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@4114Effects - Its probably not worth me discussing prices as it was 6 years ago. I found him to be reasonable. best to message him
@dinosauria - unfortunately its not always that straight forward, although i do agree its a good place to look for a sprayer
You are right that they usually have more experience on the gun than most guitar refinishers. The issue is that almost all of them have no experience spraying wood. The actual spraying technique is a transferable skill - but choice of lacquer, cure times and buffing technique can catch out some autosprayers doing a guitar for the first time.
Mike is primarily a car sprayer, but he also loves guitars so understands the challenges, although i know he had some issues with the adjustment too.
I have worked with other car sprayers where their "experience" was a real barrier. They felt they knew best, wanted to use their usual lacquer and were totally confident it would cure as hard as it does when sprayed onto a non pourous surface
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By and large paint is very much paint, but -
Prep, grainfill and matching primers won't be something most car/bike guys are familiar with. Some primer techniques do transfer straight over but not all. But, if already painted it's very possible to make some use of that a kind of ready-made prep.
Car/bike guys will be very familiar with metallic & pearls, but dry flake and candy isn't something they'd use normally - look for a 'custom' paint place for that. Or a painter who's into hot rods & customs, or chops.
It's best to have cleared flake sit for 2-3 weeks at least, before final clear & flat & polish. It's common to wait a month. It can settle leaving a slightly pimply surface. May still do some months later even, but most people prob wouldn't notice.
All-over flaking bound bodies can be a pain in the arse. The bigger the flake, the harder it is to get a good scraped edge.
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