Nitro - Colour over colour

[Peteloaf]

hi guys,

I've got a strat body that I started finishing recently. It's sanded smooth and ready for painting, and so far i'm toying with the idea of finishing it in an orange 'gretchy' nitro, with a vintage white colour over the top.. Is this likely to go smoothly or will I end up with a mess?

I've finished 2 bodies in nitro before (with a spray can) and didn't really have any problems, but a light colour over a darker brighter colour....

If I managed to get the orange finished, and cured for a few months, when I came to put the white over the top, would it 'melt' the orange and make a brown?

My grand theory is that I'd love a relic strat with orange showing through in places where the white is worn...

thanks for any help or pointers!

[Jack FFR1846]

You can always spray a single layer of clear lacquer first. Then the white is going onto clear, not a color.

[Peteloaf]

Originally Posted by Jack FFR1846

You can always spray a single layer of clear lacquer first. Then the white is going onto clear, not a color.

Genius!! I wouldn't have thought of that!

I guess it never hurts to test it on a scrap bit of wood first I guess

I'd be interested to hear from anyone who's done the above or anything similar before?

[Silverface]

I guess it never hurts to test it on a scrap bit of wood first I guess

You should ALWAYS test a new system on scrap first. Never put it on a guitar without making sure it won't be an immediate disaster.

And IF you decide to spray clear between colors, realize that clear does not build up as thick a film as pigmented finishes - you can melt through a single coat of clear if you lay the following coat on just hair too heavy, or if the temperature is a bit too cold, or the solvent blend in the topcoat a little hotter.

First, I don't think it's a great idea - I think it'll look blotchy. But give it a test run, and if it does look OK I'd apply at minimum two coats of clear...probably three to be safe. That's actually VERY thin.

[SixShooter]

Your white paint is going to be opaque and probably won't give you the transparency you want. I think you will want to dilute it with quite a bit of clear if you have a spray unit. If not try a Preval unit.

[rbrown]

I think he wants it opaque, he just wants the orange to show on areas where the white wears away

[SixShooter]

Originally Posted by rbrown

I think he wants it opaque, he just wants the orange to show on areas where the white wears away

Oops, missed that. Hmmm...