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So your saying I probably should leave my nitro finished jazzmaster in the conservatory? Serioulsy though, I used some rattle cans of nitro from northwest guitars. Obviously well ventilated and using...

I sprayed it using a cheap spray gun that came with my cheapish compressor. Seemed to work fine, easier than brushing and better spray than rattle cans. I have used nitro in the past and I always dam...

@chrisot Thanks. Other than the mask/ventilation thing, any other advice?

It looks really good to me @chrisot. Did you spray or brush it on?

The picture attached to my post shows guitar that I stained using water based stain from Crimson guitars. I've also used it on an acoustic and again it was pretty easy to work with although not very n...

@chrisot I've got the starter pack of Rustins for my finish experiments (I'm going to be trying different topcoats, stain, sealer and filler combinations on small test pieces, so I think the small qua...

I have recently taken to using Rustins Plastic Coat which is a two part. Can be brushed on or sprayed. Applying several thin coats about an hour apart and then ready for polishing after about two days...

For anything showing wood grain I use acrylic clear supplied by the Paint Centre Newton Abbott - the rattle cans have amazing quality adjustable nozzles. Prior to spraying I brush seal grain first. ...

@boo I had lots of different hats to wear. I did purchasing with a company credit card, sourcing parts for the workshop, occupational health & safety, writing computer scripts using commercial sof...

Thankfully my office was free of restrictions apart from no plonkers. @rocknroller912 No plonkers 😂😂😂😂 Sounds like an interesting job though. I bet the hardest part...

@boo Ive also got a clever friend who is an industrial chemist, 3 degrees I think he’s forming a band soon.

@boo Not exactly I worked in a place where explosive hazards were present so you had to know all the stuff that was dangerous. What is liable to cause a hazard and what can set it off. Work could be ...

it could just be a “hobby” - might be better not to ask too much detail. @tv101 I wasn’t planning on asking for detail. I know better not to ask military personnel for details, I wouldn’t put anyone ...

Billiard balls used to be made of celluloid, which is a mixture of Nitro Cellulose and CamphorIt's not only flammable, it can also explode on impact @jonhodgson I didn’t know that either, I can see h...

Nitro cellulose is particularly dangerous when sprayed or even just in storage. It’s used as a primary initiator in military ammunition and flashes above 65 deg F. @rocknroller912 Wow! I knew it was ...

@rocknroller912 Billiard balls used to be made of celluloid, which is a mixture of Nitro Cellulose and CamphorIt's not only flammable, it can also explode on impact Which, given the nature of billards...

Nitro cellulose is particularly dangerous when sprayed or even just in storage. It’s used as a primary initiator in military ammunition and flashes above 65 deg F.

@russ but can I be a pain and ask if you know the difference between BSR and RAL Aerosols? BSR and RAL are just different standards or numbering systems for the various colours, nothing to do with ...

@koendb Sometimes it’s easier to start jobs like fitting tuners by hand if you haven’t got a jig to line them up, because the more pressure you put on a drill bit the more likely it is to slide with t...