the distance at which you are spraying the finish because of two things: you want the flakes to vertically orient themselves in the solvent when it touches the guitar body (so it randomly reflects the light when viewed) and, second, you want to spray a thin coat which prevents the accumulation of the paint on the body because this stuff can build up very easily. application distance should be about 8-15 inches away from the guitar body and you should pretty much allow the spray to "fall" on the body. do not rush this process! application of the clear coat follows the same rule because you do not want the clear coat to overly flatten the flakes on the guitar. lightly apply 2-3 coats before the final sanding and buffing.

[ungwalapa]

define "magaspang." i have finished guitars with sprakle finish before but i've never used a spray can, however, i think the same detail applies whether you are using a spray gun + compressor or the cans. the problem with sparkle finishes is that you need to be very careful with the distance at which you are spraying the finish because of two things: you want the flakes to vertically orient themselves in the solvent when it touches the guitar body (so it randomly reflects the light when viewed) and, second, you want to spray a thin coat which prevents the accumulation of the paint on the body because this stuff can build up very easily. application distance should be about 8-15 inches away from the guitar body and you should pretty much allow the spray to "fall" on the body. do not rush this process! application of the clear coat follows the same rule because you do not want the clear coat to overly flatten the flakes on the guitar. lightly apply 2-3 coats before the final sanding and buffing.

magaspang= ung parang design sa mga wall para "wallpaper" ang dating. pero paint lang sya.  ganung gaspang.

so pano ung sa namuong paint? sanding na talaga ung solution dun? gusto ko lang kasi siguraduhin eh. kasi kung hindi, papabayaan ko nalang na may umbok ung gitara ko. hehe.

[abyssinianson]

magaspang= ung parang design sa mga wall para "wallpaper" ang dating. pero paint lang sya.  ganung gaspang.

so pano ung sa namuong paint? sanding na talaga ung solution dun? gusto ko lang kasi siguraduhin eh. kasi kung hindi, papabayaan ko nalang na may umbok ung gitara ko. hehe.

ah, yun pala. pwede mo i-sand. subukan mo na mag wet sand ng very fine na grain sandpaper at dahan dahan lang para ma even yung umbok sa surrounding area sa finish mo.

[Jaco D]

mga gano katagal bago matuyo pati sa loob?

Yung nagbuo ako ng Warmoth Gecko bass ang ginawa ko one week between coats not only for the thin coats of poly to dry but to cure as well.  Di ko alam kung sapat iyan o kulang o sobra, pero maganda ang kinalabasan niya.  Dapat pasensiyoso ka otherwise masisira lang ang trabaho mo.

[ungwalapa]

ok try ko mga sinabi nyo. thanks jaco d and abyssinianson.

[p2ltronilogd]

guys any step by step guide on how to repaint a guitar?

i'm thinkin on doing it myself...

thanks!

[greasykid]

guys any step by step guide on how to repaint a guitar?

i'm thinkin on doing it myself...

thanks!

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