disscuss this paint..

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:28 am

Looks like some paint to me.

Post by **Hurb** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:29 am

id got that far by myself

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:31 am

Did you notice it is clear also?

Mr Mustache · Post by **Mr Mustache** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:36 am

Clear Lacquer Cellulose Spray Paint

From my extensive reseach, my careful examination and many Experiments, i compiled everything into a color chart;Seen here.

I have concluded that it appears* to be to be clear and in a spray can and with a buy it now of ?6.00 plus ?2.50 for Royal Mail 1st Class Standard.

*appearances can be deceiving

Post by **Hurb** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:37 am

yes.

OK to avoid more confusion/mocking . cellulose paint is hard (ish) to come by in the good old uk. iam not wanting to use it for mojo vintage reasons but i would like to try it to see how it compares to acrylic i have been useing.
and i found this stuff fairly cheap on the pay and wanted to see if anyone could see a problem with it(as in there's not like different kinds of cellulose that i didn't know about.

on another note i bought some cellulose sanding sealer too( nickd! they sell it on the bay! forget that other link i showed you)

euan · Post by **euan** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:37 am

They do chrome as well. But not celluse obviously. I'm tempted to do all my DIY effects in a matt black/chrome combo now.

Hmmm.

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:39 am

Is there a diff between nitrocellulose and cellulose? I imagine if it is primarily for cars, it will have been formulated not to yellow. So if you wanted a slight tint of aging, you might consider some kind of amber dye in alcohol, or a transparent amber paint. Otherwise it seems perfectly reasonable to think it would work just fine for you.

Are you thinking that the acrylic isn't doing the job you want? I am surprised that you don't have more choices than we do, given your proximity to other countries. I guess a border is a border. I was curious about Montana grafitti paints from Spain. They have a lot of really cool colors. Look at all those. There are US distro and European. I think there might even be two competing companies competing on the copyrights.

This line troubled me, but I am guessing it is referring to crafts projects. The language nuances are a bit puzzling.

Do not use over DIY applied acrylics, household or synthetic paints.

Mr Mustache · Post by **Mr Mustache** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:42 am

i looked up nitrocellulose & cellulose both on wikipedia and i couldn't really find much about the differences or if it was the same thing or what

Justin · Post by **Justin** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:56 am

PenPen wrote:Did you notice it is clear also?

I was going to say "Well, it's in a can." but you already won the thread.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:16 am

as i understand it, you really need to get clear coat that is meant for stringed instruments or else you will get clouds, and splotches.
and when that happens there is no level sanding in the world that can help you.
laquer is great just becuz it has the mirror type glow and depth that is really desired, and damn it ages well.
especially if you smoke!!!!!
looks great on the old oly white jags and jazzys

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:48 am

Yes, I was in a mood today, apologies to hurb. I was just fuckin' with you.

Post by **Hurb** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:05 pm

that line bothered me too dgnr8. hmmm i might just try it. acrylic paint has been fine, but i really feel like iam missing out on painting unless i use the same stuff as the big boys

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:20 pm

robert(original) wrote:as i understand it, you really need to get clear coat that is meant for stringed instruments or else you will get clouds, and splotches.

IMHO, a load of bollocks, 99% of vintage guitar paint is automotive paint.

luke · Post by **luke** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:21 pm

NickD wrote:
robert(original) wrote:as i understand it, you really need to get clear coat that is meant for stringed instruments or else you will get clouds, and splotches.

IMHO, a load of bollocks, 99% of vintage guitar paint is automotive paint.

Yeah but the nitrocellulose clear coat wasn't, was it?

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:33 pm

Malik wrote:
NickD wrote:
robert(original) wrote:as i understand it, you really need to get clear coat that is meant for stringed instruments or else you will get clouds, and splotches.

IMHO, a load of bollocks, 99% of vintage guitar paint is automotive paint.
Yeah but the nitrocellulose clear coat wasn't, was it?

Yup, pretty crap for car paint though, what with the checking and fading, so they stopped using it, and that is why it is difficult to get now.

Post by **Hurb** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 8:50 pm

so i should buy that stuff you reckon nick?

More Cowbell · Post by **More Cowbell** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 11:26 pm

robert(original) wrote:as i understand it, you really need to get clear coat that is meant for stringed instruments or else you will get clouds, and splotches.
and when that happens there is no level sanding in the world that can help you.
laquer is great just becuz it has the mirror type glow and depth that is really desired, and damn it ages well.
especially if you smoke!!!!!
looks great on the old oly white jags and jazzys

r'lly? the clear used on todays guitars is only made for stringed instruments? I don't think I can believe that, that sounds like a marketing tool used by guitar paint suppliers to scare people. Does that mean if I use that special clear on summit other than a stringed instrument it won't work right?

matte30is · Post by **matte30is** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:58 am

It could have some kind of flex additive in it to help out with resonance and whatnot......

Sounds good!

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:47 pm

Hurb wrote:so i should buy that stuff you reckon nick?

Yes