Man this sucks

[Watershed]

Here is a guitar I was doing that ran into a bit of an incompatibility problem.
This is McFadden's lacquer over ML Campbell pre-catalyzed lacquer, that was being used as a sealer coat.

Everything was fine till I was just about finished sanding it out.
I was just about done, 2,000 grit, and left it for the night.
Went in today to finish it up, and here you go.

Ooh

Ouch

Damn

I used naptha, that's not water.

Well, live and learn.
Should have known, I have mixed others and gotten away with it.

This time it got me.

Tip of the day:  Magnamax + McFadden = DON'T DO THAT
We learn form our failures, yea that makes me feel better.
:doh:

James

 

[Mor Paul]

Ouch. Going to refinish?

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

Your guitar has pimples.  :icon_jokercolor:

 

[Watershed]

Ouch. Going to refinish?

Yep.
Back to wood, different sealer.

 

[Alfang]

Looks like the top coat dried before the bottom coat finnished outgassing

 

[-CB-]

Rule #2 - never mix lacquer types

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Rule #3, buy them finished.

 

[mayfly]

Rule #4 - get Tonar to finish it.

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

Rule #5 Don't talk about fight club

 

[Jusatele]

rule #5, if you are not making mistakes, you are not learning anything
use it as a positive, not a negative.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Good point.  When DIY finishing, all I did was learn.  That's when I developed rule #3.

 

[Jusatele]

every one needs to know their limitations, I have discovered on Barn Door that I can do a swell job on the concept but when applying the lacquer I get heavy handed and need to sand a lot. So next time I either go learn to go thinner each coat or sub that part out.

 

[Watershed]

rule #5, if you are not making mistakes, you are not learning anything
use it as a positive, not a negative.

Exactly, rules 3 and 4 don't do anyone a bit of good in the DIY finishing forum.
I see the forum as a place to learn.

This was an experiment, this is what happened.

Really not that big a deal.

James

 

[OzziePete]

every one needs to know their limitations,

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VrFV5r8cs0[/youtube]

:icon_biggrin:

 

[Watershed]

Well, here's the do-over.
Played with the color a bit too.
Less purple.

It's just a mix of red/black/and blue pigments in lacquer.

 

[ledzepplin6914]

Your guitar has pimples.  :icon_jokercolor:

im not the only on who thought that?
ccasion14:

 

[Watershed]

It got the Proactiv acetone treatment.
Works every time.

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

It got the Proactiv acetone treatment.
Works every time.

I must try that some time...

 

[Jusatele]

better

 

[bagman67]

What are you using for pigment in the lacquer?