You cannot make something perfect if you don't know what can go south. This guy has the balls to make mistakes. And he has the balls to show these mistakes. Huge thanks!!

@heidiroekke3836

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly! People busting his balls either didn't read the description or are just assholes.

@flatsixx

Жыл бұрын

I must have balls like church bells cause I’ve been fucken stuff up since the mid 70s.

@leoneddy1492

Жыл бұрын

I was just going to add similar comments, but you did it for me, the pro's were not pro's first time round, some learning in the trade using all pro equipment and the experience of a pro training them in a pro spray booth at the optimum temp.THE KID DONE WELL. Positive comments to help us please ,not Negative to discourage

@leoneddy1492

Жыл бұрын

@@flatsixx Me too

@firedog9113

Жыл бұрын

Not many mistakes but most of his mistakes can be hidden, but he wants perfection. Sand guitar kits good first, then get all dust off, and slowly spray the finish after you've tested the color on practice piece

The two greens would have been a pretty cool burst color scheme.

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

That's what I thought! I figured that would be really hard to do without proper skills though

@kahlrhoam6769

2 жыл бұрын

Mistake #8; Try a 2-color burst. 👍

@blee3621

2 жыл бұрын

Mistake #9: thinking an Antigua finish will look good.

The fun thing about paint is if you put it on too thick, the outer layer dries and the underside stays soft. That's why you can indent it weeks later.

Despite all the critics on here, we didn't always have the internet and KZread to get a wealth of Information from, you've done it old school learnt by your mistakes, and corrected them and finished up with a good job, Well done It's not easy trying to get a pro finish ,and you never see what's gone wrong in a factory ,only the end product on the wall of a guitar shop after inspection .

Great work. Thanks for showing how to fix mistakes; that’s important.

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brad

@brandondaigle2496

4 жыл бұрын

@@MaxSoloMusic if you haven't perused Brad's channels yet, do yourself a favor and check him out. He's been doing this for quite some time. Great video!

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

@@brandondaigle2496 I know, I used Brad's videos as guidance

@jeffallen3382

Жыл бұрын

@@brandondaigle2496 and still can't seem to get rid of orange peel... 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Trust me... Brad is a hack painter. I would bet money most of his subscribers are paid bots.

@jeffallen3382

Жыл бұрын

@@MaxSoloMusic that was your first mistake.

Alternate title: How to repaint your guitar... except, don't do what I just did

tip from my dad whos obsessed with glossy finish was first have a thick clear coat layer, sand it lightly with 3000 grit until the orange peel gets levelled, then rubbing compound using cotton until you hear squeak, then finally scratch remover using cotton again until it squeaks. I gave it a shot on my motorcycle and oh boy it looks like it always just came out of a wash.

Don't worry about the wood grain. Original Fenders had it showing as well. Leo Fender liked it, saying it gave them character

Next time if you’re painting and it’s chilly out side stick your cans in a pan for warm water for a few minutes. It helps it spray better. Cold won’t necessarily keep your paint from drying it just makes it take longer to dry. Also use sand-able primer for a base coat. It’ll fill in a lot of the uneven spots.

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, that’s exactly what I was using - warm water

I have no intentions of ever painting a guitar, but I still enjoyed watching the full video! Great job, Max!

@Stewart_John

4 жыл бұрын

Thats it???? Hehehehe Hey Max !!!??? 😉😉😉

@jeffallen3382

Жыл бұрын

@@Stewart_John I thought the same thing! Her 1 and only comment too! LOL

That was a great video! Good job on the guitar. I like that you just did it with the materials you had and kept rolling through the process despite the mistakes. This is a great learning experience for us and was great to see. Thanks dude!

That jig you used in the neck pocket is really clever! Thanks for being willing to share all of your mistakes, so we can try to avoid them. The guitar looks great!

Pro Tip: make sure the bugs fly into the areas that will be later covered by the hardware!

Hi Max, just acquired DIY raw body guitar and discovered your tutorial movie. Thank you so much for the hints and kinks. This will make my painting job easier and more satisfactory. All the best for the New Year 2020 !

Thanks for this video. I’m new to painting guitars with my own custom artwork and I actually learned a lot from your mistakes! 🙏🏼

Nice tutorial video. Being an amateur myself I have messed up many finishes but when you do something like this you kinda learn as you go. It's a learning process.

I came here to learn and I'm not disappointed. Great vid mate! I have to say, this tele looks gorgeous in the end ✌️😉

Thanks my friend! Perhaps the patience thing is of the most importance to me! Thanks again!

I have been painting cars, trucks and boats for many years, I just painted a guitar for the first time and I have never had so many issues in my life....

your humility and honesty is very instructional. you are a good guy.

I know this was done over a year ago, but nice info on the DIY efforts. I have done about 8 or 9 DIY guitar builds (2 kits and the rest being home made builds and restores). I have run into many of these mistakes on my own and they do quite often cost you more time in the long run. Patience is the key with these types of projects. In the end I have been happy with all of my projects. Great video!

Hey Max, That was great. you have endless patience . Super tips very well explained.

I'm so happy you made this video because what you knew at the start of the process is exactly what I knew. And I would have surely made the same mistakes as you. Also a very important thing you mentioned , even if you know the exact steps and how to do it, you can still buy the wrong supplies for your job and not get the best result.

I actually loved how it looked with the 2 colors you were trying on it, instead of just one. It looked kind of cool mixed together!

great diy advice, the twangy surf wildout at 17 min is 🔥! 💙🌊🎸

And actually, my first paint job with spray cans was on an Ibanez and instead of sanding down to raw wood I just slightly sanded the top coat. The result was very smooth, I didn't even apply a varnish on it and this paint job lasted for a couple of years before I made a new paint job on it. It would likely have lasted several more years.

@samstuff8554

3 жыл бұрын

Bro I’m doing my first paint job on my Ibanez right now

This is an extremely interesting video for all of us trying to do that DIY guitar...thank you so much !

I was planning to do a DIY a Telecaster, as well. I took the time to compute for the shopping list I made and it was relatively cheap to do a DIY than buy one. But after watching your time-consuming yet amazing take on this, I have to re-think for a couple of more times now. It takes a lot of patience and determination to do this and kudos to you, good sir. Well done!

@0000song0000

3 жыл бұрын

yep. after failing as much (ok, MORE than him) I realized I am better either buying a painted body OR asking my local car-painting business. who would paint my guitar more efficiently than my myself

Great video! I'm getting ready to repaint my Dean guitar. Thanks for the tips!

Hail to mistakes!! Thanks to them, we learn... Good job and thank you for this video, buddy

Love the result and the honesty! 👌🏽 I'm planning to paint my strat in the future and I just wish I have plenty of time like you do. 🙂

Great job recalling your journey and passing on the knowledge of lessons learned.

good video, this sort of learning is valuable in developing your craft.

Errors never seem to happen in areas that will be covered by pick guards and hardware.

@MaxSoloMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, so true! What are the odds:)

Brilliant video, with very good results - considering the trials along the way. Given you need to use the right materials, and go through the correct processes, along with having a reasonable level of skill, the two things most people really don't take enough account of are - the cost of all the materials, and the time it takes to do a straightforward proper job - especially curing time. Thanks again for such an informative video.

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing your experiences buddy!

Love this vid because I’ve been down this road... Live and learn. Next time it’ll be easier!

Thanks! I just started painting my guitar. I have learned alot.

Thanks for the video! I really appreciate the tips. And for the record, it looked really good.

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

To really get a factory finish you need the resin that is used in the composite industry. The kind you have to mix.

Great job. I saw this four years ago. ❤ super contemporary project.

I'm gonna repaint my acoustic guitar. Thank you for the confidence you gave me by this video.

This is actually perfect for me im trying to relic my guitar thanks !

God bless you, Sir! I'm sorry that you had to go through this the hard way - teaching yourself to do it. I did this same thing when I was learning at 16 years old. I have been doing this for almost 30 years now and I can do factory finishes now but it took a lot of painful mistakes to do so. All I can say is keep trying to get it right and keep practicing on garbage guitars like I did later and not on thousand dollar plus guitars!! Most of what I did was low budget but are now nostalgic like Teisco Del Rey and Harmony brands. These are not high dollar but are now considered collector guitars and would be worth a lot of bucks today! Thank you and keep going as long as you can stand it. : )

Awesome video and very well done and explained, Nice job!

What an entertaining video and pleasant amicable chap you seem to be. Well done.

I love that color! Nice work.

Looks great. Funny as I used almost the exact 2 colors and decided on the green . Thank you.

Nice video! My son is in the cub scouts, USA, and I've learned a similar lesson painting a pinewood derby car. There are a lot of cool color changing clear coats that I'd like to try to apply to a cheaper guitar. Take your time with this. You'll apply a lot of coats and sand and polish a lot. If you only have one guitar, buy or borrow another one so you're not tempted to rush while your instrument is out of commission

I really like the pipe you put on the neck pocket, looks like it makes turning while spraying easy!

Thanks for the clip. Liked your comments. Overall I think the end product came out pretty nice looking.

Nice video man!! Thank you for all the information!

By being willing to make mistakes (and share them here), I bet the next guitar you refinish will look even better and take way less time. Someone once told me that "fail" is an acronym for first attempt in leaning. Thank you for posting this.

@MaxSoloMusic

3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree! Not that I'm planning on finishing another guitar though :)

Hey, as you are continuing to upgrade your tele, I make tele pickguards. I would love to send you one raw, laser engraved with your choice of graphic for free. I make premium wood pickguards and ship worldwide.

@tonepoet

4 жыл бұрын

Kind of need a website here. Are you on Etsy, or do you have a shop?

Awesome! Thanks for posting. Also, cool intro. 😎

Thanks, very interesting!!! I soon will try it with a bass...

Awesome tutorial! Thanks!!

Painting my Harley Benton SG as I type haha, thanks for this!

Great vid love ur positive attitude to everything

@MaxSoloMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Always :)

You can avoid a lot of hassle by applying a wood sealer before painting or staining. It gives you a *much* more even finish and saves a lot of spray paint. You can make your own sealer by using a dilute 8:1 mixture of distilled water to white wood glue (like elmers, gorilla or PVA). Don't soak it because too much water will raise the grain unnecessarily. Lightly sand the first coat with 400 grit sandpaper. Apply one more thin coat after the first dries. After this the wood will no longer suck up the spray paint and it will come out much more even and professional. Try this technique on scrap stock until you get it right. Good luck.

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That's a great advice!

@Sadowsky46

4 жыл бұрын

👍🎸

Ого, вот это результат! Обычно при фразе "покраска гитары из баллончика" представляется что-то ужасное, а здесь же, вот серьезно, я бы не отличил от заводской покраски) очень полезное видео, о некоторых нюансах, вроде хим. реакции полироли с лаком, я даже не подозревал, многие приемы возьму себе на вооружение. Спасибо за такое подробное видео!)

Really charming, thank you very much mate!

Cool video, very helpful - just in the process of bodging my own first kit build =D

Mistakes and all, you did a very nice looking job!

Brilliant work brother!

Awesome video! thank you so much for your experiences :)

Very Nice Video! Thanks for posting it.

Broo I feel you so much!! At the moment I am going through a 5 strings Yamaha bass restoration, and I have made literally EVERY mistake possible, even those you didn't make. Anyway, after more than 6 months of work and existential crisis, I am slowly seeing the light in the tunnel, and hopefully this week I will end this pain completing the bass. I know the struggle really really well, and if you are willing to paint an instrument by yourself, simply know that if it is the first time, it will be a suffering. But if you are stubborn enough, in the end you will feel very statisfied, even if the result will not be the same as a custom shop guitar. So keep on working and be quite and don't panic!!!

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Well said!

Another thing thats really helpful is getting a spray grip attachment for the spray can. They're a few bucks and save your fingers and you get a lot more control over the spray.

You give me hope.... I have 2 1970s Strats that I saved from an owner who was set out to ruin them by stripping off the finishes. However after watching a Gibson Factory Tour, then watching a gal put just one coat of poly on a Les Paul, I put both Start Bodies away for a while.... Great video & like I said in the beginning, You Give Me Hope....MD....

Nice, I only made 7 of those mistakes when I tried

@MaxSoloMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Well done :)

It turns out great , the colour is great and the white pickguard looks good on it

Great video! Thanks for this!

@MaxSoloMusic

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

I have been going through the same "Hell!" But I now have some wisdom and soon I hope, I will complete my Guitar repaint effort! One thing for sure! Patience! Patience! Patience!

another great instructional video !

Thanks for doing this! The EXACT sea foam green I want too.

Great video mate. As it happens I just finished a similar project. For clear coat I used kitchen bench top polyurethane and a spray gun. Very thick and hard to burn through.

Top tip, use a proper painters respirator mask when painting with aerosols (not expensive). Even outdoors. Believe me, last time I didn't do that it fucked me up for a day. Ended up shitting myself with really painful insides for a good 24 hours

@user-hd4wf5gq8r

4 жыл бұрын

sounds fun :/

@pvillez

4 жыл бұрын

very good advice!, thanks

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, that stuff inside the can is real poison. Wearing a mask is wise!

I think it looks really nice for the first time you've ever done it, good job :)

Well i have so much fun watching this video, this is so informative and great. new subscriber here from PH 👍.

@MaxSoloMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

awesome work bro!

Very interesting vid! Thanks!

Thank you for this video!!

Good stuff, thanks!

Thanks for posting this video. Painting one right now.

@cmikesmith664

3 жыл бұрын

@Rahul Mondal, the clear coat bubbles and wrinkled.

Live and learn ..even in a weird country. Thank you for all your hard and good work !!!

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank you. Very cool video.

i have a guitar that I was never happy with as far as finish, ive been using your video as a light guide to repainting it myself , so thanks for doing the video man, success or fail either way , its fun

@MaxSoloMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

I love the color!! looks like the green they use on Gretsch Anniversary models

Great video. Thanks!

When I was 10 I got a bass for Christmas I wanted a blue and silver one, but I was given a red one (not complaining I was just as happy) I remember after a year of playing I got a black bass so the red one was just sitting there. I took it to my friends house and we spray painted it. I never sanded it never did anything. I even left the strings and pick ups on the bass. Let’s just say I’ve never painted a guitar again. Also I never took that bass home because I was scared to get in trouble. We threw it in a creek and I told my mom I let my friend borrow it….😂

@MaxSoloMusic

Жыл бұрын

Wow, what a story! I wonder what happened to the bass after. Someone might still be playing it

@Ittss_Just_Chriss

Жыл бұрын

my brother got a bass guitar and it was painted all blue like everything but he got the blue paint off and it was red 🧐

@Ittss_Just_Chriss

Жыл бұрын

what bass was it?

Really nice video, thanx

Love that color too! I’m gonna go similar on my rattle can job. Lol I’ve been fixing up my squire tele.

@parkerlauritzen4985

3 жыл бұрын

I’m doing the same thing!

@parkerlauritzen4985

3 жыл бұрын

Any tips? Just started mine

Nice! Informative! Entertaining!

I'm glad you showed some mistakes since a lot of people (like me) will make some of those, it's somewhat more instructive than an idealized guide. I was surprised how little orange peel you had at first, that must have been a pretty good spray technique.

@MaxSoloMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I witnessed my technique develop quickly. I had the paint running the first couple of times. Tries and errors :)

Another mistake is to apply 'a relatively thick color coat' and half an hour later applying clear coat. The still soft base coat will be enclosed by the clear coat and therefore will not cure properly. The clear coat will crack after a while when the base coat eventually cures. Believe me.. I know.

Thanks for this. What everyone seems to forget with these kits is the neck and the headstock. The bodies are often carefully sprayed and even lightly aged/reliced and they look great, but the neck and headstock still have that pale wood look. I've put a few of these guitars together and the last touches are to sand and stain the neck and headstock, put a nice waterslide decal on if you want to and then finish with TruOil or a matt or glossy lacquer. It's makes a world of difference. People look at two places first on a guitar: the body and the headstock. It's like a man looking at a woman. If the headstock looks cheap, the whole guitar looks cheap, no matter how much effort you've put into the body.

Enjoyable and informative 👍

You did a great job man🤟🤓

some useful tips and finished guitar looks great 😬