ColorTone 50s Classic Colors Aerosol Guitar Lacquer

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Product Name Qty
ColorTone 50s Classic Colors Aerosol Guitar Lacquer - Sonic Blue #5886
$139.60
ColorTone 50s Classic Colors Aerosol Guitar Lacquer - Aged Clear #5887
$139.60
ColorTone 50s Classic Colors Aerosol Guitar Lacquer - Blond #5884
$139.60
ColorTone 50s Classic Colors Aerosol Guitar Lacquer - TV Yellow #5885
$139.60
Classic 1950s guitar colors in easy aerosols - Genuine nitrocellulose guitar lacquer—no spray equipment needed! Fast-drying, durable finish resists water and alcohol. - Highest quality nitrocellulose lacquer - 4 Specially formulated colours based on vintage guitars - Compatible with all ColorTone & Mohawk Nitrocellulose Lacquers - Made in U.S.A. - 13 fl.oz (384ml) Aerosol tin - Very strong fumes - mask with spray painting filters essential Cannot be shipped outside Australia or by Express Post Aerosol sprays are efficient and economical and are ideal for finishing without the expense and inconvenience of a full spray gun and compressor setup. ColorTone® Classic Colors Aerosols can be sprayed over smooth unfinished wood; over sanded grain filler; over sanding sealer or vinyl sealer, and over ColorTone Stains. We recommend White Vinyl Sealer as the basecoat for Sonic Blue. Spray additional coats of Mohawk Nitrocellulose or ColorTone Clear Aerosol Guitar Lacquer over the coloured coat for a hard, durable finish. A complete guitar typically requires 1 can of sealer, 1 can of color, and 4-6 cans of clear topcoat. Aerosol spraying is an economical way for the beginner to apply a finish. Aerosols produce a slightly rougher surface than spray guns however, and more sanding of the clear topcoats may be needed for a level finished surface. Tinted coats should not be sanded. Colors based on aged original guitars - Vintage finishes vary a lot. Two guitars sprayed together in 1960 look very different today, depending on where they've been all these years. And neither one looks like the day it left the factory. To get an authentic look for our finishes, Guitar repairer Erick Coleman color-matched these original guitars: TV Yellow is formulated to match a prime 1958 Les Paul Special. It's semi-opaque, allowing grain to read through. Blond matches a vintage 1955 Fender Esquire. Semi-opaque, allowing grain to read through. Sonic Blue is based a 1960s Stratocaster. This finish is opaque, like the auto paint Fender used in the '50s. Aged Clear lacquer replicates a 1964 Tele neck. It's a clear coat aged with a tinge of brown (not yellow/amber).
Like all lacquers of this type it is extremely important to read the safety instructions and Material Safety Data Sheet. This product has strong fumes so it is important to spray in a ventilated area and use a respirator mask designed for spray paint. It is also highly flammable.

Tips for aerosol finishing:
- Use warm lacquer, not cold. Professionals spray warm lacquer to reduce spatters which require sanding. Warm your aerosol cans in a sink of warm tap water.
- Spray multiple thin coats instead of one heavy coat.
- Use sanding sealer to seal the wood and build up the finish before applying your color coats or clear topcoats. Sanding sealer is heavy-bodied; one coat equals two coats of lacquer. One or two cans of sealer is usually enough for an entire guitar. After building up the sealer coats, level sand with 320-grit paper to create a thin, flat surface for your color or clear coats.
- Spray only enough colour to hide the wood; most of the final finish thickness should be sprayed with clear gloss topcoats.
- Compared to professional spray guns, aerosols create a slightly rougher surface, so they require more sanding of the clear topcoats to achieve a level surface.
- Tints and transparent colors should not be sanded. Spray clear coats over tints to build a topcoat which can be sanded for a final, level surface.
- Choose low humidity days for spraying.