Bump! This is a great Q... I too would love to know What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using? We use our CureUV system but realise it is prohibitively expensive...

Loads of videos out there - most seem to be from the USA - lots of the people spraying finishes probably won’t live long as they seem to have the same approach to wearing protective equipment and extr...

@rocknroller912My first acoustic probably won't leave the house, but my electrics will need to survive the real world of gigging in pubs (so might a future acoustic, but I'll deal with that when I get...

@jonhodgson In my experience it's not what type of finish you apply that makes the difference between good and bad results, it's the wood preparation and attention to detail like flatting between coat...

@rocknroller912 "What are you finishing acoustic or electric guitar?" Hopefully both, but I'm primarily asking with regards to electric at the moment, because I'm envisaging the first acoustic I build...

What are you finishing acoustic or electric guitar

I find the best way with painting wood, as that is the substrate we are using for guitar building, is to wipe everything down with a damp cloth, this raises the grain. Sand it all flat again and then ...

that was why i suggested taking it to a small body shop How prepped would they (probably) want the body @mezy? Grain filled and sanded to 600? Would that be good enough for primer coat?

that was why i suggested taking it to a small body shop, one i worked at would paint anything, from rc model air planes to hand made gun buts, I like 2k even if you are not adept with a spray gun you...

It seems that every person has their own favourite method and product for finishing - and that one person's experience is often not a good indicator of how someone else will find it! At least, that's ...

I hate soldering too, I always get earthing problems. Ahhhhhhhhhh........ On one of me recent builds, I thought “no way” was I going to get any wiring issues. It was a single p’up, 1 vol, 1 tone, c...

@david-johnson09 Nice work! I hate soldering too, I always get earthing problems. Ahhhhhhhhhh........

Brilliant vids deej @david-johnson09 Nice work too. And if you were doing that 2 years ago ...

I've moved on a bit today and got some body cavities routed. Attachment : 20200828_184708.jpg

@tv1010101 There are quite a few UK suppliers, just need to have the patience to search for them. Some only have limited supplies and it's often repair guys who have made their own tools then decide ...

@tv1010101 The owner had varnished the back of the neck with ordinary polyurethane several years ago and he wanted it back to bare wood and re-sprayed. The varnish I had to scrape off was thicker then...

The photo attached is remains of a FB I've recently removed from a 1978 Fender Stratocaster I've seen paint thicker than that!!

Another great session today - thanks again @markbailey. As well as always learning bits, I also finish the sessions re-enthused to get back out to my workshop to do some more bits (more on that in up...

@TV1010101 can you call them a tranny... I'm from the 1970s. Back then, you knew where you were with things. Apart from Lola with the cherry cola. And Holly (from Miami, FLA), of course. 😉

@david-johnson09 In defence of drummers (and i do find the jokes funny BTW), in my now defunct village band, Brian the drummer, was by far the most accomplished musician amongst us and he was an absol...