7 GUITAR Paint Job MISTAKES You Should NEVER Do!

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In this episode of Tele on steroids I’ll be making and fixing mistakes while painting this guitar using spray cans.

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[zoltanszekeres]

You cannot make something perfect if you don't know what can go south. This guy has the balls to make mistakes. And he has the balls to show these mistakes. Huge thanks!!

[leoneddy]

Despite all the critics on here, we didn't always have the internet and YouTube to get a wealth of Information from, you've done it old school learnt by your mistakes, and corrected them and finished up with a good job, Well done It's not easy trying to get a pro finish, and you never see what's gone wrong in a factory, only the end product on the wall of a guitar shop after inspection .

[lucifer]

The two greens would have been a pretty cool burst color scheme.

[ryeweskey]

The fun thing about paint is if you put it on too thick, the outer layer dries and the underside stays soft. That's why you can indent it weeks later.

[BradAngove]

Great work. Thanks for showing how to fix mistakes; that’s important.

[DrtKkdo]

tip from my dad whos obsessed with glossy finish was first have a thick clear coat layer, sand it lightly with 3000 grit until the orange peel gets levelled, then rubbing compound using cotton until you hear squeak, then finally scratch remover using cotton again until it squeaks. I gave it a shot on my motorcycle and oh boy it looks like it always just came out of a wash.

[nicktravelstead]

Next time if you’re painting and it’s chilly out side stick your cans in a pan for warm water for a few minutes. It helps it spray better. Cold won’t necessarily keep your paint from drying it just makes it take longer to dry. Also use sand-able primer for a base coat. It’ll fill in a lot of the uneven spots.

[ryanbryancyan]

Alternate title: How to repaint your guitar... except, don't do what I just did

[aaronjanusch]

Don't worry about the wood grain. Original Fenders had it showing as well. Leo Fender liked it, saying it gave them character

[JuliaViereggeBerlin]

I have no intentions of ever painting a guitar, but I still enjoyed watching the full video! Great job, Max!

[jvburnes]

You can avoid a lot of hassle by applying a wood sealer before painting or staining. It gives you a *much* more even finish and saves a lot of spray paint. You can make your own sealer by using a dilute 8:1 mixture of distilled water to white wood glue (like elmers, gorilla or PVA). Don't soak it because too much water will raise the grain unnecessarily. Lightly sand the first coat with 400 grit sandpaper. Apply one more thin coat after the first dries. After this the wood will no longer suck up the spray paint and it will come out much more even and professional. Try this technique on scrap stock until you get it right. Good luck.

[visualthings]

And actually, my first paint job with spray cans was on an Ibanez and instead of sanding down to raw wood I just slightly sanded the top coat. The result was very smooth, I didn't even apply a varnish on it and this paint job lasted for a couple of years before I made a new paint job on it. It would likely have lasted several more years.

[ericmoody]

I have been painting cars, trucks and boats for many years, I just painted a guitar for the first time and I have never had so many issues in my life....

[perro]

To really get a factory finish you need the resin that is used in the composite industry. The kind you have to mix.

[JGBludworth]

By being willing to make mistakes (and share them here), I bet the next guitar you refinish will look even better and take way less time. Someone once told me that "fail" is an acronym for first attempt in leaning. Thank you for posting this.

[SandauxBeats]

I was planning to do a DIY a Telecaster, as well. I took the time to compute for the shopping list I made and it was relatively cheap to do a DIY than buy one. But after watching your time-consuming yet amazing take on this, I have to re-think for a couple of more times now. It takes a lot of patience and determination to do this and kudos to you, good sir. Well done!

[christopherschrock]

Another thing thats really helpful is getting a spray grip attachment for the spray can. They're a few bucks and save your fingers and you get a lot more control over the spray.

[ChrisCookPrime]

Pro Tip: make sure the bugs fly into the areas that will be later covered by the hardware!

[jasonbuck]

That jig you used in the neck pocket is really clever! Thanks for being willing to share all of your mistakes, so we can try to avoid them. The guitar looks great!

[alecv]

Broo I feel you so much!! At the moment I am going through a 5 strings Yamaha bass restoration, and I have made literally EVERY mistake possible, even those you didn't make. Anyway, after more than 6 months of work and existential crisis, I am slowly seeing the light in the tunnel, and hopefully this week I will end this pain completing the bass. I know the struggle really really well, and if you are willing to paint an instrument by yourself, simply know that if it is the first time, it will be a suffering. But if you are stubborn enough, in the end you will feel very statisfied, even if the result will not be the same as a custom shop guitar. So keep on working and be quite and don't panic!!!