Andre S Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Does any of the paints used to refinish guitars ( nitro that is) smell? Because thats the only reason that I can't get my parents to allow me to refinish my studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Does any of the paints used to refinish guitars ( nitro that is) smell? Because thats the only reason that I can't get my parents to allow me to refinish my studio. Yes... All pain smells. That's why painters have large paint stalls/rooms with extraction fans' date=' wear a mask when painting and have odd uncontrollable twitches... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 Yes... All pain smells. That's why painters have large paint stalls/rooms with extraction fans' date=' wear a mask when painting and have odd uncontrollable twitches... damn it! that means that that whole other thread about the p-90s and ebony with bigsby is useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 damn it! that means that that whole other thread about the p-90s and ebony with bigsby is useless. You have a garage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Nitro will smell for a while. If you paint outside you can make a makeshift paint booth with a large cardboard box like those used on plasma TVs and adding some plastic to enclose the sides you need to be flexible. You can hang the guitar somehow in the center and leave one side of the box only covered with plastic for you to paint and rotate the guitar. Nitro is easy to work with but it takes longer and you need a lot of patience, more than you probably have given that you went from doing a binding to refinishing and adding P90s in a matter of days. By the time Nitro cures enough to handle in a month or so you may not like the guitar anymore. just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 Nitro will smell for a while. If you paint outside you can make a makeshift paint booth with a large cardboard box like those used on plasma TVs and adding some plastic to enclose the sides you need to be flexible. You can hang the guitar somehow in the center and leave one side of the box only covered with plastic for you to paint and rotate the guitar. Nitro is easy to work with but it takes longer and you need a lot of patience' date=' more than you probably have given that you went from doing a binding to refinishing and adding P90s in a matter of days. By the time Nitro cures enough to handle in a month or so you may not like the guitar anymore. just sayin'[/quote'] as in the tone? or ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 as in the cosmetics of the guitar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 as in the cosmetics of the guitar... Its a simple black finish though, but I don't like the month part, and I'm new to this so I'll take your advice and leave it alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I picked up a '79 Ovation Balladeer a few weeks back. The top had one ugly repaired crack. It was originally white and had yellowed, and quite unevenly. Tonight I masked it off and sprayed one thin coat of white lacquer onto the top. The house reeks of lacquer. I didn't take it out in the garage because it's been spitting snow all day and besides being too cold, the lacquer would blush from the dampness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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