"Like button" ever so gently caressed. I got so fixated on electric guitars myself that I kinda forgot that acoustics existed. Well, not really, but seeing the posts on this has made me think about maybe getting an acoustic kit at some point once I've burned through my backlog of electric kits.
I was in the piano and antique restoration business for over 40 years spraying and have refinished over 100 grand pianos with nitrocellulose lacquer i have never had a problem of lacker cracking and i wet sand every peace i ever done but you're right about spraying too heavy lacker can do some strange things such as pitting or seperating you want to spray it wet enough to flow out but not so wet as to pile up 2 light coats are always better than 1 heavy one if you add a small amount of retarder to your lacker it will flow out a little better on the last cople of finishing coats though it will slow down drying I would not recommend putting the guitar in the case until it has dried about 2 weeks or when you can no longer smell it when putting your nose up to it if you can smell it it is gassing and still drying also never let the finish come in cotact with plastic or foam rubber or any sort of rubber there will be a chemical reaction one case in point a customer called me to come out at there new Kitenger dinning table that they payed $10,000 for in the 70s yeah im old lol she had laid plastic grapes on the table for decoration tthey melted down into the lacker all lackers are not created equel either in my opinion to Sherwin-Williams makes the best lackers Sherwin-Williams cab acrylic is some really tough stuff you can spray it on a oak board several goats take a hammer and hit it you will not marr the Finish you will dent the wood try that with any other lacker just follow directions on the bucket when using I used it on table tops especialy
Just got an ES 175 style archtop for my birthday. Beautiful guitar. Vintage voiced humbuckers, gold hardware, trapeze tailpiece and a florentine cutaway. Finished in Arctic White. My dream guitar.
Keep on dialing it in on your Angove- Stradivarius guitar. Can't wait to hear it played you . Best David I'd like to see you make a mariachi bass guitar as well. I'm impressed David
The bit of binding flake flying off the top when you started to spray made me laugh! Good job I'd didn't land in the wet lacquer. Its looking great Brad for sure and loving the vintage look. Bet its gonna sound great just having a thin nitrocellulose finish. And in 20 years it's gonna look even better when it's aged and started to crack! Good work mate.
@@BradAngove I wish… I started sanding it and got down to the wood (looks like cheap laminate). I only sanded the back and sides to be safe lol. Did I bite off more than I can chew?
@@BradAngove I've sprayed many things . Sometimes things that like wood , don't like plastic and refuse to dry , or they bubble etc. All good though . I will trust your expertise 👍🏼
As always, very nice work. Quick question, Can I apply clear coats over a guitar with already dried enamel spray paint? I couldnt apply the clear coats the same day and its already fully dry, Should I lightly sand it with 600grit for mechanical adhesion or sand the whole thing and start over? Im going for a relic finish after the clear coats are fully cured so not getting a top professional glossy is not an issue.
@@BradAngove I bought a shell pink can, it says on the label "enamel rust eliminator" with a "pink" sticker, and the clear is from the same brand, Same label and the sticker says "Lacquer". The brand is "Federal FDL" canada. The shell pink isnt fully cured yet after 24 hours, so its probably enamel.
I’d test it out on something before using it on your project. Lightly sanding with 800 and then clear coating would be the typical process, but lacquer and enamel usually aren’t compatible.
As usual it's looking really good Brad. I have a Gibson SG kit on the way and I want to paint it rose red like they used to make them and I'm a little nervous about painting because I'm going to set up my filters and my gun and that's what I'm going to use now I have a question. If it is already nice and smooth do I need to put a primer on it before I paint the red and I want to put nice clear that I got from crazy cans that has hardener in it when you pull a pin on the bottom it breaks another container inside and the hardener is released works really really good something you might want to check out their out of Florida but they get them what they sell from the UK but like I said do you think I need to primer the body and the back of the neck or can I just spray right over the wood because I don't want to cover up the grain anymore than I have to. I'm using talk-to-text so I hope some of the right words were printed and you can make sense of what I'm saying LMAO but I do like the job you're doing on the acoustic I have never done one either
Normally you would want to start with a clear sealer otherwise there’s a chance your paint will soak into the wood somewhat. Aside from that though there’s no real need for a primer. Paint generally doesn’t have difficulty sticking to sanded wood.
I meant to say I was thinking about using some of this high-dollar stain I have I'm pretty sure I have read and see what it comes out like. Might put black on 1st and rub it off real quick and this supposed to bring this the wood grain out doesn't it? What is the trick they use to show off the wood? What is that procedure that they use that the wood grain will show through another color of stain? I'm not sure how they do that and that was a nice answer about mentioning somebody else's product on your channel hahahaha talk to you next time Brad glad Jane care of yourself man I get to fly out and see my grandchildren and my children the 3rd of May to the 17th of May man I cannot wait till turns Grand Junction Colorado and then I turn 60 in June that really sucks dude I'll talk to you later cheers
@@BradAngove exactly I had done something exactly like that before and I forgot all about it yes that's what I want to do thanks brother good talking to you again man I hope everything's good with the family and stuff you keep on keeping on I know there's a lot of people appreciate you man I sure like to meet you one day but that will probably never happen I'll be 60 in June but I sure love to meet you someday Brad until the next time we speak cheers
"Like button" ever so gently caressed. I got so fixated on electric guitars myself that I kinda forgot that acoustics existed. Well, not really, but seeing the posts on this has made me think about maybe getting an acoustic kit at some point once I've burned through my backlog of electric kits.
They’re fun, but I will be making the switch back to electrics one this one is in the books.
My brother gave me a Washburn with a broken nut for one of my tele builds...I put apiezo pickup sys.in it and I love it....
You seem to be feeling under the weather a little...I hope you and yours are well...love the channel Brad.. you've helped me alot
It’s been a long couple months, but I’m doing alright
I was in the piano and antique restoration business for over 40 years spraying and have refinished over 100 grand pianos with nitrocellulose lacquer i have never had a problem of lacker cracking and i wet sand every peace i ever done but you're right about spraying too heavy lacker can do some strange things such as pitting or seperating you want to spray it wet enough to flow out but not so wet as to pile up 2 light coats are always better than 1 heavy one if you add a small amount of retarder to your lacker it will flow out a little better on the last cople of finishing coats though it will slow down drying I would not recommend putting the guitar in the case until it has dried about 2 weeks or when you can no longer smell it when putting your nose up to it if you can smell it it is gassing and still drying also never let the finish come in cotact with plastic or foam rubber or any sort of rubber there will be a chemical reaction one case in point a customer called me to come out at there new Kitenger dinning table that they payed $10,000 for in the 70s yeah im old lol she had laid plastic grapes on the table for decoration tthey melted down into the lacker all lackers are not created equel either in my opinion to Sherwin-Williams makes the best lackers Sherwin-Williams cab acrylic is some really tough stuff you can spray it on a oak board several goats take a hammer and hit it you will not marr the Finish you will dent the wood try that with any other lacker just follow directions on the bucket when using I used it on table tops especialy
Just got an ES 175 style archtop for my birthday. Beautiful guitar. Vintage voiced humbuckers, gold hardware, trapeze tailpiece and a florentine cutaway. Finished in Arctic White. My dream guitar.
Fantastic!
Keep on dialing it in on your Angove- Stradivarius guitar. Can't wait to hear it played you .
Best David
I'd like to see you make a mariachi bass guitar as well.
I'm impressed
David
The bit of binding flake flying off the top when you started to spray made me laugh! Good job I'd didn't land in the wet lacquer. Its looking great Brad for sure and loving the vintage look. Bet its gonna sound great just having a thin nitrocellulose finish. And in 20 years it's gonna look even better when it's aged and started to crack! Good work mate.
Thanks Stu
Nice job Brad. That was a great class on spray can technique.
Thanks Brian
Brad - this has been a really good series - thank you - Cheers
Thank you Dan
Looks good Brad!
Thanks Bryan
I’d check your lens Brad after spraying the back!
Haha yeah, it’s a good thing I have the booth there pulling fumes.
Looks great Brad, good job!👍
Thank you
Looking good!! Would you do the same process for a black acustic guitar? I found an old Fender acustic that I’m trying to restore. Thanks Brad!
Just to clear coat it?
@@BradAngove I wish… I started sanding it and got down to the wood (looks like cheap laminate). I only sanded the back and sides to be safe lol. Did I bite off more than I can chew?
Shouldn’t be that bad. If the black is gone it’s the same process as what I did here if that’s the finish you’re looking for.
Great video !
Have you ever had issue with your clear doing strange things over the plastic binding ? If so how did you remedy ?
Cheers !
Nothing comes to mind. What kind of strange things?
@@BradAngove I've sprayed many things . Sometimes things that like wood , don't like plastic and refuse to dry , or they bubble etc. All good though . I will trust your expertise 👍🏼
Yeah, paint doesn’t like plastic usually, but over a small plastic binding I’ve never had a problem.
As always, very nice work. Quick question, Can I apply clear coats over a guitar with already dried enamel spray paint? I couldnt apply the clear coats the same day and its already fully dry, Should I lightly sand it with 600grit for mechanical adhesion or sand the whole thing and start over? Im going for a relic finish after the clear coats are fully cured so not getting a top professional glossy is not an issue.
Are you sure it’s enamel? Generally it is difficult to find clear that works properly with enamel.
@@BradAngove I bought a shell pink can, it says on the label "enamel rust eliminator" with a "pink" sticker, and the clear is from the same brand, Same label and the sticker says "Lacquer". The brand is "Federal FDL" canada. The shell pink isnt fully cured yet after 24 hours, so its probably enamel.
I’d test it out on something before using it on your project. Lightly sanding with 800 and then clear coating would be the typical process, but lacquer and enamel usually aren’t compatible.
As usual it's looking really good Brad. I have a Gibson SG kit on the way and I want to paint it rose red like they used to make them and I'm a little nervous about painting because I'm going to set up my filters and my gun and that's what I'm going to use now I have a question. If it is already nice and smooth do I need to put a primer on it before I paint the red and I want to put nice clear that I got from crazy cans that has hardener in it when you pull a pin on the bottom it breaks another container inside and the hardener is released works really really good something you might want to check out their out of Florida but they get them what they sell from the UK but like I said do you think I need to primer the body and the back of the neck or can I just spray right over the wood because I don't want to cover up the grain anymore than I have to. I'm using talk-to-text so I hope some of the right words were printed and you can make sense of what I'm saying LMAO but I do like the job you're doing on the acoustic I have never done one either
Normally you would want to start with a clear sealer otherwise there’s a chance your paint will soak into the wood somewhat. Aside from that though there’s no real need for a primer. Paint generally doesn’t have difficulty sticking to sanded wood.
Hi ! Great video. What is the setup of your spraygun ?
About 26 psi at the base of the gun. 1.4 mm nozzle.
Do most guitars get a clear coat after the binding has been scraped?
Yes
Hey sorry about saying something about a different product on your Channel I hope your other people don't get pissed at you
You can reference any product you want on my channel haha. I tell people what I like, but it’s not like I work for any of these companies.
Hey thanks a lot Brad I was thinking about maybe I've got some high-dollar
I meant to say I was thinking about using some of this high-dollar stain I have I'm pretty sure I have read and see what it comes out like. Might put black on 1st and rub it off real quick and this supposed to bring this the wood grain out doesn't it? What is the trick they use to show off the wood? What is that procedure that they use that the wood grain will show through another color of stain? I'm not sure how they do that and that was a nice answer about mentioning somebody else's product on your channel hahahaha talk to you next time Brad glad Jane care of yourself man I get to fly out and see my grandchildren and my children the 3rd of May to the 17th of May man I cannot wait till turns Grand Junction Colorado and then I turn 60 in June that really sucks dude I'll talk to you later cheers
I think the method you’re thinking of is staining, letting it dry, and then sanding it back so only the more open grain stays stained.
@@BradAngove exactly I had done something exactly like that before and I forgot all about it yes that's what I want to do thanks brother good talking to you again man I hope everything's good with the family and stuff you keep on keeping on I know there's a lot of people appreciate you man I sure like to meet you one day but that will probably never happen I'll be 60 in June but I sure love to meet you someday Brad until the next time we speak cheers