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In this issue, I'm STILL going to talk about paint
- namely, lacquer. However, I'm going to talk about the CONS
of using lacquer... and what to keep in mind once you've painted
your dream guitar.
I found an interesting article a few years back
and kept it - I don't know why, I just did. I'm glad I did.
That article is part of this newsletter and I URGE each of you
to read it just so you are aware of what the article talks about
- namely, rubber is no friend to lacquer.
Before I get to the article, I've taken a few
photos of my "Frankenstrat" that was painted for my
book, HOW TO Create A Factory Guitar Finish... that I
want to share with you. Remember, I put a factory finish on
this guitar.
After finishing the guitar, the finish was pretty
good - not perfect, but pretty good. However, look at the damage
on the images to your right (click for the larger versions).
You're probably wondering - "How did that happen?"...
The damage is a result of putting my guitar on a guitar stand!...
You heard right - a guitar stand! (click for the larger versions
of the images of the stands too.)
No, I didn't drop the guitar, or do a really bad
job on the finish. This happened because there is a chemical
in rubber and vinyl that MELTS lacquer! ... melts it. Just look
at the pix and you'll see that there is finish that is stuck
to the armrests of the guitar stand. Where the paint came off
on the body, it is soft in that area.
I've asked my brother-in-law who is a professional
car painter what he thinks may be in rubber and vinyl that has
the ability to melt a hardened lacquer. He mentioned something
called "isocyanite." (isocyanate). Isocyanite is used
in auto paint but there may be some of it in rubber that causes
the reaction. He's not positive - it's just a guess. Personally,
I haven't had the time yet to research this, but just so you
are aware - rubber and vinyl can melt, not only aerosol lacquer,
it can melt lacquer used by the biggest guitar builders, too (The article will touch on that.) Gibson, Martin, etc.
I did mention this in my book, but I felt that
I should share a little more with you on this subject since
a lot of you are doing great work, I wanted you to be aware
of what WILL happen to your finish if you place it on a rubber
stand.
You may be wondering - can I never put my guitar
on a stand ever again?... The answer is, at some point, you
MAY be able to... but, when that is, I don't know. Personally,
I hang all of my guitars on OFF THE WALL stands - which you
can purchase on eBay or at your local Music Store. Here's the
problem: The OFF THE WALL hangers have rubber arms that hold
the headstock of the guitar and will inflict the same damage
to a painted headstock as the floor stand does to the body.
CRAZY, huh??
For me, the damage to any of the guitars I paint
is really no big deal. I've been painting guitars for over 20
years and have painted close to 500 guitars. If one gets damaged,
and I liked it, I'll just paint another one. But, for you guys
and gals who are just getting started, it might kill you to
get damage such as this on your first babies... so, take the
necessary precautions to care for your guitars.
To read the original article, click
here.
Maybe some of you out there may want to think
about building special guitar stands that can support the body
but will not destroy the finish. And then PATENT IT!
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See you soon...
John Gleneicki
Author - The PaintYourOwnGuitar.com Book Series
Email: questions@paintyourownguitar.com
AOL IM: paintyourownaxe
John Gleneicki has been painting guitars professionally for over 25 years.
He's a former Guitar WORLD Columnist and has also done
custom airbrush work for such companies as ESP Guitars.
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