Painting a Jem quilted guitar kit with quilted maple top from a customer. Check how he has done it

METHOD USED : To achieve this finish on the body and neck of the Jackson Dinky kit guitar, these products were used, taking care to sand the handle beforehand:

• a liquid dye of Black color,
• a liquid tincture of Blue color,
• two Brilliant water-based varnishes (2L for a robust finish),
• a refillable aerosol can and a refill

The color Black was first applied all over the body, and on the back and head of the shaft - 2 coats. The body top and head of the neck have been polished to make the grain visible and then be able to pass the blue dye on the body top of the guitar and the head of the neck. Finally the gloss varnish was applied, first 4 coats with a brush with light sanding between coats and finally 3 coats using the refillable spray. That is a total of 7 coats of varnish.

EXPERT COMMENT : A basic technique to reveal that beautiful dappled top of our Jackson Dinky kit guitar . Technically quite simple, inexpensive for a magnificent rendering! The Guitar Factory would also tend to use Black Wood Filler to apply it to the back and sides of the body and the back of the neck - 2.3 coats - then & nbsp; dye everything black as defined above. & nbsp; This will greatly reduce your need for varnish, especially since the body is ash. Likewise, to further reduce the quantity and have better grip of the varnish, you can first use a transparent water-based primer. With the sealer and primer you can definitely reduce the amount of varnish to 1L. Another comment, you can also use the black dye to darken the fretboard more. Finally, a polishing step # 10 can be interesting if you want more shine. ps: for this type of finish screw your handle onto the body before attacking to have a homogeneous finish!

PRODUCTS TO OBTAIN THIS FINISH : This finish can be reproduced by selecting our guitar finishing kit in kit form: WATER-BASED FINISHING KIT - DYE AND NATURAL and selecting:

• a black filler (recommended)
• a liquid dye of Black color,
• a liquid tincture of Blue color,
• A glossy water-based varnish 1L
• a refillable aerosol can (if you don't have a spray gun)

We also recommend a refill with an aerosol can to simplify the application of the 1L varnish. Polishing # 10 is always welcome if you desire a brighter finish. Note that if you prefer, the varnish can be replaced by polyurethane or nitrocellulose varnish.