OK just in case you have found this through google to see how to paint a guitar rather than following the full blog......
I bought this bass for pennies, as a winter project.
The body was broken and badly glued. Too much hassle to break and re-glue it, so lots of filler and sanding.....
So, filled and sanded.....
On the advice of the guy in the motor factors, all paint is water based nowadays, so in his words, paint is paint. No need to match brands.
One thing. Paint is sensitive to humidity. Spraying on a damp cloudy day runs the risk of cloudy finish.
So... several coats of primer..... Better to do 4 light coats than one thick runny one....... At this point I can see that the fill line is still visible. If I was doing this as my job, yes, I'd go back at this point and sand some more. but sod it, it'll do!
To avoid runs I'll do a few coats horizontally......
Then up on the kid's climbing frame. Again, many thin coats better than one thick......
A few thin coats of clear coat......
Then once it dries, first assembly......
I'm still waiting for the new pick-ups to arrive, no I'll not be stringing it up yet.
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