Found out that every time Ben at Crimson mentions a particular grit of sandpaper, he's referencing the Euro standard which is different from the American standard (natch). When you're mentioning grits, which standard is used in Canada? It seems I can never reliably guess when Canada is more like the US, and when it's more like the UK... 🙃
I talked to you recently about deft lacquer clear,and thought that it wouldn't act yellow. I was wrong, it does yellow, and that is nitro cellulose. You can get non yellowing
Todd from Sweet T here! Not overstepping on Brad's turf here but a pearl white it best sprayed as a Tri-Stage method. A base of white and then a midcoat of pearl!! ✌️🤍
Thanks Todd. Would the white primer not suffice for that? With the white pearly overtop? Or would you go white primer, white ground coat, and then pearl mixed with clear for more sparkle?
@@BradAngove yeah man, I didn't think about the white primer. It would work and I'm sure you'll agree with this but the less material you can spray the better the results. Using the primer as the ground coat would absolutely work and it would keep you from having to add yet another step to the "Tri-Stage" process. I would add pearl to the first coat of clear just as you said! The only time I think that white primer wouldn't do a good job is if you were going for a different "white" like maybe a little yellower for that vintage feel or a little bluer for a pure white look. You know the deal brother. I was just adding in my 2 cents.✌️🤍
Hi Brad, it’s me, Pat Lis again. I painted the guitar body with a glitter coat , but something went terribly wrong, there are now white dots covering the body of the guitar, unsure if I can buff them out or not. I coated with three coats of triple thick coat and wet sanded with 1000 grit, looks awful. Would send you a picture , but don’t have the option to do that so you could see and possibly provide some advice on how I can fix.
Hey Brad, love your channel. I've got some questions for you: I'm currently painting a racing helmet with Montana Gold Acrylic spray cans. I've got some vinyl sponsor decals that are going on last. How long should I wait in between coats of clear with acrylic clear coats? And are they likely to react with a vinyl decal? As always, keep up the great content!
Mahogany is quite dark, so I think most blue stains won’t show up well on it. You may want to consider a gel stain or just thinning down some paint. Have you heard of unicorn spit? That product might work.
Thanks Brad. I’ll check out the unicorn spit otherwise I’ll just do a blue burst on the top and a classic red mahogany on the back of my Les Paul build. Thanks again. Great channel and great advice!
Hey Brad. How are things? Hope that you and your family are doing well. I have a strat body I need to paint. I’m going to do a Marvel Blade themed guitar in black and metallic red with some metallic chrome airbrushed elements. I have a grey primer but don’t have a grain filler. Do you need a grain filler or can you just sand it fine and give it several coats of primer? I’m going for a satin finish, not something overly glossy.
Depending on the wood sometimes I don’t use grain filler. If it’s open grained wood then grain filler is important, but there are several different things that can be used as grain fillers.
I have a blue Jackson that I want to paint it candy apple red. What primer should I use, how many coats and cans will I need of primer and paint will I need. Going to buy from Oxford paints.
Oxford probably has a kit for that. But generally the sanding sealer, then white primer, then gold metallic, then candy red, then clear coat. 3 coats of everything up to the red. Red is until you hit your desired hue. I like 6-9 coats of clear for this type of paint.
I’m considering Lake Placid Blue. Other sources tell me that LPB, being a darker metallic, is best done over a grey or silver nitro primer (which Solo doesn’t seem to sell). How important is that difference? - Paul
I have painted guitars and cars. With that said a primers purpose is to fill small imperfections while being sandable. The color of the primer does not matter. Hope this helps 😊
Primer color can help you achieve the final color faster, and can affect its hue a little, but is otherwise not important. I don’t see why you would need grey (and certainly not silver) primer, but you could always add one coat of grey or silver nitro (not primer) before the blue to help set the base color.
I did mine without technical support or skills .... How long will it take to dry out after adding the last and final color spray How will it be dried too!
When I try to photograph my Daphne Blue Strat and SoCal, but I can never capture the color as it looks in person. Do you have the same issue or am I doing something wrong? Thanks
I am so glad you were able to publish a new video! This made my day even better. Hope all is well with you and the family. Cheers, brother!
Cheers!
Anther brad video. It’s going to be a great week now. Thank you Brad.
Thank you Kent
Just finished a Strat with the Oxford kit in Metallic Racing Green! - Thanks for the video Brad
Nice; how’d it turn out?
I think it turned out great, have to thank you for turning me on to a great product (did mention you when I ordered!)@@BradAngove
@danandratis thank you Dan
That colour looks really nice
Thanks, I like it.
Great as always.
Thanks Mark
That's looking really good! Love the color!
Thank you!
Looks great! Thank you for your awesome helpful TH-cam channel sir.
Thanks for watching
Found out that every time Ben at Crimson mentions a particular grit of sandpaper, he's referencing the Euro standard which is different from the American standard (natch). When you're mentioning grits, which standard is used in Canada? It seems I can never reliably guess when Canada is more like the US, and when it's more like the UK... 🙃
I generally use the “p” standard, which is the European one.
They are quite similar until you get into the really high grits.
@@BradAngove Awesome. Thank you. :)
Great job as always Brad !! :)
Thanks Terry
I talked to you recently about deft lacquer clear,and thought that it wouldn't act yellow. I was wrong, it does yellow, and that is nitro cellulose. You can get non yellowing
Are you looking for something that doesn’t yellow over time? That would be acrylic lacquer.
Can you do a pearl white guitar, it’s seems to be a top secret on how to do it. They will show the guitar but not how to do it.
It would be the exact same except with a pearl white instead of this metallic ice blue.
Todd from Sweet T here! Not overstepping on Brad's turf here but a pearl white it best sprayed as a Tri-Stage method. A base of white and then a midcoat of pearl!! ✌️🤍
Thanks Todd. Would the white primer not suffice for that? With the white pearly overtop? Or would you go white primer, white ground coat, and then pearl mixed with clear for more sparkle?
@@BradAngove yeah man, I didn't think about the white primer. It would work and I'm sure you'll agree with this but the less material you can spray the better the results. Using the primer as the ground coat would absolutely work and it would keep you from having to add yet another step to the "Tri-Stage" process. I would add pearl to the first coat of clear just as you said! The only time I think that white primer wouldn't do a good job is if you were going for a different "white" like maybe a little yellower for that vintage feel or a little bluer for a pure white look. You know the deal brother. I was just adding in my 2 cents.✌️🤍
@SweetTGuitars thanks Todd. Your insight is always appreciated.
Love the colour! Yes, colour has a U in it :-p.
Indeed it does.
Hi Brad, it’s me, Pat Lis again. I painted the guitar body with a glitter coat , but something went terribly wrong, there are now white dots covering the body of the guitar, unsure if I can buff them out or not. I coated with three coats of triple thick coat and wet sanded with 1000 grit, looks awful. Would send you a picture , but don’t have the option to do that so you could see and possibly provide some advice on how I can fix.
Did you have some air bubbles in the clear coat?
Hey Brad, love your channel. I've got some questions for you:
I'm currently painting a racing helmet with Montana Gold Acrylic spray cans. I've got some vinyl sponsor decals that are going on last. How long should I wait in between coats of clear with acrylic clear coats? And are they likely to react with a vinyl decal?
As always, keep up the great content!
I’d give them a couple days to be safe. There shouldn’t be any issues with a reaction to the vinyl.
Brad thanks for these great videos! Question - is there a blue stain that will work on mahogany?
Mahogany is quite dark, so I think most blue stains won’t show up well on it. You may want to consider a gel stain or just thinning down some paint. Have you heard of unicorn spit? That product might work.
Thanks Brad. I’ll check out the unicorn spit otherwise I’ll just do a blue burst on the top and a classic red mahogany on the back of my Les Paul build. Thanks again. Great channel and great advice!
Hey Brad. How are things? Hope that you and your family are doing well. I have a strat body I need to paint. I’m going to do a Marvel Blade themed guitar in black and metallic red with some metallic chrome airbrushed elements. I have a grey primer but don’t have a grain filler. Do you need a grain filler or can you just sand it fine and give it several coats of primer? I’m going for a satin finish, not something overly glossy.
Depending on the wood sometimes I don’t use grain filler. If it’s open grained wood then grain filler is important, but there are several different things that can be used as grain fillers.
I have a blue Jackson that I want to paint it candy apple red. What primer should I use, how many coats and cans will I need of primer and paint will I need. Going to buy from Oxford paints.
Oxford probably has a kit for that. But generally the sanding sealer, then white primer, then gold metallic, then candy red, then clear coat.
3 coats of everything up to the red. Red is until you hit your desired hue. I like 6-9 coats of clear for this type of paint.
@@BradAngove Thanks.Ive been looking for that particular color.I will look at what they have. Thanks again.
How many cans do you normally go through for a guitar? I’m guessing 1 primer and 2-3 colour?? And then 1-2 for top coat?
1 primer, 1 colour, and usually about 2 top coat but I could see using 3.
I’m considering Lake Placid Blue. Other sources tell me that LPB, being a darker metallic, is best done over a grey or silver nitro primer (which Solo doesn’t seem to sell). How important is that difference?
- Paul
I have painted guitars and cars. With that said a primers purpose is to fill small imperfections while being sandable. The color of the primer does not matter.
Hope this helps 😊
You don’t need a silver undercoat but if you want to use Inca Silver - same deal
Primer color can help you achieve the final color faster, and can affect its hue a little, but is otherwise not important. I don’t see why you would need grey (and certainly not silver) primer, but you could always add one coat of grey or silver nitro (not primer) before the blue to help set the base color.
How long do you wait before sanding the sanding sealer
About 48 hours typically
Looking to get this kit but they don’t have the color I’m looking for. What kind of spray paint would you recommend to use instead?
Does Oxford not make the color you’re looking for at all?
@@BradAngove the closest they have is olive green, I’m looking for a dark hunter green
Are you looking for a lacquer finish, or just whatever comes in that color?
I did mine without technical support or skills .... How long will it take to dry out after adding the last and final color spray
How will it be dried too!
It depends how heavy you sprayed it, but usually it will be dry to the touch in a few minutes and fully dry in about 3 weeks.
@@BradAngove 3 weeks? after two weeks I coupled it and place it in my guitar bag, it was sticky... I then thought there's a specific method to dry it
@JayAwakene are you using the same paint type as in the video?
@@BradAngove not at all, I got a random spray paint and primer
Ok, the drying time depends on the paint type. So I can’t tell you much without knowing that.
Where can I find this painting guitar body rack?
It should be available in the reverb link in the description. If you don’t see it there let me know.
When I try to photograph my Daphne Blue Strat and SoCal, but I can never capture the color as it looks in person. Do you have the same issue or am I doing something wrong? Thanks
It can be quite difficult. It’s usually a matter of ensuring good lighting, but I adjust the color to match reality better afterward.
@@BradAngove Thank you very much!