How to Wet-Sand & Polish an Electric Guitar
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This is my most requested instructional video. Someone asks me every single day what wet-sanding is for.
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I started my acoustic thin box jazz guitar, and during process my mom expired on 22 december. To take up the inspiration again today I am watching this first guitar polishing video. Now I will continue the process further. Thank you Shelbyfan guy.
I finished the guitar few days ago :)))
Kketansa Art do u have a pic of it on your channel
Kketansa Art Good you finished it man. Cheers
That Lady singing at the end really hates me.
That montage at the end was so badass
Thank you! This video is really well done and informative. I'm at this stage now on my build, and so many wetsanding videos are full of superfluous dialogue and subjective comments. This video is much appreciated.
I followed your instructions, pussied out and used a 600 grit in between sands! However you were right it works its freakin awesome. watched this video 6 times before sanding! Anyway thanks dude i can now do a factory finish! thanks so much!
Me too! lol it worked though!
@@prophesiedgnar5809 def did not work for me
@@johncochran88 yeah my shit was super cloudy and scratched the fuck up...
Man, I wish you had shared the process on that marbleized paint job. very sharp
You can see him do it in another video where he finishes a bass. Pretty simple, actually.
What video??
use house of kolor marbilzer(you just use surran wrap before it dries to get the effect) silver works best since you can candy it to almost any color you want. I get it in 4oz ready to spray since house of kolor paint isn't cheap but thats all you need anyways for a guitar body. also you must use house of kolor SG100 over the marbilzer if you candy it, if you don't the candy paint will eat it. also you can download all the "how to" for ea house of kolor paint you use. Thats what I use but you can use any method or other companies, thought I would try to help out tcpglobal.com/pages/search-results-page?q=house+of+kolor+marblizer also they sell on eBay
Thanks for the video, you saved my first guitar build (probably the last). It didn't come out as shiny as yours but it came out shiny and that was just not happening. It truly helped me finish the job with some acceptable results. Thanks again. And you have a new subscriber!
I always come back to this video when I need a reminder of what I'm doing!! Thank you for keeping it simple mang
Thanks for the video, you saved my first guitar build (probably the last). It didn't come out as shiny as yours but it came out shiny and that was just not happening. It truly helped me finish the job with some acceptable results. Thanks again
thanks a lot for your advice! I'm about to start wetsanding an LP and thanks to you I have a much clear picture of how to properly do it.
Thank you for the instruction! My project turned out incredible, and its the first time I've ever done wet sanded anything!
I really dig your videos. You are very talented, knowledgeable and present things well. You seem like a nice guy, too. Keep up the great work and videos, please!
A man and his craft. Excellent tips and pointers throughout.
We all waited for this so long! Its finally here! Its a Good day for us all!
One of the best vidoes about this going around, nice job. About to do my clear coat. Thanks.
thank you for taking the time to make these videos, very informative!
Thanks man you are a hero. you deserve to be in the rock n roll hall of fame. .. loud and clear demo very helpful.
That is definitely the best piece of work I have seen on YT.
What a finish! And in every respect.
You've just made my day. Life's great. :)
And checking below - I loved the music too. Made my hair stand on end.
This is a great video and explanation on wet sanding and burning through. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Nice tutorial! Very informative and you explained all the key points clearly. Great tip about starting with the back first.
Wow man! Great looking guitar.Thanks for the share and keep Rockin those builds!Cheers.
I've watched alot of videos on this and dude yours rocks I'm in the process of doing a guitar right now and your video helped so much thanks for doing this
I love this guitar of yours way too much... Almost makes me feel bad about my guitar...
Thanks mate, really helped me out here, love your vids and can't wait for more, cheers
Thanks for all those precious advices
I always had sand through issues but i was using 8 diffrent grits before buffing. I'll try this on the next guitar I paint for sure. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, very helpful.
I must have watched this video like 20 times already thanks a lot for taking the time to do this videos ur awesome!
Awesome video! Thanks for posting this type of DIY info.
Very informative no bull video...... straight to the point. Love it
sick paint job ! amazing design ! awesome finish !! respect !!
ive watched two of your videos, and im inspired to make a guitar now lol, really amazing how the finished product ends up looking man i cant imagine you managed to become this much of an expert entirely freelance... and if you did, thats amazing
Love the songs in the background 🤘
Great video. I appreciate your detail into WHY you shouldn't do certain things during this process. Thanks
Awesome video, I've been using what I learn in this video for thw past 6years!!!
dude thank you so much. 400 grit and 1,500, 2,000 did the trick. i was sitting here ready to throw everything out until i saw your video. thanks so much man you saved my entire project. doing it by hand is tiring and stressful, but patience is key
Thank you so much for this! Very straightforward and informative!
The Sleep by Patera is such a great tune. Thanks for the vid dude
Thank you !!!! You´ve answered a lot of questions in theory......I´ll tell you in a few days if they worked for me...Have a good one !!
Wow! And may I add, finally! Someone that can cut through the b.s and show a few simple steps yet keep the beginner safe from their own self. I say try on an old guitar you don't care to ruin. Lol! My problem isn't so much steps as much as it is too many steps and my brain cannot hang so if I try it the other ways I get lost in which step I was in. Can't focus and have some brain trauma so it's nice to find this tutorial. God bless ya for the help cause I was at wit's end.
That is absolutely a beautiful guitar I love that red marbling that you did with that that is nice very good.
Excellent explanation. Beautiful guitar.
Your videos are awesome and insightful. Keep it up.
Excellent choice of songs.
Really a great video. I don't know doodly squat about refinishing but I want to experiment on an acoustic repair job I did and this certainly has great information . Thank you
Thanks for the explanation. Nice intro, nice guitar and finish, nice Pantera.
thanks bro. loud and clear!
Good video and good instructions best one on you tube.
I just redid my Charvel very similar but I had to spot some base coat in and its black. You are absolutely correct about using all the different grits its way over doing it. I level my clear with 600 Grit. Then I went on to use 1000 Grit then finishing with 1500 grit and achieved the same. Remember be careful you can always re add clear, If you have a custom paint job it may be tough to repair. Also and you are not familiar with using drills and buffers do this all by hand. Nice Job.
I know what my week project is now thanks for the video!
I thank you kindly for this video, it's helping me for when I arrive at the point of doing this to my bass project, and for Blood by in this moment.... my favorite song right now even with the new megadeth album in my truck. :) thanks bro. for all the helpful tips.
great tutorial....very informative to tell ppl not to use powertools on their first refin or paintjob, get a feel for what your doing by hand first
This was very helpful man! Thank for the awesome vid!
AskingAlexandria1277 And PANTERA!
Life saver, doing a vintage white Strat. Thanks man
great job,thanks for the helpful information
A great help.Thank you.
Absolutely magnificent, thank you! :)
Great job with your video. Thanks for sharing your info.
I wish I would have tried a spray can poly or clear coat. I tried doing wipe on and I couldn't get it right. I got so much conflicting info but I'm glad I came across a video like yours that says. Do this exactly, use this exactly, watch for this exactly.
Man... When he shook that polish it took me back to when I was 16, alone in my room on a Wednesday night with Skinomax! Those were the days! No hassle from women, and endless tube socks!
Fantastic !!!. Thank you so much.
Nicely done...well explained...thank you.
Great tutorial bro, thank you!
Sooooo Helpful. Thank you for making this video
Good job video. That is an extremely good looking paintjob too,
AWESOME!!! Thank you!!!
You can do both, but I usually do sand my color coat before the clear just to remove any specs in the paint, but you don't need to level it smooth.
Thank you, nicely explained.
Keep painting instruments!! you will earn so many subs! loving it!
Nice job, Great video!
Thanks for this great video! very helpful!
Really helpful. Thanks!
great video, tons of info
thanks man that looks great!
You know I followed the same step when I painted my deck chairs and they turned out awesome
Great tutorial thank you.
I will try this thank you!
Heh I just made a quick wedge from wood and installed it, thanks for the reply, can't wait to see more content from you mate.
Top video, great explanation
thanx this helped me alot,cool vid
Nice, you should make some more how to videos for guitar set up and repair. Your style seems very promising
awsome job
Nice video mate!
Nice color!!
nice work man
what an amazing looking guitar :O
Thanks for your videos and tip on soap in the wet sand water.
Back to the grit thing. I think htat using 400 is too course to knock down the orange peel in clear. Would take too ong with 2000 to correct the scratches form 400. Anywho I use 1000 then 1500 then 2000 and then a use drill with Meguiars polish (but any name brand is OK like you say), then carnuba or finish wax. The 1000 grit seems to take out orange peel without deep scratching like 600 or lower.
thanks for the tip :) it looks similar to swirling from the tutorials I found. anyway, lovely guitar and thanks for such a useful vid!
Super informative.
Thanx for the instant reply. Seems like you know what your really doing in all phases of guitar works and your not rude about it or try to BS. Reasons why I subscribed to your channel and will recommend your guitar works.
The music gives me a good Il Niño vibes, nice
Great Video! How long did you let the guitar cure after the lacquer went on, before you could wet sand and polish? Thanks!
That finish actually looked really cool in satin IMO. but you definitely know your stuff!
I use Deft nitrocellulose lacquer. It goes on thin and even, very glossy and very hard. Dries fast, and polishes well. You can buy spray cans at the Home Depot, they're around $5 a can.
Thx helped soooooo soooooo much!
I'm not gonna lie this is one of the best instructional videos for guitar restoration on here. You're not annoying like most tutorial videos can be and you really know your shit and you have great music in the background.
Liked the process tutorial very much. Good advice to do hand only and television results are great. good job.
I hated the "hate" music track.
Thanks man!
Thanks for the tip!
For the satin, use gloss Rustoleum 2x coverage. It has a finer orange peel, then go over the whole body with #0000 steel wool to make it flat looking. If it's too flat, then lightly polish it up to your liking. If it's not flat enough, then use #000 steel wool. As for the natural finish, you can use a clear polyurethane brush on lacquer, it might leave a slightly amber tint though, or use Deft clear coat.
My guy what is the first song on this video???? it sounds like miles kennedy but I can't figure it out because of your constant talking.
Oh, and thanks for the good and helpful video.