Paint Your Guitar

There are several ways to paint a body of the guitar, some are simple, others are multi-layered and difficult to follow. I'll try to keep this simple tutorial and I hope you can paint the body of the guitar without wanting to kill me.

The truth is that you should not expect your first job painting guitar to be good. You might need to do a few times before moving on to the stage where you have the confidence to paint the body of a guitar you really treasure.

You can buy spray paint for car bodies that will work on your guitar or you can buy paint the guitar in boxes duplicate your Gibson or Fender popular colors. You had to get a mask and goggles, unless you plan your lungs and eyeballs for your guitar. The alternative to the boxes is a gun in this case, you will get a better finish that needs less sanding.

Wherever you choose to make your paint, be sure to remove the neck and hang your guitar from a taut wire so you can go around concentrating on spraying without having to stop and switch to the guitar.

For more information and other tutorials in painting your body of the guitar, you must visit the website of Guitar ReRanch. This is the place to go if you need some more info on any phase of paint you are.

Your guitar will have a layer of varnish on it and it must be removed completely before beginning to add a fresh coat of paint. There are many chemicals that strip the paint of your guitar, many of whom do not hesitate to kill you if you go near them with his mouth open. Get tips on what product the removal of lacquer is best to start with your guitar in particular.

If you have experience in painting, and I hope you have, you know the kind of surface you need to come to. The guitar, if it becomes a complete repaint, should be a beautiful array sanded waiting for your artistic interventions. Holes and bumps must be completed.

The last coat of paint for your body of the guitar will be as good as the primers below. You took great care of your sanding and now you need to do a work boot attention. Now you can give your guitar started a light sanding Nice. Your surface must be smooth. At this point, if you are a beginner at this kind of work, you will be starting to want to hurry the work to complete. Do not be tempted to rush. If you're sick and tired of all these efforts, take a day off.

Keep applying paint coats until you are satisfied with the color you have achieved. That means maybe six coats. Then, a transparent layer of varnish. Hang the guitar to dry for one month so that the varnish is hardened.