Aerosol Guitar Finishing – Part 1 – Prep Sanding, Pore Filling and Sealer Coats

If you’re new to guitar finishing, you’ve come to the right place. This is StewMac’s step-by-step guitar finishing course. In this 3-part series we show you exactly what you need to do to get a professional-quality guitar finish at home using aerosol lacquers. **The results are pretty amazing** This series has been months in the making and covers it all: - How to finish a guitar body - How to finish a guitar neck - How to repaint a guitar / refinish a guitar All using nitro aerosol finishes. It’s perfect for anyone - no experience necessary! You really CAN get a pro-quality result (even on your first try) if you follow these steps. ** EPISODE 1: covers prep sanding, pore filling and applying sealer coats. ** 00:00 Intro 02:48 Overview - A Great Finish Starts with a Great Prep 05:13 Inspection, Fixing Dents & Prep Sanding 05:58 Fixing a Dent 09:14 Sanding Basics 12:06 Sanding the guitar 23:09 Masking off the Fingerboard 26:51 Prep Steps if you are REFINISHING a guitar 28:51 Pore Filling 36:21 Applying the Pore Fill 43:23 Sanding the Pore Fill 49:24 Inspecting the Pore Fill 50:56 Applying Vinyl Sealer 51:55 Spraying Safety & Logistics 56:35 Choosing the Right Finish 57:53 Tips for Spraying Aerosols 01:02:05 Spraying the Vinyl Sealer 01:04:55 Sanding the Vinyl Sealer Coat 01:07:38 What’s Next? We’d like to give a huge shoutout to Chris and Matt @Driftwood Guitars () for helping us with this series. Thanks so much guys, it was a blast shooting this series with you! ** ITEMS USED IN THIS VIDEO INCLUDE: ** Wilkinson Guitar Kit Sanding Block for Self-Adhesive Sandpaper Micro-mesh Foam Sanding Block 3M Stikit Gold Abrasives Roll Respirator Mask OptiVISOR Naphtha Blue Painter’s Tape ColorTone Powdered Grain Filler Mixing Cups, Set of 10 Grain Filler Leveler Guitar Finish Step-by-Step Book ColorTone Vinyl Sealer Aerosol Spray Nozzles - - - - - - - - - - - - StewMac has everything you need to repair, build or maintain your guitars. Everything we sell is backed by our Lifetime Promise, and we offer fast worldwide shipping. Shop StewMac: Instagram: @StewMac_Guitar Facebook: