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Painting and Priming Mar 22, 2014 22:01:02 GMT

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Post by balbrecht on Mar 22, 2014 22:01:02 GMT

I suppose a bit of a background would help, before I ask my question. I've been thinking about saving up some cash, and finding a guitar to do a bit of a project with. I want to paint a guitar, and not finish it. The plan is then to use it, like a normal guitar, and just see how the paint rubs off. See where there is paint, and where there isn't. Basically, I want to make a "road worn" guitar, but not something that's been finished, damaged, then retouched. (Hopefully that makes sense.)

So my plan was simply to paint a guitar like normal, but then not put a clear coat on it. Seems simple enough to me.

The question I have is: can I paint a guitar without spraying it with primer first? I think it'd look a lot better when the paint wears off, if I can see the wood, rather than primer.

Thanks guys.

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Painting and Priming Apr 4, 2014 16:45:17 GMT balbrecht likes this

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Post by Ryan on Apr 4, 2014 16:45:17 GMT

Simple answer.. Yes.
More complicated answer.. The clear coat wearing off is what gives a road worn guitar that ragged and beat up kind of look.. You know, the shiny here, dull there kind of thing. My best advice is to only put one thin layer of clear coat on and maybe 2 thin coats of your paint.. Usually painted guitars have a lot of layers of paint and clear coat. I don't think most companies actually use primer on guitars. Usually, just 4-6 layers of paint, to keep the wood grain from showing on solid color guitars.

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Painting and Priming Apr 6, 2014 0:53:58 GMT

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Post by balbrecht on Apr 6, 2014 0:53:58 GMT

Thanks, Ryan!

I was watching a video of Jim Root talking about his Jazzmaster, and he was talking about how the matte finish on it will wear off as you play it, and it just got me thinking about the idea.

Just a quick question, what would a guitar look like if I only gave it, say, 2 coats of paint, and one coat of clear? I can't imagine it'd be as shiny as if it had more finish..

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Ryan Administrator Partscaster Guru Posts: 396	Painting and Priming Apr 7, 2014 20:43:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Ryan on Apr 7, 2014 20:43:35 GMT It might be a bit translucent depending on what kind of paint you use.. So you might see some of the wood grain.
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balbrecht Serenates Family Posts: 275	Painting and Priming Apr 7, 2014 21:38:08 GMT Ryan likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by balbrecht on Apr 7, 2014 21:38:08 GMT Okay man, cool! Thanks!
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