I can't believe it's not out yet!! 😎

@HighlineGuitars

5 жыл бұрын

www.solarez.com/product/i-cant-believe-its-not-lacquer-quart-only/

@leesbassment6393

5 жыл бұрын

Highline Guitars, ordered!! Thank you

@kommi1974

5 жыл бұрын

Right after I get done finishing my new build. Haha. Ordering this next. Looks great. Can you literally apply new coats that quick? You could finish a guitar in an hour or less. Crazy.

@ChinJazz

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for continuing to push the envelope with these new products. I tried the Solarez UV cure poly after seeing your video a few years ago. I wonder how it would fare spraying and buffing to a high gloss? It is a bit pricy for a quart.

Dude, you ARE the Bob Ross of heavy metal.

@HighlineGuitars

5 жыл бұрын

Is that a good thing? I don't know, but I'll take it as a compliment.

@truetech4158

5 жыл бұрын

@@HighlineGuitars Yes, your narration as you go through the paint process reminds of that, and specific to that of the guitar as your canvas, in your own way. Keep the rock rolling!

Best use of products and best looking finish I’ve seen in these DIY home guitar finishing tutorials.

So nice color! Very, very cool! Great job!

OMG, I need this NOW! Thanks Chris!

Thanks for another great vid Chris!

Really liked that shade of green. Very nice. I hope I too will have as good of results.

Thank you so much for the knowledge you share! Always in detail!

@HighlineGuitars

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

This Solarex product looks very nice!

Love green guitars!

Thank you so much man. I'm a complete amateur Luthier and this really helped me out with some things. Thanks

@HighlineGuitars

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

Looks nice!👍😎🎸🎶

Great info! I have a gallon of the polyester stuff and I'm liking it although it doesn't really accentuate the figuring not like Tung Oil... I like solarez because it polishes out like crazy! Glass!

thank you Chris!

I make wooden pedal boards for a little side money and honestly a little fun too, nothing serious though I only get 2 requests a month max if I’m lucky and that a busy month for me lol. Anyway I have been really tempted to sand down my bass guitar and redo the finish completely, I haven’t managed to get the nerve up to tackle the project yet but you video is very inspiring when I finally get the guts to do it I’ll be back here reviewing your video

I like the two tone burst

Good green 👍

This is probably my favorite bevel on a guitar ever. The natural binding isnt super deep and obnoxious like on a couple ibanez and kiesel models. It's just the perfect amount of a natural wood binding, seriously thinking about commissioning one of these if possible

fantastique

Hey Chris Greg at Redtail Guitars here, Ive sampled the poly solar ez and its a buggar to sand for sure. Wanted to thank you for all your R & D work on finishes. Im working thru a 9 piece run of my beetle kill pine guitars and really didn't want to spray lacquer,for many reasons. Ill get a can of this new product, I'm only looking for a hand buffed ,semi gloss finish. Do you think on its own it would work? I do see that the regular solarez will be great on many wood projects, one offs etc. but even though application is a snap the endless sanding just isnt fun.

Cool work

That appears to have potential as a product

Hey Highline! I have been trying to find a way to get the chamfer on the lower cutaway. Yours looks super well done. Care to explain your process on that?

@HighlineGuitars

2 жыл бұрын

I create a concave bowl shape in Rhino and size it to fit into the cutaway. I then use the top and sides of the body model to trim away what I don't need.

I would love to try this product to finish a guitar but it’s only available as a pint? Is that enough to actually spray a guitar finish ?

I have watched this video 10x and after the blue stain is applied and is dried, the next step chris says is to sand just the center of the guitar leaving the outside of the guitar blue. But when the green dye is sprayed on I don't see any blue border. My question is do you sand the complete top not just the center? Then apply green to the complete top then the blue?

@HighlineGuitars

3 жыл бұрын

I may have misspoke when I said I sand off the blue dye from just the center. Actually, I sand off the excess blue dye from the entire surface leaving it in the open pores of the flamed figure. Then I sprayed the green followed by the blue burst. Sorry about the confusion.

Can you show me how to paint a top like the Cincinnati Bengals helmets. Orange with black tiger stripes. Thanks, Bob

@HighlineGuitars

Жыл бұрын

Spray the orange first. Then mask for the stripes and spray the black with a high quality airbrush. Finish with a few coats of clear. Level sand, polish sand, and buff.

@robertwatkins8220

Жыл бұрын

@@HighlineGuitars thanks so much!

Can you put the solar clear coat on top of Nitrocellulose paint ?

Can you use the i cant believe its not lacquer over the paint?

On an unrelated finish question, what are your thoughts on finishing the fret board with a couple of coats of bees wax only?

@HighlineGuitars

Жыл бұрын

I prefer pure carnauba wax. It's harder and lasts longer.

Looks great! What air compressor are you using and are you using a oil/water separator?

@HighlineGuitars

4 жыл бұрын

10 gallon, 2hp with an oil/water separator. All from Harbor Freight.

hey chris. i wonder how you can achieve such a nice transition between the green color and the back. don't know if transition is the right word. i mean the color change must have a very sharp edge in order to look good. i did this once and it really looked super ugly. tape and leather die. the die crawled underneath the tape and it even was not a straight line anymore. i would try it again if i had a good idea how to do it better. your guitar looks stunning.

@HighlineGuitars

5 жыл бұрын

I use a mini detail spray gun or my airbrush.

wow that intro sounded really good. Where can I hear more?

@HighlineGuitars

3 жыл бұрын

I think it came from KZread's audio library.

Chris, do you think this product can theoretically cure under a UV lamp? For instance, if it were raining, or a cloudy day, and there was no actual sunlight available. Thanks for all you do!

@HighlineGuitars

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, it will. I believe you need a 385nm UV light to get the fastest cure. Solarez sells them, but I know they are available elsewhere.

Hi Chris. From this video it looks like the solarez lacquer and crystalac are pretty well compatible. can you elaborate on this further and how is it holding up over the long term. Is crystalac a totally compatible topcoat for the solarez lacquer. Do you have any data on the opposite, i.e. solarez lacquer as a topcoat over crystalac. Any data (or feelings) on the compatibility of the solarez over solvent based nitrocellulose? Thanks, Steven

@HighlineGuitars

5 жыл бұрын

Solarez I Can't Believe It's Not Lacquer is formulated to be a high gloss top coat. Over the last couple of weeks, I've tested it's compatibility over a variety of other products and I haven't run into any issues. However, I haven't tested it over nitrocellulose since I don't use that stuff. If you want more info, you'll have to contact Solarez since my testing has been limited.

Anyone Know, if and where, the Solarez is available in Europe?

How did these pigments hold up? Did they fade with time and exposure to sunlight? Also, any tips for tinting brite tone opaque?

@HighlineGuitars

Жыл бұрын

Not that I know of. I sold that guitar years ago. If you want to tint Cystalac Brite Tone opaque, I would suggest you use Crystalac pigments.

So I'm new to this whole clear coat thing, pardon if it's a dumb question. Can you just keep putting on layers with the Solarez to get a decent thickness and not apply anything else? Besides being new to this process I don't have spray equipment either. Thanks

@HighlineGuitars

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can.

Having used both for a while now, which gives a harder more durable top coat, the solarez can't believe it's not lacquer, or the crystallac brite tone?

@HighlineGuitars

3 жыл бұрын

Solarez ICBINL is harder, but Crystalac Brite Tone buffs out nicer.

@xenod1066

3 жыл бұрын

@@HighlineGuitars Thank you. So which would you choose?

@HighlineGuitars

3 жыл бұрын

@@xenod1066 Crystalac Brite Tone if I have the time to let it cure and Solarez if I'm in a hurry.

@xenod1066

3 жыл бұрын

@@HighlineGuitars Thank you so much. And thanks for the great videos! 😊

Am I missing something here? You applied the blue first and sanded the middle down a bit. But when you applied the green, it looked like you sanded all the blue off or it was a completely different guitar body. What was the point of the blue?

@HighlineGuitars

4 жыл бұрын

It's the angle of the shot. The blue is sanded off the surface, but it remains in the figure. Unfortunately, when water-based dyes are used this way, they can be very hard to see when dry. Applying the green makes blue-dyed figure "pop."

@APoxyR8

4 жыл бұрын

Highline Guitars thanks for the clarification.

That lacquer Solares is same of what sanding sealer do?

@HighlineGuitars

3 жыл бұрын

It can be. But it’s mainly a top coat.

How would you compare this solarez product to 2k clear, is it as hard and durable?

@HighlineGuitars

Ай бұрын

I don’t know. I’ve never done a comparison test with these two products before.

Man you sound like Steve-O

How did you prime the guitar before you painted it?

@HighlineGuitars

Жыл бұрын

I don't use primer when spraying a transparent finish.

Humm...looks like a Manson Guitar

You sound like a calmer Jordan peterson