Guitar Painting info

[mikey5]

As a side thought to my last post. Are there books or any lessons out there on painting a guitar. I am thinking of doing a goldtop.

[ToneMonkey]

I think there are tutorials on ReRanch, but I could be wrong.  Think there's some tutorials over at Project guitar too.

[Ratrod]

The painting is easy.

It's the sanding, polishing and buffing to a tight and shiny finish that's the hard part.

[Philly Q]

There's some good advice on finishing in Dan Erlewine's Guitar Player Repair Guide.

And there have been quite a few articles in various guitar magazines over the years, but I don't think I'd be able to find them!  Needles in a haystack, unfortunately.

[mikey5]

I think there are tutorials on ReRanch, but I could be wrong.  Think there's some tutorials over at Project guitar too.

Reranch.com???? Is that where i look

[ToneMonkey]

Yup:

http://www.reranch.com/basics.htm

[Davey]

there's also an e-book called Paint your own guitar.
not worth the price he's asking for, cos it's pretty common knowledge, once you've painted something.. but it is a  good how-to for starters.

the major parts are preparing the guitar and then finishing it to a high gloss finnish, ,without any scratches. the painting itself is pretty easy. even if you do pay it with spraycans.

[GuiTony]

Yup:

http://www.reranch.com/basics.htm

For some reason, I'd never seen that site before.



It's not bad!