REVEAL THE BEAUTY OF THE WOOD OF YOUR GUITAR AND MAKE IT UNIQUE WITH OUR TRANSPARENT PAINT SET USING TRU OIL AND DYE.
This painting set contains all you need to paint your guitar kit in translucent with 1 color by using dye and tru oil. This finishing set contains what you need to get the results shown on the picture: a bottle of dye and tru oil. This is enough to paint both your guitar body and Neck . Still we propose various option to enhance further the beauty of your guitar kit, test your finish and various tools to make sure you will get a fantastic results.
The guitar finish materials we propose can be needed if you don’t have it already. Please look to each product individually in the Materials category to understand better the use of each products we propose here:
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Sanding Paper Setis definitely something you will need (if you don’t have it). During the painting of your gutiar you will have to sand your wood several times to make sure to have a smooth and perfect finish.
Sample Wood can be very usefull if you purchase a guitar kit with ash or mahogany. It will be exactly the same wood so you can try your finish upfront to make sure you will have it right when doing it on your guitar body and neck.
Gloves and Brush are available if you dont have it and you want to apply the varnish with a brush and keep your hands clean.
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For open pore wood such as mahogany or ash, if you want to have intense dye color while making sure to have a smooth surface results when apply the varnish, we suggest to use agrain filler. With Dye we recommend a colorless grain filler such as natural one or you can choose a colored grain filler if it suits more your guitr paint project. Although not mandatory, we recommend also apply aclear sealeras well after tint your wood with the dye for a perfect smooth finish
For close pore woods such as maple or bassewood, we suggest to use aclear sealer. More varnish coats instead will work as well
Note that you will have left over of the selected dye which you can use for the neck, headstock, etc. Once dye apply you might want to apply a clear sealer. It remains optional as highlight in the Wood Preparation Section.
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3oz (90mL) is normally enough to apply 10 to15 coats for the guitar body and the nekc and varnish it entirely. However if the pore of the wood s not filled very well or/and it is your first time painting a guitar you might want to get a 8oz bottle (240mL) to make sure you will have plenty enough to do a nice finish. The best is to apply the tr oil with a cloth the same way you will apply dye. The coats will therefore very thin which is why you need normally to put lots of coats to get a beautifull finish. You need to let it dry at least 12hrs between each coats.
To get a super high gloss, a mirror effect, a protective layer and avoid slightly dull finish, we recommend thepolishing set. Still you will get already a very good results without it but it will bring your guitar paint to the next level.
Additional details can be found on each products available in the Guitar Finishing category . Also a complete user guide will be provided when requested by email.
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Default We use cookies to make your interactions with our website more meaningful. They help us better understand how our websites are used. For more information about the different cookies we are using, read the Privacy StatementButterscotch Blonde, Tobacco Sunburst, and Olympic Pearl may all sound like catchy song titles from bands of the 1960’s or ‘70’s. However, they are all actual names of paint finish colors by Fender. Among the 99 current finish colors you can choose from when finding the guitar that is right for you. Tough choices, right?
Well, the complexities don’t just start with choosing among one-hundred different colors because it even extends to what the finish is actually made of too. In this article, we’re breaking down the positives and negatives of each common finish compound type so that you can make the most informed decision on your next axe.
Color choices aside, today there are three common compound types for your guitar’s finish - nitrocellulose, polyurethane, and polyester. All have traits and characteristics within them that can both add or take away from your experience as an instrument owner, depending on what is most important to you.
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Do you like things that retain their brand new looks despite their age? Do dings or aging of your instrument drive you crazy? Perhaps you instead prefer and love the look of worn paint, scratches, dings, imperfections, and checking (small hairline cracks in the finish)? Something that's become so popular today that manufacturers have even purposely dinged, sanded and worn brand new guitars, known as “relicing”, so that they look like they already have hundreds of hours of play time on them. Which one does what though and which is best for your tastes, budget and needs?
Eternally flamed as a 1970’s suit material, polyester remains a finish choice for guitars, albeit the seemingly least common by today’s guitar manufacturers. Polyester finishes came up during the early 1970’s primarily by Fender and a few other companies as a cheaper and faster alternative to nitrocellulose lacquers and polyurethane. The fantastic thing about the polyester finishes is that they retain their luster and won’t easily age at all. The color will remain bright, it’s extremely resistant to scratching and checking and is the cheapest option among the three finishes, which will keep the cost of your new axe down.
That’s not to say that there aren't any negative opinions about polyester. Many believe that polyester hurts the sonic sound capabilities of your guitar by encasing and locking up the wood’s natural resonance due to it’s heavy and thick coating disallowing the wood to “breathe”. This means that most of the innate sounds received from your instrument will be from the pickups alone versus a combination of wood and pickup sonic impact. So while your guitar will look great for a lifetime, and retain a cheaper price point, some are turned off by the sonic qualities of polyester, although it must be mentioned that to most it would be extremely difficult to determine which was which in a blind test, but so goes the search for that perfect tone.
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Prior to polyester paint finishes, Polyurethane became popular in the late 1960’s by manufacturers because it allowed a more even finish overall, and could be completed with just two coats saving time from the oft-finicky nitrocellulose chemical compound. It also dries quicker allowing for quicker processing and thus cut costs for the manufacturer as well as the end user like polyester.
Urethane, a plastic compound, is also extremely hard and resistant to abrasion and provides a very glossy look that tends to outshine nitrocellulose. It is also slightly more porous than polyester allowing for more of the wood’s natural resonance to shine through, the biggest detractor of polyester. Polyurethane sits as a nice middle option between the lack of sonic resonance polyester gives and the easily damaged but sonically preferred nitrocellulose. Much like polyester though, it’s tough as nails reputation keeps the colors bright and damage at bay.
Invented in 1921 by the DuPont Paint Company, nitrocellulose remains the top choice among high-end and professional level instruments for a variety of reasons. Introduced during what many consider the golden age of electric guitars, the 1950’s and ‘60’s, “nitro” was originally created for the auto industry as the first spray on paint. So if you've ever wondered why guitars of that era and even today often came in colors very similar to the Cadillacs of that time, its because the same exact paint was being used!
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Softer and thinner skinned than the above-mentioned finishes, nitro allows the most natural sonic resonance from the wood. While the chemical turbulence within the lacquer’s solvents cause the finish to more easily crack and check especially when drastic changes in temperature occur. Thinners within the paint finish also continue to evaporate through its lifetime causing the coat to become thinner as it ages. These may all sound like detractors, but to many, these characteristics only make the guitar more intrinsically valuable as it takes on personality and character from years of storied practice, shows and fun.
Today’s biggest push away from nitrocellulose outside of the ever-growing cost seems to be the impact of both health and the environment of chemicals used within nitro as consumers become more and more mindful of their impact on the planet. It’s also worth noting that solvents within the finish react easily to certain compounds, especially rubber, causing the finish to degrade when they are left on many guitar stands and mounts made using surgical style rubber hosing so it’s pertinent to
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