The unknown way to refinish a guitar for beginners 

Hey everyone, thank you for watching the video. I just wanted to add a quick note. Of course, this is not a "real" painting method used by guitar manufacturers. It's just a way of doing things, which works for me and may work for you if you are beginners too (as there's no sanding and polishing involved). Graffiti paints is not be the best for this kind of work of course (any spray paint at all if you are a pro), but they work well and are not expensive. Obviously, I'm not a pro and there are a lot of other ways to do it, and I can only advise you to continue researching on RU-vid before starting (especially with Brad Angove's videos, which are great). Above all, remember that you're doing this to have fun, and be kind to each other 🙂Also, you have probably noticed that I’m French, with a very French accent, but hey I’m working on it. Thank you, merci 🇫🇷

Dan Erlewine shared a great tip for spray paints/clearcoats where you leave the cans in a bucket of hot water for 20 minutes prior to using. It "melts" the paint and makes much more workable and spray out much thinner. I had to refurbish a very damaged telecaster neck with clear coat. It was my first time and I needed gloss. I was terrified. BUT, using this method it became really easy to add the small thin layers which didn't run.

This is the most detailed yet simple guitar repaint instruction video i've ever seen, i literally have zero experience on painting but after watching this video i think i have my confident to repaint my guitar later, thank you!!

Came for the lumpy green paintjob Stayed for the Inspector Cluseau accent 👍😎

Happy new year everyone! Thanks for the 1,000 subs 💪Help me reach the 4,000 public watch hours!

Great video, very informative, and you have inspired me to try this at home. Thanks and happy new year (bonne année)!

Cool stuff! Thanks for sharing this method.

Just what I was looking for, beginners method recommending specific products! Will try this on the top of a Les Paul kit I made some time ago to turn it into a goldtop-ish , subed!

Another great video ! The result look awesome ! Roger can't wait to see it ;). Thanks for your videos, your work and to make an old black and white cat happy :)

Great production quality on this video!

Thank you so much

I've got a guitar I want to re paint. You've motivated me, aside from the not having space to do this. Maybe some time soon.

Really good instructions , as in your previous videos I like that you include the mistakes, that is part of the learning process. And the guitar you made was absolutely awesome,from the colour to the design and logo. Ignore the comments on pronunciation , it is part of what makes ths videos uniquely you, keep up the good work :) and thank you.

Think I’ll give this a go. Thanks!

That is a really good tutorial, I think you convinced me to give it a shot since I love that matt finish.

Well done instructions. You touched on alot of things that i ran into on my first refinishing project.

Great video, very informative! I have an old BC Rich Warlock that I very stupidly and poorly painted in like 2006 or so that I've been meaning to restore for YEARS

Excellent video! I chuckle to myself when I listen to your much larger English vocabulary than most "English as a first language" You Tubers. Salute!

Great Video and good informations 👍

I never thought of using grafitti paint! You've got yourself a new subscriber!

You’re the best istg dude that for the amazing video

color is pretty cool

Great vid mate.

Amazing video and so informative! New subscriber! :)

I have a cheap crappy lightly damaged fender sunn Mustang and a one off Nirvana cover gig coming up in 2 weeks.. (Im playing Pat Smear) so I was thinking of repainting this guitar to look like the blue strat-like guitar he used... this video seems to give me exactly the guidance I need! Merci!

I use an Iwata Medea Airbrush with a .05 needle and Createx paint. The Iwata atomizes the paint much more than a spray can. I then use Solarez for the clear coat. Solarez bullet proofs the finish against scratches, nicks, and dings. The secret sauce with the Solarez is that you brush it on with a foam brush and let it level for about an hour. Notice I said let it level. It won't dry. To dry it you take it outside in direct sunlight for 3 minutes and its completely dry. No waiting for days. Then I use a buffing wheel and remove all the imperfections, then I use a buffing wheel for the polish compound. The guitar looks like its been dipped in glass.

I've seen a method that you spray 3 or 4 layers of glossy finish and a last one of a mat finish, this gives a very smooth surface, for the neck of the guitar it's perfect and feels very good.

Very nice detailed and very helpfull video. I would love to see video how to make mirror finish on guitar 😄

I had been looking to use the MTN300 and MTN94 paints from Montana, and wondered if I'd get a decent result. Watching this I'm now keen to try! I also was thinking of using my bike stand as a rack for painting, so I found that really useful as well. I've really enjoyed watching your vids on guitar making-they're inspiring me to get in and get started-you make things very approachable and I, too, like that you leave in the mistakes... it helps me push my inner perfectionist out of the way, and realise that a) mistakes will happen and b) they're often recoverable! I have two Squier 40th Anniversary edition guitars (a Jazzmaster and Strat) and I love the matt finish. I love the fact you were able to get something comparable so simply...

I usually still wet sand my matte clear coat so it's a smooth texture. I'll finish it off by doing a very light polish by hand with a rag and some car polish- perfect matte finish!

great video and editing, should have lots more views and subs 😊😊😊

Alright Frenchy, ya got my sub. Good work

Hey! Just found your channel and I will definetly subscribe. Could you make a guitar building tutorial or a tips and trocks video in the future?

Happy New Year. Ahhh, just recently I wanted to repaint my guitar Miami blue and held off on that idea, because it's too hard lol. That spray doesn't seem to be available in my country but these tips were helpful for me. Thanks!

Bravo pour la vidéo, c'est très bien édité et on voit que tu y met beaucoup d'effort. Tu vas allez loin, c'est un bon format ;-)

I got a "nitro" finsih tele body. Beautifull green metalic color. BUT, first i realise that is really soft, you can put your finger nail print on it very easly(like on some Gibsons). Wich is not bad for a relic job, but that cracking proces does not work? Does it mean its not a REAL nitro? Its some sort of acrylic sont paint? Im not an expert. Can you give me some advice?

Hi Edouard! Really cool and very simple instruction video! I have a raw wood body - initially was painted, and my intention was to paint it with true oil and give it a natural look but the imperfection in the wood are too many! - do you have any suggestion on what primer or filler to use with this method? Something "compatible" with the graffiti paint? Thanks a lot!

how many cans of spray paint and clearcoat do i need?

Hey I like process but I already sanded it down to wood what do I need to do

Very nice job! How do you paint the headstock with your logo?

Thank you for all this great information! I want to repaint/change color of my Squier 40th Anniversary Jazzmaster Desert Sand. It is a mat finish which I love the look of but just not the color. Not sure what I will go with yet but this video helps a lot with some great tips and instructions. Thank you. And happy New Year!

Do you have a tutorial for like how to add like details in difrent colours like for example some stripes?

Really useful video, and excellent English, too! Did you varnish the guitar after applying the paint?

Having painted guitars with gloss coat myself, you got to be very delicate with sanding. I started with 400 grit and slowly worked to 2000 grit. The higher the grit the easier polishing becomes with gloss. Good video though.

You make great vids (+1)😀

I gave up on paint+cleancoat, the sanding/buffing part is what is killing me, I just use tungoil on necks and on the body if I want something fancy just a thin stain that will look good with time when the wood pops up via natural usage.

Salut Edouard ! super vidéo qui va grandement m'aider quand j'aurai fini la fabrication de mon corps custom 🙂 Cette couleur est magnifique ! Te souviens tu du code couleur chez Molotow ? Le nuancier du site me fait tourner la tête et j'ai du mal à trouver un bleu qui me plaît

What is that guitar body? Looks like some kind of jaguar… definitely an offset.

painting is a serious job take it to a pro is the best option

Only one thing I would change: before spraying matte, build 3 layers of 2k clear gloss from the same brand. Let that dry, then level sand. Then go over it with one or two final layers of matte. You won’t get orange peel that way, and it will look much more professional.

horizontal and vertical? you alternate each layer?? bro, you are supposed to go with the grain of the wood. which is almost always horizontal.

Belton is brilliant. The flame stuff isn’t the same though.

francais ? vu laccent

220-320 grit Acetone Spray paint 2k mat clear coat

Why in the "F" did he paint the same color it's redundant.

Can you make an english version of this video? I don't speak french.

You have a good vocabulary and grammar. How come that you have such a terrible pronunciation, somehow like Indian od Pakistani IT youtubers?