Episode 121 Finishing A Guitar With Crystalac CraftNique Pigments And Brite Tone Instrument Finish
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2018
- In this episode, I share my techniques for using water-based Crystalac products on a guitar body. Every step is covered from sanding the raw wood to buffing out a high gloss finish. Show your support! Visit www.eguitarplans.com/ and buy a plan. Or visit highline-custom-guitars-2.cre... and buy a shirt!
Products used:
Mirka Abranet: amzn.to/2pMpAvJ
Crystalac Store: thecrystalacstore.com/
Earlex 5500 HVLP Spray System: amzn.to/2yvEafc
12" Airway Buffing Wheel: bit.ly/2Ob9irn
12” Soft Flannel Buffing Wheel: bit.ly/2NAgBXZ
Menzerna Medium Solid Compound: amzn.to/2NH6MrG
Menzerna Fine Solid Compound: bit.ly/2JTKCjD 
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Good explanation but You dont need to explain some other details that not necessarily,, too much talking bit just my opinion, that's why i skip a lot of your video there's a lot of same tutorials you do but more direct talking too much isn't help trust me ,, just my opinion
I have 66,000 subscribers and over 700 videos posted to my channel, which currently has over 11,000,000 views. This video has almost 200,000 views alone. You only have 2 subscribers for one posted video. Your channel has 2 subscribers, one video, and 7 views. Therefore, your opinion is almost, well, useless.
@@HighlineGuitars well im not focusing in my RUclips channel i dont have a time and you have of course if it is my first priority im pretty sure i will post a better one i have an account for almost 10 years a have a lot of videos but I didn't post it i jus post one to try but i reqlly dont have interest not my type some of my friends ask me to post and make money of it but i said to them if i have some extra time i will but i dont have by the way i just telling you the truth so that atleast it will help maybe opinion to make you more successful and awareness acceptance and some criticism it will help but to contradict them thats your opinion ,, its not because you have many subscribers not all of them want to watch your video and follow you ,, i watch many tutorials same as you do pike i said no talking too much its more followers and untill now i can help my self to watch because its more good ,, and this time many people know already a lot too much talking make them boring i just said just direct to the point its more better ,, im trying to help you here ,, ì watch a lot of making guitar from scratch to finish more like they get
@@HighlineGuitars its ok i got it old people don't accept opinion 😂
@@HighlineGuitars 66 k subscribers and 191 viewers for 3 years come on i think like i said maybe you need to change your style a little bit ,, just direct to the point stop too much talking ,, trust me it will help boost your views and subscriber's people dont like talking too much details
@@yawartzzband Wow, you just said a whole lot of nothing.
I know this video is old and the odds of this comment getting read are low, but this is a world class explanation of somewhere between what hobbyists do and what is done by hobbyists who take this stuff QUITE seriously! The proof is in the results. I loved the extremely detailed explanations, personally. There are a million videos that sort of give lip service to the steps. Fantastic teaching.
This video is brilliant - it shows what the internet can be - it gave me the confidence to get a great finish on my one-off custom bass, and to use the right materials and equipment to get there. The explanations are really good, and I watched this video over and over again before letting rip on spray-finishing. Excellent stuff, Well done, and Thank you.
Man, you're not only a great luthier, you're a GREAT teacher too. I really appreciate the knowing why to do something and perhaps more importantly, why NOT to do some things.Teaching effectively is not easy, you have a gift. Thank you for sharing that gift
Thanks for taking the time to make this!!!
Wonderful documentation of the process and products Chris. Thanks for taking the time to put this together.
Outstanding video. Thanks for taking the time.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I have grown from the details you share in technique and even products I didn't know about. Great, great, great!
Excellent. It's so good of you to share this hard-earned knowledge. Much appreciated Sir.
Awesome! This is what I have been waiting for. Thank you so much!
Great teacher! Thank you for all the details!
Your videos are excellent and I appreciate you taking the time to share the knowledge
I can not express fully enough my admiration for you and your work at teaching, guiding, performing, and videotaping on an artisan level. I almost never feel comfortable enough to actually embark on an attempt to replicate on my own what I see and hear. In fact, I do not remember the last time I felt adequately informed to invest in an art. Bravo! Bravo! And thank you for leading by example in more than this.
Very good channel. I'm very happy to see videos of this quality. Thank you!
I love your videos. I've learned so much and am so grateful for your generosity.
Chris, a very well done informative video. Wow I love the way that guitar gloss came out! I will give that product a try. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Excellent seminar and beautiful finish. I am sold! Just beautiful!!
Beautiful job! It looks great! Thank you for sharing so much knowledge.
Wow! That thing shines! Nice job and lots of good tips. Thanks!👍😎🎸🎶
Amazing!! Somewhere down the road when I get ready to do any finishing, Crystal-lac seems to be the way to go, Thanks Chris
This video is super informative. Thanks for making it and sharing your knowledge. Beautiful finish 👍
Beautiful color and finish. Very clear and concise instruction. Thanks for your time and effort.
Your humble opinion is my holy grail. Thank you.
Thanks so much for posting this. I'm about to take on my first guitar kit build and this video has helped me so much.
Really enjoy your videos. Most informative & clearly understandable. I will be looking forward to more. Thank you so much...
WOW! That came out absolutely stunning! Great job and great video! Thanks for sharing your technics!
Awesome guide, explaining the process and steps in a good way with great results at the end. will be giving this process a try, thanks for the vid keep it up.
Im still coming to this video every time im about to finish a guitar! you are awesome!!!
The best instructional and informative RUclips video I have ever seen. Very nice job sir
Your videos are educational as well as satisfying to watch. Every detail and process is covered so your not plagued with more questions than you started like most other instructional vids. Thanks.
This is a really great tutorial on how to have a high quality finish that has a lot of passion out into it!
Excellent instruction, beautiful work
Great and very informative video. Excellent result. Thank You.
I absolutely like your detailed explanation and very clear speaking, excellent job and great video too.
Chris,I've been building guitars for 12 years and like your videos ,this was my favorite,not long enough, beautiful guitar outstanding finish ,one if the best I've seen
Super video. Thank you for taking the time to explain this. Really big help
Thank you for such an extensive walk-through! This really is invaluable stuff.
I am on my first guitar building project and this video is now my bible for how to get the finish done. :)
Great videos, I've struggled with the clear coat process ( I"m a whiz at the paint portion ) for a long time and these really help. Thanks.
Just watched the video for the third time! Took notes this time. I am in the middle of my first project with the CraftNique products. Thank you for such a thorough video!!
I wish all instructors were as good as you Awesome job.
Another very informative video. I’m finishing my 1st scratch built guitar and your videos have been extremely helpful in my progress.
Please keep sharing your experience and insights. Thanks Randy
Best finishing tutorial on RUclips for sure. You are the premier finishing resource that I have found. Keep up the great work and think about going back to this haircut. .
That's quite an ecological way to give a guitar's body a pro painting level results. Nice!
about a year ago I randomly saw a single pack of Abranet in a store, decided what the heck, bought it to give it a shot. Now my workshop is stocked with boxes of the stuff. I love it. It's amazing.
Great job! Pop sickle sticks are great for stirring along with the paper cups.
Excellent video
What a beautiful job. Thanks
excellent video. the finish is absolutely perfect!
Best video on the internet. Thanks.
There is so much information I may actually try build a guitar. Thank you sir.
Best tutorial award!
Even if i won’t use the products you showed (already bought mine), it answered most of my questions.
This tutorial shows tons of deep vital information.
Thanks Chris! I needed a refresher on the entire process of finishing a guitar. I use a different water based finish system but the steps are the same plus you've refreshed my process with this video.
Finally, I have watched a professional luthier's finishing job. I may go to waterbased in the near future. Great product too. Thank you Good Sir.
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Abranet is a game changer. Thanks so much!
Best tutorial, i watch everyday
Best finishing video on youtube...
We should be paying for the information on this channel, by far the best channel on guitar building, this channel has helped me finish a few guitars each one coming out better than the one before, every problem that arises I find the solution here, Thanks!!! Once again I cant believe this information is free!!!
Thanks Warm Tone! Very much appreciated and thank you for the kind words. That helps to keep me going!
Excellent instructional video! Even after building a dozen custom hollow body jazz style guitars I can learn new things from you. Thanks.
Totally agree. I build guitars, have been hanging out in guitar building communities for most of my life. There are many ways to do things, processes, products, etc., but there are always the builders that are so methodical and clean - they are an inspiration on how you should be doing it. He is one of them.
I don't have any plans to make a guitar any time in the near future. I'm just a hobby woodworker who struggles with finishes. This has been such an eye opening video! I can't wait to try this on some keepsake boxes. Thank you so much!
Thanks for help! Very good. Congrats.
Great video and workmanship!
I think the videos are great and I am a big fan of the details!
That was simply a great video. Thanks very much.
This is an excellent video. Great work. I didn’t realize the step about grain filling after staining before clear coating.
You can also apply a coat of grain filler after it's been sealed as well. Find a viscosity that's not too thin. P.S. don't apply grain filler with your fingers that's just bush league. Use a brush or rag, your application will be more even, wipe off excess and let dry 24 hours. Then go to 600 grit and reseal, 800 grit and start your topcoat application
I'm pursuing a lacquer-based finish, but many of your techniques apply there, as well. Love the detailed explanations!
Awesome! Thank you!
Very impressed with the results. I've got an 2 piece Alder wood body that is matched nicely. Before I start the process I plan on getting some scrap Alder from my guinea pig test. Thanks for a very informative video
I thought this was a wildly educational video. I came here because I am a guitar aficionado, but I also really enjoy refinishing fine furniture. You showed me some new things. Thank you very much. Because of people like you, there is a wealth of great information on RUclips. Just last month I learned how to fix my mower. I understand that it helps you if I give a "Thumbs-up" and subscribe, so I did both.
Damn nice results! Thank you for the video
Hey Chris I've watched this for about the 4th time now. I used crystalac for my last acoustic after watching your videos. I used E6000 in the past but this was much better. Beautiful finish, brushed on and hand polished. Couldn't be easier. Curly redwood top really pops. Thanks for the video
Just started a guitar kit project with my son. Thank you so much for sharing. This video is gonna be a big help.
Same here we hydro dipped his new DIY jazzbass from Thomann looking forward for the bass to cure so we can weetsand.
Absolutely beautiful
This is very good. I hope to follow it step by step soon.
You do great work. Thx for all the tips 👍
Wow! You're the "Bob Ross" of guitar finishing! So informative with a pleasant tone of voice and excellent results. I plan on doing a Les Paul with a flamed maple top and I'll be using your instruction to accomplish that! I've done a few painted guitars and the clearcoat never turned out the way I wanted due to me trying to block-sand them. That eraser trick, in a circular motion, makes sense. I subbed immediately! Thanks Bro!
Your tip about applying wax to the control knob holes so the bare wood doesn't absorb water while wet sanding...what a great tip! Thank you so much for taking the time to create, edit and post your videos!!
I'm finishing a Firebird kit now. Going to use the crystalac bright tone for sure! Your guitar looked absolutely stunning at the end with the window test. I call that "walking light back and forth" across the body:)
I recently acquired three chunks of wood that will eventually become my first hand built guitar. I'm in sponge mode now, just trying to learn as much as possible and I have to say that I really appreciate your videos. Thanks for all you do.
That finish is gorgeous. I'm at the clear coat stage with my first guitar build. It has been grain filled, sanded, black stained, sanded back, then colour stained (emerald green). Now it needs sealing, clear coating, and polishing. This video has given me some confidence for the next steps. Wish me luck.
Awesome finish!
Using paste wax in holes will get you some day. I use poly or lacquer to wipe the inside of the holes to prevent the swelling before any finish goes on. You have wonderful skills and talent! Truly inspiring. Thanks!
Excellent information! Great thanks!!
Beautiful job
Thanks Chris, great video I've gotten more out of your videos than some semesters at my local community college!
Beautiful Job that buffing finish
I am truly thinking of switching over to the Crystalac system after watching these series of videos. I really love the fact of how eco friendly these products are. I think these would be a great compliment to the Auto Air line of Automotive paints by Createx. Seems like a perfect combination since both are water based.
Thank you for posting very interesting and informative
Absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much
You are so welcome!
Awesome step by step! Thank you!
I've watched this video several times now. If I could only give it several likes! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with this weekend luthier. Cheers Chris!
I have several videos from other RUclipsrs that I watch all the time.
@@HighlineGuitars If I'm after an opaque finish, do you know if I would be better served using the pigments in a) clear Brite Tone only or b) their Universal White & topped with Brite Tone? Thanks again Chris!
Ive started using water based finish on my practice build after watching you videos. So far I love it...i dont have a resourceful work area to paint in...the water base poly i have is so simple to use. Easy clean up and not as toxic as the nitro im used to using. Only thing is i have to get used to the coat count with water-based. The finish feels to thin, have to do like you did and apply more coats. Seeing this i now know a glass like finish can be achieved with water based finish. Just takes some getting used to
Looks great . Thank you.
I really enjoyed this video, thank you.
Thanks. Very interesting ! Good lesson.
I am about to try to finish my first kit guitar which is solid mahogany , which is why I was searching for tips and techniques on how to apply a finish. I found your video superb. Your instructions are so detailed that even I think I can follow them. I dont have a spray gun or a buffing wheel, so I am not expecting to get as perfect a finish as you, bit if I can get somewhere near then I will be delighted. Thanks. 👍
Excellent tutorial. You sold me on Crystalac and Abrenet.
Also check out Super Assilex. That’s my new go to sanding abrasive.
You've convinced me to give Crystalac a try! Thanks!
Let us know if you have any questions.
Well done vid. Very informative, thanks. I used to use KTM9, but it's not available anymore. I'll definitely try this.
Great video!
Other than the colour I am going to follow what you did. I have the tools and I have the time. Great video.
Excellent explanation excellent work, especially i love your weekend luthier fixation. Its me 😄👍👍🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
You have a masterful command of the process, well done! I much prefer leaving the wood grain texture, with many coats of Liberon finishing oil and renaissance wax top coat. It ends up looking like a piece of touchable Sam Maloof furniture and can be reapplied every couple of years if the finish settles. Encasing your wood in plastic may be necessary for a guitar that gets shipped around the world but a home made instrument can let the wood look like wood, not a high gloss photograph of wood IMHO.
Great video and your patients is a virtue. I have some experience with fine finishes and the one thing anyone that does fine finishes will say is there is no such thing as expensive sandpaper. You get what you pay for. The little wispy swirls you explain in the beginning are from different size particulate in the paper.While the inexpensive paper may say 220 grit is may have some particulate that is much heavier like 180 or worse. Until those few pieces of particulate wear down they cut deeper giving you wispy marks. You may also wish to try micron sandpaper and even trizac by 3m for your wet sanding and leveling. Kudos for a great vid.