Tobacco Burst Custom Bandsman Spray Job
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- A close up of the body
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- Full length at an angle
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- The back
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- Full Frontal
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- Spraying the ‘burst’
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- Sealing the colour coat
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- Applying the first colour
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- Ready for spraying
This guitar has taken slightly longer than expected- The ebony pickup covers held us up for a week or so, and Kristian also specified an Electro Socket Jack which was out of stock at all our suppliers. I didn’t want to go ahead and spray the guitar just in case there was a problem so it was delayed another week. We finally tracked one down and it has arrived so work can now continue.
Kristian specified Tobaco Burst like the original bandsman his guitar is based on- but with a couple of subtle changes. That is the beauty of having a custom guitar made especially for you…
How we spray Tobacco Burst
After sanding, the guitar was stained all over with the first colour. The amber stain was mixed with water and applied with a rag.
After it had dried thoroughly this was then sealed in by spraying it with a coat of sanding sealer.
Next the burst was applied using the spray gun. We used tobacco brown stain mixed with thinners to make the burst by spraying around the edges. Kristian has aksed for a ‘softer transition’ so that is what we are aiming for here – we will widen the spray pattern on the gun slightly to achieve this. He didn’t want the burst on the back of the neck so we left that.
The burst was then sealed with a coat of sanding sealer.
Finally the top coats were applied, in this case two coats of cellulose matt finish.
The guitar will be left to hang for a while…it will be ready for assembly end of next week!
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