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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on October 4, 2009 at 6:48am

I just made one and I painted the back of the neck with gloss black Krylon, and then covered it with Minwax polyurethane. Once it dried completely, it didn't feel sticky at all to me.

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Permalink Reply by surffrogg on October 4, 2009 at 12:57pm

used krylon spray paint on this dowel neck worked just fine

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Permalink Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on October 4, 2009 at 2:46pm

Say what? really? Now I can see where humidity might do that and in my case sweat or perspiration/heat from my hand.

Hmmm Interesting. Thanks Ottie.

Ottie Noble said:

weather conditions can cause poly to get sticky, when this happens you can harden it by washing the area with ice water just put some ice in a pan of water and wet a old tee shirt and wrap it around the area this is sticky you may have to do it more than once or twice but it will work

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Permalink Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on October 4, 2009 at 2:46pm

Great thoughts guys, I'm getting a better feeling for this finish then. I'll try it and see.

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Permalink Reply by Wade on October 4, 2009 at 4:10pm

I've had good luck with krylon and also laquer if your clearcoating a box with nice labels. The key is patience-let it dry a few weeks ahead of time. I've thought about clearing a bunch of my boxes before even working on them so I'm ready to go.

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Permalink Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) on October 5, 2009 at 5:37pm

DO NOT USE CLEAR ENAMEL.

Red Dog would tell you this too. Enamel looks really good when you spray it on but it never hardens up the way you need it to and will take an impression off of anything (also softens up again in too much heat). Use gloss finish lacquer. The end result is indistinguishable in looks from enamel but cures properly and takes way more punishment.

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Permalink Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on October 5, 2009 at 11:40pm

Oh yeah Josh, no, I use shellac or some other lacquer. I have used Minwax polyu on necks but that seems to make my hands stick to the neck a little -- even after months of drying.

Plus, I like to work the final coats by hand. Spray the colors, yeah, but not the final coats.

Thanks!!

Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) said:

DO NOT USE CLEAR ENAMEL.

Red Dog would tell you this too. Enamel looks really good when you spray it on but it never hardens up the way you need it to and will take an impression off of anything (also softens up again in too much heat). Use gloss finish lacquer. The end result is indistinguishable in looks from enamel but cures properly and takes way more punishment.

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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on August 6, 2010 at 4:42am

My latest has spray enamel (black) on the neck, but not the fingerboard. Just put two coats of shellac on the body (Partagas black label) and that looks like it is going to work well. I was going to use ebony stain on the neck, which is from a kids guitar from the thrift shop, but found after sanding off the factory finish that there was what looks like bondo on the neck and stain will not work on that! The paint was a little tacky for a while but seem to have dried now that it's been in the AC for a few days.

Wes Yates said:

Oh yeah Josh, no, I use shellac or some other lacquer. I have used Minwax polyu on necks but that seems to make my hands stick to the neck a little -- even after months of drying.

Plus, I like to work the final coats by hand. Spray the colors, yeah, but not the final coats.

Thanks!!

Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) said:

DO NOT USE CLEAR ENAMEL.

Red Dog would tell you this too. Enamel looks really good when you spray it on but it never hardens up the way you need it to and will take an impression off of anything (also softens up again in too much heat). Use gloss finish lacquer. The end result is indistinguishable in looks from enamel but cures properly and takes way more punishment.

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Permalink Reply by Mister Scott on August 6, 2010 at 5:27am

This may be a stupid question or covered elsewhere, but does the lacquer finish go on before the paint, or afterward?

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Permalink Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on August 6, 2010 at 5:39am

Clear coat type lacquer would go on after if then. That depends on the color paint you use.

-WY

Scotty C. said:

This may be a stupid question or covered elsewhere, but does the lacquer finish go on before the paint, or afterward?

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Permalink Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on August 6, 2010 at 5:41am

Oh and let me complement you Scotty C! Researching your need before you post a new discussion. If you have to post a new discussion, now you have something to add new.

Thank you!

-WY

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Permalink Reply by Mister Scott on August 6, 2010 at 6:16am

Wes Yates said:

Oh and let me complement you Scotty C! Researching your need before you post a new discussion. If you have to post a new discussion, now you have something to add new.

And thank you for the compliment, Wes. (I was worried last week I was making a nuisance of myself by posting too many threads here.)

I don't want to hijack your post, but I am a bit of a space-case on painting/finishing. The StewMac web site is riddled with different finishes & aerosols, which makes it confusing for a n00b. Does the fingerboard get lacquered with the rest of the neck, or is that more of a tung oil rubdown instead?

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