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»   Colors, stains

»   Fillers, putties

»   Finishes, solvents

»   Finishing schedules

»   Polishes, buffers

»   Repair, touchup

»   Spray equipment



Always start with fresh shellac flakes. They should dissolve overnight. If they aren't dissolved in four days, consider discarding your batch and getting new flakes.



Finishing





Colors, stains
»   ColorTone Concentrated Liquid Stains
i-5032 Directions for use

»   ColorTone Liquid Pigments for Lacquer
i-5230 Directions for use

»   ColorTone Liquid Pigments for Waterbase Lacquer
i-5360 Directions for use

»   Finishing a Blue Guitar
Spray finishing a guitar with aerosol lacquer: getting a glossy PRS-style finish in deep blue


Fillers, putties
»   ColorTone Waterbase Grain Filler
i-5576 Application instructions


Finishes, solvents
»   ColorTone Aerosol Guitar Lacquers
i-3881 Application instructions

»   ColorTone Essential Finishing Kit
i-5241 Introduction to finishing

»   ColorTone Fretboard Finishing Oil
i-3863 Directions for use

»   ColorTone Shellac
i-1315 Directions for use

»   ColorTone Tinted Aerosol Guitar Lacquers
i-5880 Instructions

»   ColorTone Waterbase Brushing Varnish
i-5566 Application instructions

»   ColorTone Waterbase Lacquer
i-5570 Directions for use

»   ColorTone Waterbase Retarder
i-5575 Directions for use

»   ColorTone Waterbase Sanding Sealer
i-5573 Directions for use

»   How and why to mix fresh shellac
Dan Erlewine shares his experience with shellac


Finishing schedules
»   Nitrocellulose Finishing Schedule
i-nitrocellulose Standard process for finishing an instrument with nitrocellullose lacquer

»   Waterbase Finishing Schedule
i-waterbase Standard process for finishing an instrument with waterbase lacquer


Polishes, buffers
»   Buffer Base Plan
For mounting the buffing arbor and motor to a stand

»   Buffing Arbor System
i-2082 Installation and safety

»   ColorTone Polishing Compounds
i-1201 Polishing Compound and Swirl Remover Directions

»   Don't mix buffing compound
i-3161 Instructions

»   Micro Finishing Papers
i-5561 Instructions

»   Special sandpapers for luthiers
Instructions

»   Wet-sand before buffing
Instructions


Repair, touchup
»   Behlen Lacquer Stick Kit
i-0865 Burning-in procedure

»   ColorTone Touchup Markers
i-6090 Instructions

»   How to hold your spray gun
i-howtoholdit And why: wrong angle = an uneven coat


Spray equipment
»   ColorTone Aerosol Guitar Lacquers
i-3881 Application instructions

»   How to hold your spray gun
i-howtoholdit And why: wrong angle = an uneven coat

»   Spray Guns: Getting Started
i-5436 Equipment use, care, and troubleshooting




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