A history of ruining guitars

captain Jack

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Sort of a hobby now. I hated painting when I was working my way through every art class my high school offered, now I love it. I especially love painting guitars, unfortunately the acrylics seem to warp the wood just enough to make it sound bad. Which means I have to buy another guitar to play....at least until I get to painting again and the cycle continues. Here's the only one I have out of storage. and I think my favorite.
 

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captain Jack

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on the guitars? nope. Overall? I've tried everything from watercolors to golf balls.


Golf balls looked good but hard to work with. :)
 

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captain Jack

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oils take a long time to dry, I could be wrong, but I would think that'd be worse for the wood. No?
 

SomeGuy

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Dunno. I think, in general, water is not good for wood, but oils and alkyds are better. However, the problem might not be due to an effect on the wood per se, but rather the addition of a coating that affects or dampens the resonance
 

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