Spraying Lacquer
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Do you sand in between coats. If so what grade of sand paper do you use. I have my first mandolin ready to be lacquered but I really do not know what I am doing. I am using spay cans for this one. Any tips.
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This gun is about 23 years old, so no longer in production. Really good guns will cost in the $500 - $700 range in Australia. Don't know about where you are. If you are only doing a bit of spraying, then try and find a gravity feed gun that in a knock off of a Sata or Iwata. Locally you can get them for the $150 mark.
My compressor is a 2.5 horse 80 litre tank and is as small as I would go.
barronriverguitars 3 months ago
I only sand between spray sessions. That is there is one spray session getting the 5 coats on of the material I'm using. Let sit for at least a week, then sand back with P320 -P400 dry sandpaper just until smooth. Then spray 5 more coats. Let sit for at least 1 more week before sanding out with P800 through P1200 - P2000 wet if you like. Then buff.
Technique and results will most likely be different when using spray cans.
barronriverguitars 7 months ago