After waiting a day for the lacquer to harden, I lightly sanded the guitar with my small sanding block and 400 grit paper. This was just to knock the peaks off the paint and make it more level for the next round of paint. When this was done I wiped the guitar down and sprayed several more coats throughout the day.
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| The guitar after the first coat of lacquer |
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| The back of the guitar showing how the handle was attached |
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| Light sanding between coat |
I repeated this process for four days. I wanted to get as much lacquer on the body as possible so I would not rub through the paint during polishing.
On the last day I was getting a little brave and laid the paint on a little thick. This caused a run near the cord jack cavity.
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| The paint run |
Now that the guitar was covered in nearly three entire cans of lacquer, it was time to hang it up and forget about it for a month. After that time I could begin dealing with the run and start the polishing.
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| The guitar was hung to fully cure |
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