Making A Highline Bass Guitar Part 6: Applying the Water-Based Finish
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- The bass guitar project continues with the application of a water-based finish using products from Crystalac.
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I've been building guitars for the past 6 years or so, very slowly I might add. I've build a Les Paul, a Strat (my first), and several Tele's. I learn something each and every build. I wanted to drop an note to give you some Kudos. Your instruction and content are top notch! You've got an excellent way of explaining your processes which helps tremendously. Keep up the great work. p.s. You're convincing me to move on from the Nitro and try some water based products. I've got another Tele underway and it's likely to get a try with the Crystalac! I need an excuse to get an Earlex 5500. :-)
This is really good stuff. Love it. Keep it up
I hope we get to see you wind the pickups. Great series of videos. thanks
Yes, in a couple of weeks.
second the motion
Chris, we are wearing the same shirt lol!
Chris, why do you clean the stainless steel frets before spraying the finish coat over the fretboard? Couldn't you just clean and polish the frets at the end? Love the videos, and your use of water-based finishes I'm retiring in a couple of months and will finally have the time to get into the workshop and try your techniques.
I clean them after each coat. If I wait until the end, that's a lot of finish to scrub off. Also, it's much easier withing 30 minutes of spraying a coat. If you wait much longer, the finish is much harder to remove.
Thanks for this and all the other great videos! Do you prefer mixing pigment into the clear coat, or into Crystalac's clear gel stain like you did in an early demo video? Do you choose which method depending on the project?
I use the gel stain if I want the color to penetrate into the wood. If I want a color on top of the wood, I tint the first coat of my clear coats.
@@HighlineGuitars Great. Thanks! Is there any reason you can think of why the gel shouldn't be used to make a hand-rubbed sunburst? I think I've only seen it done with stain or dye applied directly to the wood, but I'd like to try the gel for a new project.
Did you used the full-gloss Brite Tone for the pigment mixing and for the undercoats? I'm assuming so just based on the optical (clarity) properties of the full gloss vs the satin or matte
I use the full gloss when I make tinted dye stains. I like to use satin when I make opaque colors.
@@HighlineGuitars Thanks! What are your thoughts on using Craftnique gel stain base vs brite tone as a stain base? Just a thicker version of the same thing?
@@MasterMWL I think the gel is a little bit thicker and slower drying. Another interesting option is Liquitex Gel Medium, which is available at most local arts and craft stores.
Thank you so much for your high quality videos, the close up and all the time you invest in doing those videos. Who makes that synthetic steel wool you're using?
Will that one loose less particles compared to regular steel wool? (Or maybe I was using synthetic steel wool without knowing it) Btw...Good one: 13:23
Hi Chris!
Do you choose the type of coatings only according to the look of the instrument, or do you also think of the tone?
I read about some kinds of coatings which have influence on the tone of guitars, but I don't know if this is true, especially with bass guitars.
It's very cool to see all the working steps. Thank you for sharing these insight into your work!
greetings from germany!
I only consider the influence of finish on tone when making acoustic guitars, not electric guitars.
Hi. Really appreciate the content and tips. I am currently building out my workshop. It seems like many of your work surfaces are unstable. Does that bother you? It seems like lots of woodworkers spend a ton of time making a super sturdy workbench. Is your sanding table equipped with a vacuum to provide downdraft?
I'm not anal-retentive, so no a little wobble doesn't bother me.
What is the best water based solution for a traditional solid color, black for example, with a clear coat? I see that CrystaLac has an all in one color/clear product, but I'd prefer to have a clear coat over the color coat. Thanks
You can mix your own with Craftnique pigments and Brite Tone clear coat.
chris thanks so much for your time in sharing . could you please tell me what HVLP your useing
Earlex 5500 Spray Station.
Gary Fisher, are you a mountain biker too?
Hi Chris, how long did you wait between each hand of the finish?
I assume you me sand? I wait at least 8 hours. Then it powders up very well.
@@HighlineGuitars Thank you
So does the matte finish level out better as it dries? I know that it's very difficult if not impossible to get a glass smooth finish from a gun like that. With no sanding or buffing of the finish, it seems like a high pressure situation, haha. Very nice looking bass by the way.
In a mate finish, you still can obtain later a gloss surface using the 3 steps 3M compound.
@@nicolashrv right, but if you want the matte finish, but you still want it to be smooth, how well does this flow out and lay down?
@@nicolashrv No you can't. The Brite Tone matte contains flattening agents that cannot be buffed to a gloss.
@Highline Guitars I used some duplicolor mate finish clear coat, and after using the 3M compound, it looked as bright as any glossy finishing (I used the mate because for some reason, the gloss took like 5 times more to cure, and I had to give a coat every 2 or 3 days, when with the mate, I gave 2 per day and sometimes even 3).
@@nicolashrv This video is about Crystalac water-based products, not Duplicolor.
At 11:40 to 11:45 the finish being applied looks horribly "globby". Is this inherent in water based finishes? I know the finished product won't look like this at all; I've seen your work :-). But for it to look that bad at one point is extremely unsettling. Had that been me, I think I would have had a few choice words to say.
All WB finishes lay down like this when first sprayed. Crystalac Brite Tone, however, levels nicely, especially when you mix in their extender.