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Some common mistakes to avoid

Some common mistakes to avoid

By on in Assembling Guitar Kits (Step by Step Guides), Electric Guitar Kits, Painting and Finishing Guitar Kits, Troubleshooting Guitar Kits

While electric guitar kits offer a relatively inexpensive way to get into guitar building it can quickly become expensive and time consuming if you run into trouble. For one you may need to replace components or finishing materials and worst case scenario some electric guitar kits become so problematic you may be better of starting [...]

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Sanded Guitar Kits Body prior to applying primer

Guitar Kits Preparation: Prior to Painting

By on in Electric Guitar Kits, Painting and Finishing Guitar Kits, Prepping the guitar Kits body

Correct preparation is crucial to achieving a great quality finish for your guitar kits body. Electric Guitar Kits come in all shapes and sizes and the possibilities are endless when it comes to applying paint, just remember painting the guitar is only one small part of the process and the general rule of thumb is [...]

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Sunburst Guitar Kit Finish

Guitar Kits – How to apply a Sunburst Finish

By on in Painting and Finishing Guitar Kits, Upgrading Guitar Kits

Originally conceived to imitate an aged French polish finish (as seen on vintage violins) the sunburst finish is quite achievable if you follow the steps outlined below. It’s advisable to practice first on a scrap piece of timber before moving on to the guitar itself. This is the type of project you will improve greatly [...]

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Painting your new Guitar Kit

By on in Painting and Finishing Guitar Kits, Upgrading Guitar Kits

Once you have assembled your guitar kit you are going to want to give it a quality finish. There are a stack of options available here from gloss finish to stained timber to sunburst to custom graphics and the list goes on. We have covered an introductory solid color gloss finish below that anyone can [...]

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