Acoustic Guitar Construction

Yep --- I almost made the comment that sometimes its best to lay off the internet advice a bit -- there is so much repetition of half truth and flat out inaccuracies-- "paralysis by analysis" is all that results. You'll be just fine -- check out Tony's thread about brushing lacquer -- that a great option too. You will however, need to use an organic respirator mask when working with nitro lacquer -- a dusk mask is useless.

I'm back. I'm planning on setting my neck this weekend, and probably this week i'm going to start picking up my finishing supplies. Just wanted to run through my shopping list with you guys to see if i'm missing anything or making any wrong assumptions. This is my list:

Respirator
Nitrile Gloves
Z-Poxy Finishing Resin
Deft Sanding Sealer
Deft Gloss Spray Can Lacquer
Behlen Jet Spray Blush eraser
600 thru 2000 grit open coat sandpaper

Everything on that list is a short trip away from me, so i don't have to pony up all the cash at once, which is a bonus. I would get the first three items on the first trip to do get the pore filling done. Then i would buy the first two or three cans of lacquer along with sealer and blush eraser, then pick up more lacquer as needed.

Any glaring omissions or faulty strategies?

thanks guys!

Since you are using Zpoxy as a filler there is no need for the Deft "sanding" sealer -- Behlens Vinyl sealer is a better choice.

Don't bother with the sanding sealer. Apply the Z-Poxy to bare wood, then lacquer on top. Of course you should make sure there is no dust on the wood prior to the Z-Poxy. Tack cloth and a brush work for me. In the reverse order...brush then tack cloth. I will also use a blast of air from the compressor with a fine tip. Helps get the dust out of the pores.

The sound board should be sealed before even prepping the back or sides. The dark dust can make a mess on unprotected softwood.

Thanks Tony and Ken. I was thinking i might not need the sealer for anything but the top, you guys just confirmed it for me! And thanks Ken for the tip on the vinyl sealer!

I am going to be using "Watco" rattle can lacquer for the next few I finish. Made by the same company as "Rustoleum" a very respected coating supplier in the automotive industry. The samples I ran look great and polished like glass. Seems a little harder then Deft and Behlens.