Aerosol Guitar Finishing – Part 2 – Spraying Color Coats and Clear Coats

If you're new to guitar finishing, you've come to the right place. This is StewMac's step-by-step guitar finishing course. In this 3-part series we show you exactly what you need to do to get a professional-quality guitar finish at home using aerosol lacquers. *The results are pretty amazing* This series has been months in the making and covers it all: How to finish a guitar body How to finish a guitar neck How to repaint a guitar / refinish a guitar All using nitro aerosol finishes. It's perfect for anyone - no experience necessary! You really CAN get a pro-quality result (even on your first try) if you follow these steps. EPISODE 1 covers: prep sanding, pore filling and sealer coats. (If you missed it, you can watch it here:    • Aerosol Guitar Finishing – Part 1 – Prep S...  ) In EPISODE 2 we're covering spraying color coats and clear coats. 00:00 Intro 01:18 Choosing Your Color 02:52 Masking the Headstock 03:50 Tips for Spraying Lacquer 05:27 Spraying Color Coats 07:41 Discuss Common Finishing Problems 10:38 Removing Tape and Inspecting the Neck 12:33 Apply the Headstock Decal 17:48 How Clear Coats Work 21:46 Spraying Clear Coats 1-9 25:05 First Wet / Level Sanding 39:48 Fixing Sanding Through the Color Coat 42:17 Demoing a Drop Fill 46:18 Spraying Clear Coats 10-12 46:56 Second Wet / Level Sand 49:45 Final Clear Coats 13-14 50:37 Discuss Cure Time We'd like to give a huge shoutout to Chris and Matt @Driftwood Guitars (   / @driftwoodguitars  ) for helping us with this series. Thanks so much guys, it was a blast shooting this series with you! ** ITEMS IN THIS VIDEO INCLUDE: ** ColorTone Aerosol Guitar Lacquer https://www.stewmac.com/item/5886 ColorTone Clear Gloss Lacquer https://www.stewmac.com/item/3881 Wilkinson Guitar Kit https://www.stewmac.com/item/6282 Sanding Block for Self-Adhesive Sandpaper https://www.stewmac.com/item/3699 Micro-mesh Foam Sanding Block https://www.stewmac.com/item/3701 3M Stikit Gold Abrasives Roll https://www.stewmac.com/item/5768 Respirator Mask https://www.stewmac.com/item/5879 OptiVISOR https://www.stewmac.com/item/1685 Naphtha https://www.stewmac.com/item/0766 Blue Painter's Tape https://www.stewmac.com/item/2332 Mixing Cups, Set of 10 https://www.stewmac.com/item/4199 Guitar Finishing Step-by-Step Book https://www.stewmac.com/item/5095 Aerosol Spray Nozzles https://www.stewmac.com/item/5058 Drop-fill Toothpicks https://www.stewmac.com/item/3108 Micro Finishing Papers https://www.stewmac.com/item/5977 - - - - - - - - - - - StewMac has everything you need to repair, build or maintain your guitars. Everything we sell is backed by our Lifetime Promise, and we offer fast worldwide shipping. Shop StewMac: https://www.stewmac.com Instagram: @StewMac_Guitar Facebook:   / stewmac