Painting a Guitar For $3 With the Cheapest Paint Available

[@dezmounts978]

im shocked, I have seen about 20 videos on painting guitars with lacquer, they take about 3 months to finish, you barely sanded the original finish, painted it without fear, polished it and boom! Its done, and it looks beautiful, I am really in shock

[@TomPetersonRefuseReuse]

Thank you, I did this just as an experiment of what you can do with cheap paint, but here's a video of the paint that I usually use. kzbin.info/www/bejne/noGlo5ydnrqYZqcsi=a2qZQgnGfyaAD304

[@briansimpson8116]

Another great video Tom. That paint job looked excellent. I would never guess it was less than $3.00.

[@TomPetersonRefuseReuse]

Thanks, it wouldn't be my first choice, but it works.

[@davebauerart]

Nice work on the paint job. It does sound nice.

[@TomPetersonRefuseReuse]

Thank you!

[@MarkMcCluney]

That's a very handsome instrument with a very convincing Strat sound; excellent job Tom. And thanks for the painting demonstration - I use aerosol cans too but I'm always very heavy-handed and make a lot of work for myself in trying to improve the final finish. Your 'dusting' method is most helpful. Thank you again and as always Tom.

[@TomPetersonRefuseReuse]

Thanks Mark! I always start any spray paint job with a "dusting", that way you can address any issues before you have too much paint on it.

[@butchlauer]

Sherwin Williams appliance white enamel maybe? Certainly did the trick for sure no matter what it is.

[@TomPetersonRefuseReuse]

Thank you!

[@mannymanuel07]

Just, awesome!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍

[@TomPetersonRefuseReuse]

Thank you!

[@timothypotter2137]

Looks and sounds good!

[@TomPetersonRefuseReuse]

Thank you!

[@otccreations]

Looks awesome! Killer video! Thanks for the info!

[@TomPetersonRefuseReuse]

Thank-you

[@otccreations]

Thank you! @@TomPetersonRefuseReuse

[@TracksWithDax]

That looks mint! Very impressive. Does the finish feel sturdy or will it rub off easily?

[@TomPetersonRefuseReuse]

Thank you. It feels very sturdy, but I didn't try to chip it or anything.

[@hkguitar1984]

I can't imagine that guitar has a lacquer finish, more than likely a poly type finish. I just made it to the end of the video, great job Sir. A little bit of elbow-grease goes a long way.

[@TomPetersonRefuseReuse]

Oh, thanks! As I said in the video, I'm not a paint expert, which is kind of the point of the video, to encourage others to try to paint their first guitar. I tried looking this guitar up, to see what kind of finish it was, and couldn't find anything. I did look on Harmony's website, and it seems they only make higher end guitars now, with nitro finishes.

[@hkguitar1984]

​@@TomPetersonRefuseReuse Yeah, the poly finish is very popular for manufactures as there is almost no buffing or polishing required. I've built a couple electric guitars and the cheapest price I could find to finish a bare guitar body in nitro cellulose is over $200. Not to mention the EPA licensing required for a manufacture to use Lacquer (however that is only in the USA, I suspect overseas manufactures are not as friendly to the environment, but I digress. Your work is very encouraging, the end results look fantastic. Once again, Thank You for producing this video.

[@TomPetersonRefuseReuse]

Thanks for all the info!

[@777Eliyahu]

Imagine what you could do if you spared no expense and got a can of rustoleum!

[@TomPetersonRefuseReuse]

Lol