This American Professional I Stratocaster came to me in a very sorry state having had a DIY relic performed on her. In this video we sand the epoxy layer, paint and polish the guitar.
There was a point where I thought the polishing wheel was going to grab a pickup rout, and launch the guitar across the room.. I’m glad that didn’t happen!, the guitar came out looking sweet!
Hahaha this is why I use the polisher and not a buffing wheel! What I definitely have done in the past is got too close to the towel the guitar is on. The polisher grabs it and launches the guitar in the process! Thanks for your support :)
Thanks very much! The perfectionism makes it extremely unprofitable but we do this for love, right?! Glad you like the detail shown as well - as someone who talks too much and struggles to be succinct, it’s hard to know how much to include. Still finding the balance :)
watching this has been inspirational!! I have been learning how to stain, paint, and re-finish and polish guitars and I'm glad to see how many mistakes I have made that were the same, you live and you learn but watching your video I learned some small tips and hacks, that color job is also inspiring me to make a strat or tele body in that color. Awesome video and awesome work!!
Thanks so much for your kind words. I never know how honest to be for fear of feeding the trolls but if others can learn from my mistakes and save themselves from heartache and depression then it’s all worth it! Check out Electric Guitar Paint and Stain group on Facebook. It’s a wealth of knowledge and inspiration. Good luck!
Thanks so much Honestly you only want the weight of your hand on there. Anything more and you risk making deep scratches if you get grit under the paper. I strongly suspect what you are seeing is fine scratches from the final course of sanding. Try buffing more and you’ll be amazed at what eventually disappears. But do it in stages as you don’t want to get too much heat in the paint. Buff it, let it cool and then repeat. In time you’ll get a feel for which scratches require further sanding. Hope that helps!
Bonsoir belle guitare je pense que votre ventilation n’est pas assez forte je vous dis mais c’est pas une remarque c’est simplement mon avis mais je me trompe peut-être merci Belle très bon travail 👍🙋🏻♂️🙋🏻♂️🙏
Thank you very much for your support! Ventilation has always been a concern in the booth due to space, especially when using both a paint and carbon filter on the extractor fan. I do have two additional fans off camera that push air into the booth though for positive pressure in there.
Yeah I know there are lots of advocates for doing this. I guess my loathing of sanding always deters me but I might just try it on my next paint job. Thanks for watching!
Hahahaha Google translated it as “what the hell does the net look like” 🤔 What net??? Thrilled to show my 8 year old son your message as he is in a dual language school where half of the lessons are in Spanish.
