Acoustic Guitar Construction

Well the jury isn't out on these WB finishes. I had a little trouble but I think it was more my spraying technique. On the "downside slope" of the guitars I had some sand throughs. I think the finish "flowed" down the side leaving it thin on the top sides. Next time I will flip the guitars 180* on alternate sprays so the "flows" even out. Anybody else had this problem. Should I have been doing that anyway? I still consider myself a novice sprayer. As long as I lightly sanded the affected area it burned in after 150 hours of dry time. One spot I forgot to sand (got ahead of myself) and had to re-do it.

I have used target EM6000 on three complete guitars. The oldest is about 18 months. I really liked this finish and it was very easy to use. It sanded and polished out well. I used a QS-125WB detail gun from homestead brush with a 1.2mm needle. I am currently spraying target em7000. It is a bit different it is thicker (more solids) and it seems after about 6 coats I need to spray it a bit thicker to get it to flow out without orange peel, but I do have the gun set and am getting very smooth coats without drips.

I have not had trouble with either finishes flowing down.

johnparchem wrote:I have used target EM6000 on three complete guitars. The oldest is about 18 months. I really liked this finish and it was very easy to use. It sanded and polished out well. I used a QS-125WB detail gun from homestead brush with a 1.2mm needle. I am currently spraying target em7000. It is a bit different it is thicker (more solids) and it seems after about 6 coats I need to spray it a bit thicker to get it to flow out without orange peel, but I do have the gun set and am getting very smooth coats without drips.

I have not had trouble with either finishes flowing down.

My next purchase is the QS-125WB!

Ben-Had wrote: My next purchase is the QS-125WB!

Good Choice! I have been very happy with it.